Paul Johansson

Paul Johansson is an episodic actor on Once Upon a Time, portraying the role of Gabriel/Woodcutter in "Heartless".

Biography
Johansson was born in 1964 in Spokane, Washington. He started out as an athlete and played for the Canadian Olympic Basketball Team and for the University of British Columbia. After quitting basketball he began writing, which in turn led to acting.

Johansson's first role was as Greg Hughes on the soap opera Santa Barbara from 1989 to 1990. Soon he made appearances in other television shows such as Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Lonesome Dove.

Johansson has also appeared in commercials, most notably as a delivery man in a Diet Coke commercial. He has appeared in the films Soapdish, John Q and Alpha Dog and had a small role in The Notebook. From 1995 to 1996, Johnansson appeared on Days of Our Lives in the recurring role of Wyatt St. Clair. He subsequently featured in Takashi Miike's 2003 film Gozu, appearing as a man with a cow's head. In 2003 Johansson wrote and directed the film The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie. He has also directed several episodes of One Tree Hill. In 2006 he starred in Emily Skopov's Novel Romance, alongside Traci Lords and Sherilyn Fenn. He appeared in the 7th season of The Drew Carey Show, playing a sportscaster.

Johansson's other film credits include Martial Law 2: Undercover, Midnight Witness, When the Party's Over, She's So Lovely, Carnival of Souls, Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies, Darkness Falling, Berserker, The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, Love and Skin, Kid Cannabis, and Dear Eleanor.

Johansson's other television credits include Swimsuit, Laker Girls, 7th Heaven, Dharma & Greg, The District, Mind Games, IQ-145, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, House of Secrets, and Mad Men.

In 2016, Johansson was cast as Gabriel/Woodcutter on the sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time.