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This article contains character biographies of the American drama/adventure television series Lost.

Main Characters

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The fourteen main characters - Season 1

Secondary Characters

These people have important roles to play on the island, but are not members of the core group leading the survivors. All of the individuals below may or may not be survivors of Flight 815, but they are on the island.

Ethan Rom

The dangerous Ethan Rom claimed to be from Ontario, which Hurley assumed meant Ontario, Canada; he did not give a last name until asked. He initially appeared to be a benign survivor of the crash, helping Locke with boar hunting. However, in the aftermath of an attack on Claire at the caves, Hurley decided to take a census of the survivors, and upon comparing the names he had with those on the flight's manifest, discovered that Ethan was not listed as a passenger.

About the time Hurley revealed this to Jack, Kate, Locke, and Sayid at the caves, Ethan kidnapped Claire and Charlie, setting off a frantic manhunt searching for the trio. Jack, Kate, Locke, and Boone remained on his trail for some time, but split up to make sure that one of the possible tracks was not a diversion. Jack and Kate caught up to Ethan, who easily bested Jack in a fistfight, threatening to kill Charlie or Claire if the pursuit continued. Making good on his promise, Ethan hung Charlie from a tree, but he was rescued by Jack and Kate.

When Claire somehow escaped Ethan, he returned to the beach and, after attacking Jin, demanded that Charlie bring Claire to him or he would kill the survivors one by one. When the group failed to do so the first night, Ethan again followed through by killing Scott. Finally, with Claire as bait, Ethan was ambushed by an armed group of Jack, Sayid, Locke, Sawyer, and Kate, hoping to take him prisoner and find out why he wanted Claire so badly. This time, Jack successfully subdued Ethan. Before he could be interrogated, he was unceremoniously shot and killed by Charlie, using the gun Jack had dropped.

Danielle Rousseau

The French woman responsible for the distress call, Danielle Rousseau has been stranded on the island for 16 years. After Sayid discovers a cable extending from the ocean into the jungle, he stumbles into a snare trap, likely set up by Danielle, who subsequently cuts him down and captures him. While holding him prisoner, Danielle initially suspects that Sayid may know something about "Alex," asking him "Where is Alex?" in a variety of languages. When Sayid insists that he knows nothing about anyone named Alex, Danielle tortures Sayid with electric shock. She eventually softens, however, and begins asking Sayid about the picture he's been carrying around. After Sayid explains his story, Danielle shows him her broken music box. When Sayid offers to repair it, she sedates him and moves him to a chair, where he is bound but still able to work on the box.

While he repairs the box, Sayid asks her how she came to be on the island. Danielle and her science expedition, which included her husband Robert, were shipwrecked on the island, which by her estimate is at least three days out from Tahiti. She also discusses strange whispering voices in the jungle, which she attributes to a group she simply calls the Others. When she asks if Sayid thinks she is insane, he replies that she has simply been alone for far too long.

Eventually, Sayid and Danielle hear a roar outside of her camp. When Sayid asks if it is the monster, she replies that there are "no such thing as monsters." In a later episode she calls the "monster" a "security system....for the island." After she leaves with a rifle, Sayid frees himself with the screwdriver he'd hidden after repairing the box. He steals her maps and other notes about the island, grabs her other rifle, and follows her. In the standoff that follows, Sayid threatens Danielle, and when she refuses to back down, he fires the gun. When it fails to go off, Danielle mentions that her husband Robert had not noticed it wouldn't fire either, when she shot him. She then explains that she had killed the other survivors of her shipwreck because they had become sick.

When Sayid says he's not infected, she agrees, but doesn't want to let him go because she's alone. Sayid then insists that she should return with him to the other survivors of the crash, but she demurs. However, she leaves Sayid with a warning: he must be certain to watch the other survivors closely. As she turns to walk away, Sayid asks who Alex is. In response, Danielle simply says, "Alex was my child," and walks away.

Several days later, Hurley discovers that her notes contain the same numbers that he had used to win the lottery, repeated several times. This prompts Hurley, claiming that he wants to get a battery for Michael, to head into the jungle, with Charlie, Jack, and Sayid in tow. His real motive, however, is to find Danielle in the hopes that she can explain the meaning of the numbers to him, giving him insight as to why they may be "cursed".

Eventually, Hurley and Charlie are separated from the others when Danielle shoots at them. Hurley and Charlie run in different directions, but Hurley falls down when running. At this point, Danielle catches him and holds him at gunpoint. He asks her about the numbers, but she admits that she does not know what they mean. Instead, she explains to Hurley that it was the numbers that brought her expedition to the island. Sixteen years earlier, the numbers were being broadcast by the radio tower on the island. At this point, Hurley breaks down, feeling he'll never understand these numbers, especially since everyone tells him they are not cursed. When Danielle concurs with his assessment that they may be cursed, however, he grabs her in a giant bear hug. When Hurley returns to the group, he gives the battery and notes to Sayid, remarking: "She says, 'Hey.'"

When Danielle became trapped on the island, she was seven months pregnant. She was forced to deliver the baby herself, whom she named Alex. A week after the baby was born, Alex was taken by "the others" while Danielle went to investigate a large plume of black smoke.

After a similar plume appears in the distance, Danielle warns the survivors that The Others will be coming. As they scramble to form a plan, Danielle notices Claire's baby and asks to hold him. Claire repeatedly refuses, obviously spooked by Danielle's demeanor. Danielle knocks Claire unconscious and abducts the child, disappearing into the jungle. During the struggle, Claire seems to remember Danielle being responsible for the scratches that appeared on her arm during either a foiled assault at the caves or her abduction by Ethan. Sayid and Charlie pursue Danielle, ultimately finding the source of the black smoke: a large, crude brazier that bears no clue as to who lit it. They confront Danielle, who claims she heard voices saying that "they were coming for 'the child.'" Danielle then reluctantly returns Claire's baby, admitting that she had hoped to offer him to the Others in exchange for her own child, Alex.

Desmond

Desmond, who seems to be of Scottish descent, claims to have been living within the bunker for three years.

In addition to being an island resident, Desmond crossed paths with one of the survivors a few years prior. While training for a race around the world, Desmond met Jack, who was running in the same stadium he was. When Jack tripped and fell on the steps, Desmond stopped to help, claiming that he was "almost" a doctor. During the brief chat that followed, they discussed Jack's operation on Sarah. He left Jack with the advice to lift up his leg and told him, "See you in another life, eh brother?"

During his solo race around the world, he crashed on the island. Shortly after his arrival, a man named Kelvin emerged from the jungle and took Desmond back to the hatch. Desmond watched as Kelvin input a code into a computer. Kelvin told him he did this to save the world, and soon, Desmond started to enter the code as well. After Kelvin died, he was left alone to push the button, living in increments of 108 minutes.

So it went, until the survivors blew open the hatch. After the survivors initially entered the bunker, he captured Kate and interrogated Locke, eventually forcing Locke to enter the code as well. When Jack arrived to check on Locke and Kate, Desmond held Locke hostage during a brief standoff, until Kate struck him from behind. As he fell, he fired his weapon, accidently shooting the computer needed to enter the code. This prompted an already jumpy Desmond to frantically begin fixing the computer, during which time a visibly angry Jack forced Desmond to tell him his story. During this discussion, Jack asked him if he ever thought that the whole "pushing the button" situation was a mind game. Desmond replied that he thought so every day, and truly hoped that it was, but that he pushes the button anyway, just in case.

After failing to fix the computer, Desmond fled the hatch, taking with him some supplies and his injections. While escaping, he was again stopped by Jack, who demanded to know why he is running. It is at this moment that Desmond finally remembers why Jack seemed familiar, recognizing him from the stadium some years earlier. After talking with Jack, he managed to sway him to lower his gun by asking about Sarah. With Jack having relented, Desmond continued running, telling Jack that he'll see him in another life.

While Desmond has been alone for a long time, he still appeared to retain his sanity. It is not known where Desmond ran to after he left the hatch, though he is slated to reappear in Cosmos, airing Nov. 23.

Rose

Rose, a resident of The Bronx, New York, was seated across the aisle from Jack, who spoke with her during the flight, promising to take care of her until her husband, Bernard, who was in the bathroom in the plane's rear, returned. Since the crash, she has maintained that Bernard was still alive. She also befriended Charlie after his abduction by Ethan and near-death experience, urging him to return to his faith. When Hurley struggled with rationing food in the hatch, Rose assisted him with the inventory and prevented him from blowing up the food with leftover dynamite, eventually helping him reach a better solution.

Though Rose does not know it yet, Bernard is living on the other side of the island with the tail section survivors.

Vincent

Vincent is Walt's dog. Originally, Vincent belonged to Brian, Walt's stepfather, but when Michael came to take Walt, he said that Brian was giving Vincent to Walt. Vincent has proven to be a handful. After the crash, he was spotted by Jack in the woods near the beach but runs off. In an effort to help Walt find Vincent, Locke fashions a dog whistle and used it to draw Vincent back to the beach. Later, Vincent again ran off into the woods, possibly in pursuit of a polar bear. It was during a search for Vincent after this escape that Locke and Boone happened upon the missing Claire. Vincent returned from that escape shortly before Ethan killed Scott. When Walt left the island on the raft, he left Vincent in the care of Shannon. However, Vincent also ran off from Shannon, which brought her into the jungle, where she saw Walt. Vincent is later found again, and is currently in Shannon's care.

Aaron Littleton

Born to Claire Littleton in the jungle of the island with the help of Kate, Aaron Littleton was originally going to be adopted after he was born. However, a psychic told Claire that she must raise the baby herself. He said that if the child were raised by any other, something bad would happen. Later, after Claire refused to listen to his demands, the psychic told her there was a couple in Los Angeles, California who would raise the baby, and even arranged the tickets for her, on Flight 815. After the crash, this coincidence led Claire to believe that there may never have been a couple at all, and the psychic had forseen what would happen to the airplane. What danger surrounds the baby is still unknown.

After the birth, Charlie briefly referred to him as "Turnip Head." For a time, the only thing that could calm Aaron was the sound of Sawyer's voice. Aaron was believed to be the child that the Others wanted, and was kidnapped by Rousseau, who wanted to trade him for her own child, Alex. However, the Others did not want Aaron. They wanted Walt.

U.S. Marshal Edward Mars

U.S. Marshal Edward Mars had been pursuing and been tormented by Kate for several years, before finally capturing her in Australia. He was on Flight 815 to escort her back to the United States, presumably to stand trial. However, he was badly injured during the crash, only regaining consciousness for a brief period. Though Jack operated on him, he would not recover, and eventually he dies at Jack's hands after Sawyer's mercy killing attempt failed. He was buried, though his remains were later exhumed by Jack and Kate to recover the key to the gun case in his wallet.

Leslie Arzt

Leslie Arzt, who asked to be addressed as "Doctor", was previously a ninth grade science teacher. He first appeared offering advice on the sailing of the raft, explaining that the coming monsoon season, determined based on an estimation of their location and the direction of the winds, would take the raft straight to Antarctica. After Rousseau arrived in the camp, he accompanies the team going to the Black Rock to assist in the retrieval of the dynamite. After the journey through the jungle, Arzt waits outside the Black Rock and complains to Hurley about, among other things, the cliquishness of Hurley and his friends, while Kate, Jack, and Locke head inside to find the dynamite. When they bring it outside, a panicked Arzt explains to them the dangers of dynamite in 90°F or higher temperatures. After wrapping a stick of dynamite in Kate's shirt, Arzt is then killed in an explosion that knocks the others to the ground.

Bernard

Rose's husband, Bernard is found among the few remaining tail-section survivors, and introduces himself to Michael, Sawyer, and Jin when they arrive at the bunker in which they have taken refuge.

Cindy

Cindy was a flight attendant on Flight 815 who gave Jack alcohol against FAA regulations, and who also pursued Charlie through the plane with her colleagues. She is the only surviving crew member of the crash. She landed with the tail section survivors: and out of the 23 of them, is one of only five to have not been killed (presumably by "The Others").

Flashback Characters

These are major characters who have appeared only though flashbacks, and are not actually on the island. Click here for a complete listing of all flashback characters.

Character Name Actor Name Main Connection Episodes
Ray Mullen Nick Tate Kate (informant) Tabula Rasa
Dr. Marvin Candle François Chau (sometimes credited as Dr. Marvin Candle) Everyone (via the Dharma Initiative) Orientation, Cosmos
Dr. Christian Shephard John Terry Jack (father) White Rabbit, All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues, Outlaws, Do No Harm, Man of Science, Man of Faith
Margo Shephard Veronica Hamel Jack (mother) White Rabbit
Liam Pace Neil Hopkins Charlie (elder brother) The Moth, Cosmos
Noor Abed Jazeem (Nadia) Andrea Gabriel Sayid (girlfriend) Solitary
Thomas Keir O'Donnell Aaron (father), Claire (ex boyfriend) Raised by Another
Richard Malkin Nick Jameson Claire (psychic) Raised by Another
Susan Lloyd Tamara Taylor Walt (mother), Michael (girlfriend) Special, Adrift
Brian Porter David Starzyk Walt (stepfather) Special
Hibbs Robert Patrick Sawyer (partner) Outlaws
Frank Duckett Jeff Perry Sawyer (target) Outlaws
Mr. Paik Bryon Chung Sun (father) ...In Translation
Mr. Kwon John Shin Jin (father) ...In Translation
Carmen Reyes Lillian Hurst Hurley (mother) Numbers, Everybody Hates Hugo
Leonard Simms Ron Bottitta Hurley (friend) Numbers
Martha Toomey Jayne Taini Hurley (informant) Numbers
Emily Locke Swoosie Kurtz Locke (mother) Deus Ex Machina
Anthony Cooper Kevin Tighe Locke (father) Deus Ex Machina, Orientation
Sarah Shephard Julie Bowen Jack (patient, wife) Do No Harm, Man of Science, Man of Faith
Essam Tasir Donnie Keshawarz Sayid (friend) The Greater Good
Tom Brennan Mackenzie Astin Kate (boyfriend) Born to Run
Diane Jansen Beth Broderick Kate (mother) Born to Run
Helen Katey Sagal Locke (girlfriend) Orientation
Johnny DJ Qualls Hurley (friend) Everybody Hates Hugo

Island census

Current number of inhabitants: at least 55 (49 remaining crash survivors and six remaining island residents) as of Everybody Hates Hugo

Oceanic 815

At least 73 people survived the crash of flight 815: 23 from the tail section, 49 from the middle, and one from the front.

Front: the co-pilot is alive in "Pilot",
Middle: in the "Pilot", Jack told the co-pilot that there were "at least 48". This was after the death of one survivor, Turbine Man.
Tail: in the Everybody Hates Hugo episode, Libby states that 23 people from the rear of the plane survived.
(According to Writers Assistant Matt Ragghianti, the initial 48 referenced by Jack to the co-pilot do not include Turbine Man, the co-pilot, or Ethan Rom.)

The survivors who have died since the crash did so in this order:

  1. Turbine Man - Sucked into the still-running jet engine in "Pilot".
  2. Co-pilot - Killed by a "monster" in the jungle in "Pilot".
  3. Edward Mars (the U.S. Marshal) - Died in "Tabula Rasa" despite Jack's effort to prevent such. Cause of death was primarily the system-wide infection resulting from injuries sustained in plane crash, with the final push from Sawyer, who shot him in the chest, perforating his lung in an unsuccessful attempt to euthanize him, and finally Jack, who finished the job started by Sawyer.
  4. Joanna - Drowned at the beginning of "White Rabbit".
  5. Scott Jackson - Apparently killed by Ethan Rom in "Homecoming".
  6. Boone Carlyle - Died in "Do No Harm" from injuries incurred in "Deus Ex Machina".
  7. Leslie Arzt - Killed in an accidental explosion in "Exodus Part 2".
  8. Some number of tail section survivors. Of 23, we have only seen five and comments by the five make likely that some or all of the other 18 are dead. Mr. Eko identifies one body as Goodwin.

This brings the number of middle section survivors remaining to 43 (44 if you count Aaron Littleton, who was born on the island a month after the crash).

Adding 44 and the 5 tail section survivors seen on screen (Ana-Lucia, Mr. Eko, Libby, Bernard and Cindy) results in a count of 49 for plane survivors and offspring.

(In the second Season Two epsiode, Adrift, Locke tells Desmond that there are 43 middle section survivors. He may be excluding himself or he may not have included the newborn Aaron Littleton.)

Residents

The following survived the crash on the Island, although a few have since died.

Front Section: Pilot (deceased)

Midsection:

  1. Jack Sheppard
  2. Kate Austin
  3. John Locke
  4. Charlie Pace
  5. Boone Carlyle (deceased)
  6. Shannon Rutherford
  7. Michael Dawson
  8. Walt Lloyd
  9. Jin-Soo Kwon
  10. Sun-Soo Kwon
  11. Claire Littleton
  12. James 'Sawyer' Ford
  13. Sayid Jarrah
  14. Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes
  15. Steve Jenkins
  16. Scott Jackson (deceased)
  17. Janelle Granger
  18. Lesie Arzt (deceased)
  19. Rose
  20. Sullivan
  21. Larry
  22. Tracy
  23. Lance
  24. Joanna (deceased)

(+ 24 More)

Tail Section:

  1. Ana-Lucia Cortez
  2. Mr Eko
  3. Libby
  4. Bernard
  5. Cindy
  6. Mr Goodwin (deceased)

(+ 17 More)(current status unknown, presumably all deceased)

The following seven people were already on the island at the time of the crash

  1. Ethan Rom, pretended to be a flight 815 survivor, abducted Claire, then shot to death by Charlie in "Homecoming"
  2. Danielle Rousseau, member of a French science expedition that shipwrecked on the island's reef
  3. "Bluebeard", leader of boat crew who abducted Walt
  4. Boat Lady, member of boat crew who threw Molotov cocktail
  5. Boat Henchman #1, member of boat crew who grabbed Walt
  6. Boat Henchman #2, another member of the boat crew
  7. Desmond, sail boat racer who shipwrecked on the island's reef, then operator of the Dharma Initiative's Station 3

At one point during "...And Found", some eight or nine people, presumably the 'Others', are seen (only from below the waist) walking silently and barefoot. Whether any of these are also from the Boat Crew, above, is not known. However, it is very possible that there are many more.

Former residents

The following people lived on the island but died before the crash of flight 815

  • Crew and slaves aboard the Black Rock
  • "Adam" and "Eve" died 40-50 years before the plane crash and are laid to rest in the cave
  • Nigerian drug runners, died in plane crash
  • Danielle Rousseau's team, five people (including Danielle's husband (probably Robert)) who were then killed by Danielle. Morton became infected and lost his arm while in the Dark Territory.
  • Alex Rousseau, Danielle's child. Taken by "The Others." (fate unknown)
  • Kelvin, operator of Station 3, first alone and then with Desmond, died of unknown causes
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