Last Updated on 24 January 2024
A list of the characters from the TV show “Lost” along with some details. Actor name links are to their IMDb pages. Character name links are to their entries on Lostpedia.
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MAIN CHARACTERS
| Character Name | Actor Name | Episode Introduced | # of Episodes | Character Birthdate | Died in Show? | Primary Profession | Dharma Initiative Job |
| Jack Shephard | Matthew Fox | 101 | 113 | 3 Dec 1969 | x | Spinal Surgeon | Workman |
| Kate Austen | Evangeline Lilly | 101 | 108 | May 1977 | Fugitive | Mechanic | |
| Hugo “Hurley” Reyes | Jorge Garcia | 101 | 107 | 29 Dec 1978 | Mr. Cluck’s Employee, then Business Owner/Investor | Chef | |
| Sawyer / James Ford / LaFleur | Josh Holloway | 101 | 104 | 1 Dec 1968 | Con Man | Head of Security | |
| John Locke | Terry O’Quinn | 101 | 101 | 30 May 1956 | x | Regional Collections Supervisor for Box Company | |
| Sayid Jarrah | Naveen Andrews | 101 | 98 | 7 Nov 1967 | x | Intelligence Officer for Iraqi Republican Guard | |
| Jin-Soo Kwon | Daniel Dae Kim | 101 | 92 | 27 Nov 1974 | x | Manager then Enforcer for Paik Industries | Security Officer |
| Sun-Hwa Kwon | Yunjin Kim | 101 | 88 | 20 Mar 1980 | x | ||
| Claire Littleton | Emilie de Ravin | 101 | 72 | 27 Oct 1982 | Cashier at Fish & Fry | ||
| Charlie Pace | Dominic Monaghan | 101 | 65 | 8 Dec 1976 | x | Bass Guitarist for Drive Shaft | |
| Ben Linus | Michael Emerson | 214 | 61 | 19 Dec 1964 | Leader of “Others” | Workman | |
| Michael Dawson | Harold Perrineau | 101 | 49 | 30 Dec 2004 | x | Construction Worker | |
| Juliet Burke | Elizabeth Mitchell | 301 | 49 | x | Fertility Doctor | Mechanic | |
| Desmond Hume | Henry Ian Cusick | 201 | 46 | 9 Dec | Lance Corporal, Royal Scots | Swan Station Operator | |
| Man in Black | Titus Welliver | 101 / 516 | 41 | Classical Roman Era | x | ||
| Miles Straume | Ken Leung | 402 | 35 | Mar 1977 | Spiritualist | Security Officer | |
| Walt Lloyd | Malcolm David Kelley | 101 | 33 | 24 Aug 1994 | x | Student | |
| Shannon Rutherford | Maggie Grace | 101 | 32 | Oct 1983 | x | Ballet Teacher | |
| Richard Alpert | Nestor Carbonell | 307 | 30 | Bet 1827-1837 | Advisor | ||
| Frank Lapidus | Jeff Fahey | 402 | 29 | Pilot | |||
| Boone Carlyle | Ian Somerhalder | 101 | 28 | 1 Nov 2004 | x | COO of Mother’s Wedding Business | |
| Rose Henderson Nadler | L. Scott Caldwell | 101 | 26 | 20 Nov | |||
| Bernard Nadler | Sam Anderson | 202 | 26 | Abt 1947 | Dentist | ||
| Ana Lucia Cortez | Michelle Rodriguez | 123 | 23 | 1975 | x | Police Officer, LAPD | |
| Libby Smith | Cynthia Watros | 202 | 23 | 25 Nov 2004 | x | Clinical Psychologist | |
| Daniel Faraday | Jeremy Davies | 401 | 23 | Early 1978 | x | Professor of Physics, Oxford | Scientist |
| Mr. Eko | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | 202 | 21 | 1968 | x | Warlord, then Priest | |
| Charlotte Lewis | Rebecca Mader | 402 | 20 | 2 Jul 1971 | x | Cultural Anthropologist | |
| Christian Shephard | John Terry | 104 | 19 | x | Chief of Surgery | ||
| Pierre Chang | François Chau | 203 | 19 | 19 Dec 1987 | x | Theoretical Astrophysicist | Astrophysicist |
| Ilana Verdansky | Zuleikha Robinson | 506 | 16 | x | Bounty Hunter & Bodyguard | ||
| Penny Widmore | Sonya Walger | 223 | 14 | ||||
| Jacob | Mark Pellegrino | 516 | 11 | Classical Roman Era | x | Protector of the Island | |
| Eloise Hawking | Fionnula Flanagan | 308 | 10 | 1937 | Jewelry Store Cashier | The Lamp Post Manager | |
| Paulo | Rodrigo Santoro | 303 | 7 | x | Chef and Con Man | ||
| Nikki Fernandez | Kiele Sanchez | 303 | 7 | x | Actress and Con Woman |
SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
MINOR CHARACTERS
| Character Name | Actor Name | Episode Introduced | # of Episodes | Birthdate | Died in Show? | Primary Profession | Dharma Initiative Job |
| Steve Jenkins | Dustin Watchman | 107 | 20 | x | |||
| Yemi | Adetokumboh M‘Cormack | 119 | 5 | x | Priest | ||
| Goodwin Stanhope | Brett Cullen | 205 | 5 | x | |||
| Woo-Jung Paik | Byron Chung | 117 | 4 | CEO of Paik Industries | |||
| Kelvin Inman | Clancy Brown | 214 | 4 | x | US Defense Intelligence Agent | Swan station operator | |
| Carole Littleton | Susan Duerden | 312 | 4 | Librarian | |||
| Matthew Abaddon | Lance Reddick | 401 | 4 | x | Associate of Charles Widmore | ||
| Caesar | Saïd Taghmaoui | 506 | 4 | x | |||
| Seth Norris | Greg Grunberg | 101 | 3 | x | Pilot | ||
| Jae Lee | Tony Lee | 205 | 3 | x | Hotel Owner | ||
| Lennon | John Hawkes | 602 | 3 | x | |||
| Marc Silverman | Zack Ward | 105 | 2 | ||||
| Richard Malkin | Nick Jameson | 110 | 2 | Psychic, Con Man | |||
| Susan Porter | Tamara Taylor | 114 | 2 | x | Lawyer | ||
| Leonard Simms | Ron Bottitta | 118 | 2 | Former Navy | |||
| Emily Locke | Soosie Kurtz | 119 | 2 | 15 Oct 1940 | |||
| Tom Brennan | Mackenzie Astin | 122 | 2 | x | Doctor | ||
| Sam Austen | Lindsey Ginter | 209 | 2 | Sergeant Major in US Army | |||
| Douglas Brooks | Bruce Davison | 218 | 2 | Psychiatrist | |||
| Lindsey Littleton | Gabrielle Fitzpatrick | 220 | 2 |
