Michael Raymond - James - wikipedia Michael Raymond - James Michael Raymond - James Raymond - James in 2013. Michael Weverstad ( 1977 - 12 - 24 ) December 24, 1977 ( age 40 ) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. Occupation Actor Michael Raymond - James ( born Michael Weverstad ; December 24, 1977 ) is an American actor. He is best known for playing René Lenier in the first season of the HBO series True Blood, Britt Pollack on the FX series Terriers, and Neal Cassidy / Baelfire on the ABC series Once Upon a Time. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 2.1 Film 2.2 Television 3 References 4 External links Life and career Raymond - James was born in Detroit, Michigan, and graduated Clarkston High School in 1996, where he was a football and track standout. He started out doing theater and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York, with George Loros, Geoffrey Horne and Robert Castle. Following several stage appearances in New York, including ' The Petrified Forest ' at the Pantheon Theater, he relocated to Los Angeles. He has guest starred in such series as CSI : Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, Medium, Boston Legal, ER and the season two premiere of Lie to Me. He starred in the FX original series Terriers which was canceled by FX on December 6, 2010 after the first season. In his feature debut Raymond - James played the best friend of Justin Timberlake 's character in Black Snake Moan with Christina Ricci and Samuel Jackson. The actor also starred in Jonny Hirschbein 's award - winning short film ' The Fix, ' working alongside Robert Patrick and David Paymer. His feature - film credits include ' Moonlight Serenade, ' starring as a piano prodigy opposite Academy Award Nominee Amy Adams. In an episode of The Walking Dead titled `` Nebraska '', Raymond - James played a young man named Dave, who presents a threat to series protagonist Rick Grimes and his group. He starred in Once Upon a Time as Neal Cassidy / Baelfire, who is Henry 's father as well as Rumpelstiltskin 's son and is later revealed to be the grandson of Peter Pan. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Minor Blues Dill 2006 Black Snake Moan Gill The Twenty Unknown 2011 Bowman Mickey Short film 2012 Jack Reacher Linsky 2013 Road to Paloma Irish 2014 The Salvation Paul 2016 The Finest Hours D.A. Brown Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Line of Fire Threat Episode : `` Take the Money and Run '' The Handler Mace Episode : `` Off the Edge '' ER Mr. Tunny Episode : `` Try Carter '' North Shore Damien Pruitt Episode : `` Meteor Shower '' 2005 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Aaron Colite Episode : `` Unbearable '' 2006 Boston Legal Kevin Armus Episode : `` Ivan the Incorrigible '' Medium Travis McQueen Episode : `` Ghost in the Machine '' 2008 -- 2011 True Blood Rene Leiner 14 episodes 2009 ER Jordan Episode : `` Dream Runner '' ER Stuart Moore Episode : `` The Family Man '' Cold Case John `` Shameless '' Clark ' 76 Episode : `` Jackals '' Lie to Me Gavin Howell Episode : `` The Core of It '' Life Tex Episode : `` Canyon Flowers '' Last of the Ninth Tommy `` Babyface '' Leone Television film Saving Grace Westy Stevenson Episode : `` Hear the Birds ? '' Terriers Britt Pollack 13 episodes 2011 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Eddie Skinner Episode : `` Smoked '' 2012 The Walking Dead Dave Episode : `` Nebraska '' 2015 Sons of Liberty Paul Revere TV miniseries 2012 -- 2016 Once Upon a Time Neal Cassidy / Baelfire 24 episodes 2016 Game of Silence Gil Harris 10 Episodes Lethal Weapon Chad Jackson Episode : `` Spilt Milk '' References Jump up ^ Exclusive Audio Interview with Michael Raymond - James True-Blood.net - The Authority on all things True Blood Jump up ^ `` Interview : ' Terriers ' stars Donal Logue & Michael Raymond - James ''. www.hitfix.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' True Blood ' Michael Raymond James joins ' The Walking Dead ' ''. www.digitalspy.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` True Blood 's Michael Raymond - James Joins Once Upon a Time ''. www.tvguide.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Once Upon a Time ' : Michael Raymond - James on Neal 's Mysterious Background ( Q&A ) ''. www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Once Upon a Time : Michael Raymond - James returns for 100th episode ''. www.ew.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` True Blood 's Michael Raymond - James Joins Tom Cruise In One Shot ''. www.cinemablend.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' Sons Of Liberty ' : Michael Raymond - James On Recreating Paul Revere 's Midnight Ride ''. www.accesshollywood.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` Michael Raymond - James Previews Game of Silence 's Looming ' Hurricane, ' Weighs In on Once Upon a Time Encore ''. tvline.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016. External links Michael Raymond - James on IMDb VIAF : 100739245 LCCN : no2009137776 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Raymond-James&oldid=827218104 '' Categories : 1977 births American male film actors American male television actors Hollywood United players Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni Living people 21st - century American male actors Male actors from Detroit Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 23 February 2018, at 13 : 11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: who played neil in once upon a time
Answer: Michael Raymond-James (born Michael Weverstad