Once Upon A Time Casts Wes Brown As Gaston From Beauty And The Beast

True Blood actor Wes Brown has been cast as Gaston from Beauty and the Beast in Once Upon a Time.

Gaston will debut in an episode featuring a flashback to Belle's (Emilie de Ravin) story prior to her meeting Rumple (Robert Carlyle).

The exact date of Gaston's episode has not yet been set, but it will be part of the back half of the show's fifth and current season.

In addition to True Blood, Brown's credits include roles on 90210, Hart of Dixie, Private Practice, and Deception.

Once Upon a Time returns to ABC on Mar. 6.

via Variety