
Rest in Peace Chris! Heartbroken! My love and thoughts go out to Erin and the boys! You will be missed brother! You were the real captain!! — Colin O’Donoghue aka Captain Hook on Instagram.
Vancouver actor Chris Gauthier died on Friday, February 23rd, at age 48. He’s best known for playing Smee to Colin O’Donoghue’s Captain Hook on the wildly popular ABC fairy tale series Once Upon a Time in the 2010s.
Once Upon a Time regularly filmed in the village of Steveston as Storybrooke, drawing crowds of adoring fans that Vancouver has not seen since.
Chris Gauthier as Smee in Steveston.

Related: Once Upon a Time’s Hook (Colin O’Donoghe)n & Smee (Chris Gauthier) on Steveston Roof
The Once Upon a Time cast — Colin O’Donoghe, Robert Carlyle, Sean Maguire, Chris Gauthier and others — even headlined a celebrity Vancouver Whitecaps charity match in 2017

Related: Colin O’Donough’s Team Hook Prepares for Vancouver Whitecaps Legends & Stars Match

Chris Gauthier as Café Diem owner Vince in Eureka.
