Vladimir Ruzich is very tall, dark, and very handsome like Colin O’Donoghue is, but I agree that he does have more of a Mr. Gold vibe about him (what with his tailored suit). Also, Gabrielle Anwar certainly has a S1 Mayor Mills look about her. It’s basically a rehash of S1. *Lather, rinse, repeat*
Could he actually be a new version of Rumplestiltskin?
Actually…yeah, now that you say it…that sounds pretty likely
Since my theory was debunked at Comic Con, my new one is that Vladamir Ruzich is playing Dracula. He has the right look, the actor may be Romanian (couldn’t find out from a quick Google search), OUAT hasn’t done vampires yet, and I believe Dracula was in the original draft for Pilot so the character’s been on their radar from day one.