Though “Lost” ended in 2010, there’s been a resurgence in popularity for the show that follows the passengers of Flight 815. Old fans are rewatching the six seasons, while new viewers are discovering it for the first time now that the series is streaming on Netflix as of July 1.
The show premiered on ABC in 2004, with a cast including Matthew Fox, Josh Holloway and Evangeline Lilly.
“Lost” told the story of the Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 survivors after the plane crashed on a tropical island, interspersed with flashbacks of their lives before the accident.
A lot has changed for the stars since the hit show wrapped. Here’s where the cast of “Lost” is today.
Matthew Fox (Jack Shephard)
Matthew Fox played Dr. Jack Shephard, the tortured leader of the group stranded on the island. This role marked his TV comeback after playing Charlie Salinger in “Party of Five.” After “Lost,” Fox appeared in films like 2012’s “Alex Cross” and 2013’s “World War Z.”
Fox, 58, faced career setbacks after his 2012 DUI arrest in Oregon. Previously in September 2011, he reportedly had another run-in with the law involving alcohol when a Cleveland bus driver accused him of assault, battery, and infliction of emotional distress.
Fox returned to TV screens on the Peacock series “Last Light,” which premiered in 2022. He is set to star in an upcoming thriller, “Alex Cross,” where he plays a serial killer named Picasso.
Fox married Margherita Ronchi in 1992, and the couple has two sons, Kyle and Byron.
Evangeline Lilly (Kate Austen)
Evangeline Lilly’s role as the headstrong Kate Austen was her breakout role. She then went on to play Tauriel in the “Hobbit” film series and then starred as The Wasp in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” franchise before announcing her departure from Hollywood in June 2024.
In an Instagram post, she wrote, “Stepping away from what seems like the obvious choice (wealth and fame) can feel scary at times, but stepping into your dharma replaces the fear with fulfillment. I might return to Hollywood one day, but, for now, this is where I belong.”
Lilly, 44, has two sons with her longtime partner, Norman Kali.
Josh Holloway (James “Sawyer” Ford)
Josh Holloway played the rugged James “Sawyer” Ford, who started out as an antagonist to Jack.
In an exclusive interview with The Post in 2020, the actor said he still gets recognized for his “Lost” role.
“Probably a couple times a week, but it makes a huge difference when you cut your hair. When I have short hair and no beard, it’s like the Clark Kent disguise. It’s pretty funny. I had that experience in Istanbul; I was watching a guy who was drawing Sawyer, and I was there with short hair for like 10 minutes watching him going, “Dude, that’s a good job.” And he said, “Thanks, man!” [and continued drawing]. He never recognized me.
After “Lost,” he starred opposite Tom Cruise in 2011’s “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” and appeared in Paramount’s hit series “Yellowstone.”
After shooting the “Lost” pilot in Oahu, Hawaii, Holloway, 54, proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Yessica Kumala. The couple married in 2004 and have a son, Hunter Lee, and a daughter, Java Kumala.
Jorge Garcia (Hugo “Hurley” Reyes)
Fan favorite Hugo “Hurley” Reyes was known for his quick-witted comments and one of the show’s greatest mysteries — his cursed lottery numbers.
Following his time on the island, Jorge Garcia appeared in numerous television shows. He starred in “Alcatraz” and “Hawaii Five-0,” and had minor roles in ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” and CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother.” The actor also made a cameo in David Spade’s Netflix comedy “The Wrong Missy” as the “guy on plane”—appropriate for the “Lost” alum. In 2022, he appeared on season 7 of “The Masked Singer.”
Garcia, 51, currently stars in the comedy series “Bookie” streaming on MAX. He married Rebecca Birdsall in 2019, and the couple welcomed a daughter in 2021.
Daniel Dae Kim (Jin-Swoo Kwon)
Daniel Dae Kim played one-half of the show’s central married couple, Jin-Soo Kwon. Following “Lost,” he remained in Hawaii for his role as Chin Ho Kelly in “Hawaii Five-0,” which he starred in from 2010 to 2017. The actor has also appeared in “New Amsterdam” and had roles in the “Divergent” franchise as well as 2019’s “Always Be My Maybe.”
Kim has been vocal about attacks on the Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. He opened up about speaking to Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams on the “Lost” set regarding the Asian stereotypes that could’ve played out in the show.
In 2021, Kim, 55, was named to the White House’s AAPI Visibility Task Force.
Kim is now headed to South Korea for his next project, “Butterfly,” a six-episode series on Prime Video, in which he stars in his first solo lead television role and produces.
He has been married to his wife, Mia, since 1993, and they have two sons, Zander and Jackson.
Yunjin Kim (Sun-Hwa Kwon)
On the show, Yunjin Kim played Sun-Hwa Kwon, Jin-Soo’s wife. She then went on to star on ABC’s “Mistresses” opposite Alyssa Milano for four seasons until 2016. In May 2024, she appeared in the last two episodes of the final season of “Station 19.”
In 2010 she married her former manager, Jeong Hyeok Park.
Harold Perrineau (Michael Dawson)
After playing Michael Dawson, the dedicated dad to son Walt, Harold Perrineau had three daughters with his wife, Brittany.
Since his time on the island, Perrineau, 60, has appeared in several TV shows. He currently stars in the MGM+ television series “From.” He has also appeared in films like “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) and “Dumplin’” (2018).
Perrineau told People in 2022 that he, Kim, and Holloway “keep in touch more than anyone else.” He said, “The three of us are really the three amigos. Our kids grew up knowing each other. And they’re all in New York, and when my daughter [Aurora] was in New York, doing ‘Prodigal Son,’ they could catch up once in a while.”
Last month, Perrineau had a mini “Lost” reunion with Holloway and Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, to discuss how men can contribute to the conversation surrounding abortion rights at an event run by Lindelof and his wife, Heidi Lindelof, an activist from the Center for Reproductive Rights.
Malcolm David Kelley (Walt Lloyd)
Malcolm David Kelley played Walt Lloyd, the only surviving child on Flight 815 and son of Michael Dawson, until his character was written off due to Kelley’s growth spurt.
Kelley, 32, continued to act after his exit and is known for his roles in TeenNick’s “Gigantic” and NBC’s “Blindspot.” He also appeared in films like 2017’s “Detroit” alongside Will Poulter and Tyler James Williams.
Terry O’Quinn (John Locke)
The actor steadily worked in television following his time on the show, appearing in “Hawaii Five-0” alongside Kim and Garcia. He also acted in “Emergence,” “666 Park Avenue,” and “FBI: Most Wanted.”
Now, he plays Major General Beale in “The Walking Dead” spinoff, “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.” His character is the opponent of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira), known for leading the AMC original.
O’Quinn, 72, and his ex-wife, Lori, have two sons, Oliver and Hunter.
Michael Emerson (Ben Linus)
Michael Emerson played Ben Linus, the leader of a group of island natives called the Others. His character began as an antagonist in seasons 2 and 3 but later became an ally.
After “Lost,” Emerson, 69, starred in “Person of Interest” as Harold Finch for five seasons opposite Jim Caviezel. He also played recurring character Cayden James on “Arrow.” The actor currently stars as Dr. Leland Townsend in the Paramount+ thriller series “Evil,” which debuted in 2019.
He wed actress Carrie Preston in 1998, who also appeared as his character’s mother on “Lost.”
Dominic Monaghan (Charlie Pace)
Dominic Monaghan played rock musician and former drug addict Charlie Pace. Although his character died in Season 3, he made appearances throughout the show to guide his best friend, Hurley, and love interest, Claire Littleton.
Monaghan, 47, went on to appear in several films and TV series, including another time-jumping show, “Flashforward,” and the crime drama “100 Code.” He also hosted his own BBC nature series, “Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan.”
His most well-known role after the show is Merry Brandybuck in “Lord of the Rings.”
In 2019, he reunited with “Lost” co-creator J.J. Abrams to play Beaumont Kin in “Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker.”
Monaghan dated former “Lost” co-star Evangeline Lilly from 2003 to 2007. He revealed on the August 2022 episode of the “Unqualified” podcast that the relationship was his only heartbreak, ending because he had “an extraordinary amount of growing to do in terms of handling my substances and handling my choices.”
Emilie de Ravin (Claire Littleton)
Australian actress Emilie de Ravin started on the island as the expecting and eventual mom Claire Littleton. Her character goes missing in the fourth season but returns as a series regular in Season 6.
After the show, she starred opposite Robert Pattinson in the romantic drama “Remember Me” in 2010, before her role as Belle in ABC’s hit show “Once Upon a Time.”
The actress, 42, has been engaged since 2016 to director Eric Bilitch. They share a daughter, Vera, son, Theodore and welcomed a daughter, Alice, in 2023.
Naveen Andrews (Sayid Jarrah)
Naveen Andrews starred as former Iraqi soldier with brains, Sayid Jarrah on the island.
After his time on “Lost,” Andrews, 55, went on to appear in “Diana” (2013). In 2022, he portrayed Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani in the Hulu miniseries “The Dropout.”
He has two children.
Ian Somerhalder (Boone Carlyle)
Ian Somerhalder played Boone Carlyle, the original castaway who was (spoiler) killed off in Season 2. Following his character’s death, he still made appearances in the show.
Somerhalder, 45, later starred on the HBO series “Tell Me You Love Me,” before his role as Damon Salvatore on “The Vampire Diaries” cemented him in pop culture. He also starred in the short-lived Netflix series, “V Wars.”
The former vampire now owns a bourbon business called Brothers Bond Bourbon with his former co-star and fictional brother, Paul Wesley.
Somerhalder has retired from acting to live on a farm with his family. He married actress Nikki Reed in 2015 and they share a daughter, Bodhi, and a son born in 2023.
Maggie Grace (Shannon Rutherford)
Maggie Grace portrayed the rich blonde sister to Carlyle, Shannon Rutherford. Like her brother, Rutherford’s time on the island was short-lived.
In June, Grace, 40, told The Independent that “being killed off in ‘Lost’ is still the worst heartbreak of my career.”
She may have left the struggles of being stranded on an island early in the story, but Grace went on to play another damsel in the “Taken” franchise, where she was Liam Neeson’s eternally kidnapped daughter.
However, in the last decade or so, Grace annihilated zombies in “Fear the Walking Dead” and battled tornadoes in the action movie “The Hurricane Heist” (2018).
The former model also appeared in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2″ (2012) and “The Choice” (2016).
Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond Hume)
Henry Ian Cusick played Desmond Hume in the show. His character was not a passenger on Flight 815, but arrives crashes on the island in Season 2 when competing in a sailing race.
Cusick, 57, has remained on the small screen since “Lost” and is also known for his roles as Stephen Finch in the ABC political series “Scandal,” as Marcus Kane in The CW’s science fiction series “The 100,” as Dr. Jonas Lear in “The Passage” on Fox and as Russell “Russ” Taylor in the CBS action drama “MacGyver.”
He and his wife Annie have three children.
Elizabeth Mitchell (Juliet Burke)
Elizabeth Mitchell played Dr. Juliet Burke, introduced in the third season as a member of the hostile group referred to as “the Others” by the crash survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. Juliet initially grows close to the castaways’ leader, Shephard, but ultimately falls in love and forms a relationship with Ford.
Mitchell, 54, has led numerous TV shows since the show’s ending. She had lead roles on the television series “V,” “Revolution,” “Dead of Summer,” and “The Santa Clauses.” She had recurring roles on the television series “Once Upon a Time” and “The Expanse.”
She is known for her role as Mrs. Claus in “The Santa Clause 2” (2002), “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (2006), as well as appearing in the horror film “The Purge: Election Year” (2016). Currently, she plays Carla Limbrey in the hit Netflix series “Outer Banks.”
The actress has a son, Christopher, with ex-husband Christopher Soldevilla and a daughter, Storey, with ex-husband and ex-bandmate Daniel Littleton.
Michelle Rodriguez (Ana Lucia Cortez)
Michelle Rodriguez appeared in 26 episodes of the hit series as a cop and natural-born leader. Since then, the actress has continued to reprise her role as a street racer and love interest to Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto, Leticia “Letty” Ortiz, in the “Fast and Furious” franchise.
Rodriguez, 46, also starred in James Cameron’s blockbuster films “Avatar” (2009) and “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022).
She appeared in the action film “Battle Los Angeles” (2011) and animated comedies “Turbo” (2013) and “Smurfs: The Lost Village” (2017), while her performance in the heist movie “Widows” (2018) was critically praised.
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