B
LU
West Valley View, Litchfield Park, Arizona, Tuesday, March 13, 2007
BEFORE THEY WERE LOST …
Lost resembles a Robert Altman film — so many
characters, so much backstory, so many interwoven
histories. Who needs six degrees of separation when just
two will do for any two characters on Lost?
And now that the show is back on (and on a regular
schedule) you might find yourself saying, “That person
looks familiar.” Here is the cast of Lost and all that they’ve
done before and after the hit TV show. And bonus points
if you know what three Lost stars have appeared in films
that have won the Best Picture award at the Academy
Awards.
— Michael Clawson
Dr. Jack Shephard
REAL NAME: Matthew Fox, 40
CHARACTER STATUS: The show’s main star spent the
first season as the voice of reason, the second season
slowly unraveling and this third season held captive by
mysterious “others.” Also, his dead dad was a player
(correction: playa), his Asian girlfriend gave him a tattoo
and he loves Kate whether he likes it or not.
CAREER: Fox is slowly moving into movies: this year he
had one scene in the putrid Smokin’ Aces and last year
he had a fantastic role in football drama We Are Marshall.
Before that, though, his claim to fame was television’s
Party of Five.
Hurley Reyes
REAL NAME: Jorge Garcia, 33
CHARACTER STATUS: Big, lovable Hurley takes abuse
from everyone on the island, but as soon as they need a
shoulder to cry on he’s there for them. He’s also cursed
because he played the lottery on wicked-evil numbers that
are linked to his island. Also, he’s the proud new owner of
a VW van.
CAREER: Not much. He did half a season on Ted James “Sawyer” Ford Juliet Burke
Danson’s comedy show Becker, and also a number of REAL NAME: Josh Holloway, 37 REAL NAME: Elizabeth Mitchell, 36
small roles in little-seen movies (Tomorrow by Midnight, CHARACTER STATUS: Sarcastic, rude, obnoxious CHARACTER STATUS: As one of the Others, Juliet’s fate
Deck the Halls, Little Athens). He also did a voice for video Sawyer is a mover and a shaker on the show, but his hangs in the air as she manages Jack’s imprisonment.
game Hitman: Blood Money. mouth usually gets him in trouble. He’s currently a major CAREER: She’s quite the workhorse. She’s played
ping-pong loser. famous wives on TV (Teresa Earnhardt, Linda McCartney),
CAREER: He’s done a bunch of TV shows one episode done obnoxious kiddie flicks (two Santa Clause films) and
John Locke
LOST
at a time, but nothing worth mentioning (well, maybe stretched her legs with some wild roles. She got naked
REAL NAME: Terry O’Quinn, 54 Walker, Texas Ranger — ha, ha!). He did play a purse thief with Angelina Jolie in Gia, and was a child-killer in Running
CHARACTER STATUS: Rough, rugged and endlessly in Aerosmith’s “Cryin’” video, and Alicia Silverstone beats Scared. She was also a recurring character on ER.
important to the discovery of new secrets on the show him up for it.
—no wonder John Locke is a fan favorite. And he fights
monsters … and lives. He was disabled in some way Ben/Henry
before he crashed on the island, but now walks the jungle Jin Kwon REAL NAME: Michael Emerson, 52
in search of hard-to-find answers. REAL NAME: Daniel Dae Kim, 38 CHARACTER STATUS: The Others’ enigmatic leader,
CAREER: Extensive. He’s done mucho television, from CHARACTER STATUS: Former Korean mobster and who is currently stranded on an operating table.
The West Wing and Alias to JAG and Millennium. As doorman, Jin is the devoted husband to Sun. He’s trying CAREER: Small roles in The Legend of Zorro, Saw and
for movies, he’s played Howard Hughes in Disney’s to learn English, although that’s going slowly. Unfaithful.
The Rocketeer, Tombstone mayor and founder of the CAREER: His credits are extensive but most of them are
Tombstone Epitaph newspaper, John Clum, in the movie small roles. He’s done small parts on TV’s 24 and Angel,
Tombstone; an ice skating coach in The Cutting Edge and in movies Spider-Man 2 and Academy Award-winner Mr. Eko
and a judge in Ghosts of Mississippi. Overall, he has had Crash. REAL NAME: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, 39
nearly 100 different movie and TV roles. CHARACTER STATUS: Survived from the tail section
of the plane, and became an instant favorite character
Sun Kwon around the world. He also locked horns with Locke. Now
Kate Austen REAL NAME: Yunjin Kim, 33 deceased. Killed by a smoke monster.
REAL NAME: Evangeline Lilly, 27 CHARACTER STATUS: Pregnant, but possibly not by CAREER: Small roles in Get Rich or Die Tryin’, The Bourne
CHARACTER STATUS: Kate loves two people — Jack her husband. Identity, The Mummy Returns, Congo and Ace Venture:
and Sawyer. That will end badly. CAREER: Several Korean films. When Nature Calls. His largest role was on HBO’s Oz.
CAREER: Basically nothing. The movies she has been in
(The Long Weekend, Freddy vs. Jason, Stealing Sinatra)
she’s played bit characters or been a glorified extra. Charlie Pace Michael Dawson
REAL NAME: Dominic Monaghan, 30 REAL NAME: Harold Perrineau, 43
CHARACTER STATUS: Reformed heroine addict, but CHARACTER STATUS: He killed two characters last
Sayid Jarrah now fate is telling him he’s going to die. season and we haven’t seen him this season. Presumably
REAL NAME: Naveen Andrews, 38 CAREER: Only three of the biggest films ever made he’s floating through the ocean with his son, Walt.
CHARACTER STATUS: A former Iraqi soldier, Sayid — The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He played mischievous CAREER: Like Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Perrineau did an
tortures people for a living. On the island he’s a bit nicer Hobbit Merry. extensive stint on Oz. He also played Mercutio in Baz
but not much. He lost his girlfriend in the second season. Luhrmann’s adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, and Link in the
CAREER: He usually plays Indian or Middle Eastern men, Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions. His next project is
but he’s landed some decent roles out of it. His biggest Claire Littleton 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to zombie thriller 28 Days Later.
role was in the 1996 Oscar winner for best picture, The REAL NAME: Emilie de Ravin, 25
English Patient, in which he plays a bomb technician CHARACTER STATUS: Still a mommy. (Babies should
during World War II. He will soon be seen in the Robert be banned from TV.)
Rodriguez half of Grindhouse. CAREER: One major film: Wes Craven’s The Hills Have
Eyes, in which she’s tortured by radiation freaks.
Desmond Hume
REAL NAME: Henry Ian Cusick, 39
CHARACTER STATUS: Former hatchdweller, but now he
has ESP and thinks Charlie’s going to die.
CAREER: Pretty much random TV here and there. Two
episodes of 24 are the only highlights.
Photo courtesy of the Weinstein Company Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
NAVEEN ANDREWS in Grindhouse. MATTHEW FOX in We Are Marshall.