For other uses, see John Darling (disambiguation)
John Darling is a former antagonist turned supporting protagonist in the first half of the third season of Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the twenty-first episode of the second season and is portrayed by co-star William Ainschough and guest star Matt Kane.
John Darling is based on the character with the same name from the Peter Pan story, and the character of the sane name from the Disney film Peter Pan.
He is the brother of Wendy and Michael Darling, and was a childhood friend of Baelfire. The brothers were forced to be in servitude of the trickster Peter Pan in exchange for their sister's safety until they are convinced by Belle and Ariel that they can use Pandora's box to stop Pan. Michael and John are later reunited with Wendy and decide to return to London.