who played mad hatter in once upon a time
Sebastian Stan
title: Tarrant Hightopp text: Tarrant Hightopp Tarrant Hightopp, also known as the Mad Hatter, is a fictional character in the 2010 film "Alice in Wonderland" and its 2016 sequel "Alice Through the Looking Glass", based upon the Hatter from Lewis Carroll's "Alice" novels. He is portrayed by actor Johnny Depp. He serves as one of the films' protagonists. Critical reception of the character for the first film was positive, although Depp was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards for his performance in "Through the Looking Glass", including Worst Supporting Actor. In the film, Tarrant takes Alice Kingsleigh toward the White Queen's castle and relates title: Hatter (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) text: The Hatter has been featured in nearly every adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" to date; he is usually the male lead. The character has been portrayed in film by Edward Everett Horton, Sir Robert Helpmann, Martin Short, Peter Cook, Anthony Newley, Ed Wynn, Andrew-Lee Potts, and Johnny Depp. In music videos, the Hatter has been portrayed by Tom Petty, Dero Goi, and Steven Tyler. He has also been portrayed on stage by Nikki Snelson and Katherine Shindle, and on television by John Robert Hoffman, Pip Donaghy and Sebastian Stan. In ballet adaptations, Steven McRae also portrayed him as a mad title: Sebastian Stan text: film in the franchise, it was not part of his nine-picture contract he has with Marvel Studios. In 2012, he starred in the thriller "Gone" and began a recurring role in "Once Upon a Time" as the Mad Hatter. "The A.V. Club" described his work in "Hat Trick", his premiere episode, as "excellent" and placed the episode in their list of the 30 best episodes of 2012 from series which did not make their top list. It was initially reported the role would be recast for the spin-off series "Once Upon a Time in Wonderland", due to Stan's commitment to title: The Doctor (Once Upon a Time) text: was persuaded to take the part of Dr. Whale after discovering his counterpart would be Dr. Frankenstein, though it took the series a year to reveal Whale's fairytale counterpart. Anders drew inspiration from Gene Wilder and the film "Young Frankenstein". This episode marks the final appearance by actor Sebastian Stan as the Mad Hatter/Jefferson. He departed the series due to his obligations to the Broadway play "Picnic" and the Marvel feature film "". For the second week in a row (in spite of fears that Hurricane Sandy would affect the Eastern United States, which would've caused ABC affiliates to preempt title: Once Upon a Time (season 2) text: potential to become recurring. "Caprica" actor John Pyper-Ferguson guest starred in "Welcome to Storybrooke" as Kurt Flynn, a widower who longs to aid his son after experiencing the loss of his mother. Season one co-star Jamie Dornan also reprised his role as Sheriff Graham Humbert in the episode. Since the first season, "Kings" actor Sebastian Stan had portrayed Jefferson/The Mad Hatter in a recurring role; he has since departed from the show with obligations to the Broadway play "Picnic" and the feature film "". It was reported that ABC was set to recast the role with the potential for a