Lost came on from 2004 to 2010, telling the story of survivors on a mysterious island. This award-winning and celebrated show drew fans in with sci-fi elements, twists and turns, emotional moments, dramatic excitement and amazing characters.
Before and after Lost was on TV, some of us true fans of this story may have seen some of these actors and actresses in different films and on other television shows … but where all can we really go back to see and expect to see these stars? Which movies and TV shows will feature and have featured them? Let’s find out!
Matthew Fox
Let’s begin with the actor who played Dr. Jack Shephard - Matthew Fox. Back in 1992, this actor had a small role on Wings, and from there, he became Charlie Salinger on Party of Five; this television show ran from 1994 to 2000.
Fox was also in We Are Marshall as Red Dawson from the year 2006, in Vantage Point as Kent Taylor from the year 2008, in Alex Cross as Picasso from the year 2012, in World War Z as Parajumper from the year 2013, and in Bone Tomahawk as Brooder from the year 2015 (his last credit on IMDb).
Jorge Garcia
Jorge Garcia played Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes on Lost, but he has been seen in several other works besides this hit drama series. Yes, this actor has appeared in TV shows such as Becker, Alcatraz, Californication, Once Upon a Time, How I Met Your Mother and Hawaii Five-0, as well as films such as Deck the Halls and The Ridiculous 6.
It has been announced that he will be in some upcoming movies - Running Out of Time and When We Were Pirates, which will also star Henry Ian Cusick, who played Desmond Hume on Lost.
Josh Holloway
Josh Holloway portrayed James 'Sawyer' Ford, who had a nickname for everyone. Before this actor landed this role, he made appearances in television shows like Walker, Texas Ranger, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, NCIS, and Community. In movies, Josh landed a small part in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.
Most notably and recently, Holloway was or will be in Intelligence, Colony, and Yellowstone. In 2014, he was in Intelligence as Gabriel Vaughn. From 2016 to 2018, he starred in Colony as Will Bowman. And, in 2020, he will be in Yellowstone as Roarke Carter.
Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly actually had some super small roles in some known movies back in the day. She was in The Lizzie McGuire Movie as a policewoman, Freddy vs. Jason as a student, and White Chicks as a party guest.
Eventually, her roles grew, as she appeared in films like The Hurt Locker, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Little Evil, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and Avengers: Endgame. Lilly - who may be better known as Kate Austen - is set to appear in two upcoming films called Happy Life and Dreamland.
Yunjin Kim
On this exciting TV show, actress Yunjin Kim portrays Sun-Hwa Kwon. She is a film and theater actress who is known best for portraying Sun, although she has appeared in several other series, movies, variety shows, and even video games.
For instance, she was in a South Korean film called Shiri as a spy named Bang-Hee. She was also in an ABC drama series called Mistresses as a character named Karen Kim from 2013 to 2016. Fans can surely expect to see more from Kim, yet may always picture her next to her husband on Lost…
Daniel Dae Kim
Yes, within this story, Sun was married to Jin-Soo Kwon - a character performed by Daniel Dae Kim. He has been acting since the '90s, appearing in TV shows like Law & Order, All My Children, Beverly Hills, 90210, Ally McBeal, Without a Trace, Star Trek: Enterprise, ER, 24, The Andromeda Strain, Hawaii Five-0 and The Good Doctor.
Kim was also in flicks such as Spider-Man 2, Hellboy, and Always Be My Maybe; currently, he is filming a movie titled Stowaway, which also features actresses Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette.
Naveen Andrews
Over the years, actor Naveen Andrews has been in movies like The English Patient, Mighty Joe Young, Grindhouse, and The Brave One while also appearing on shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Sinbad, and Instinct.
Andrews is best known for performing on the fantasy show Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Jafar from 2013 to 2014, on the Netflix series Sense8 as Jonas Maliki from 2015 to 2018, and - of course - on the hit series Lost as Sayid Jarrah from 2004 to 2010, an iconic role in which fans always picture him in, surely.
Emilie de Ravin
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Emilie de Ravin was in series like BeastMaster and Roswell High. In 2006, she was in the movie The Hills Have Eyes. From 2012 to 2018, she was Belle in Once Upon a Time. It has also been announced that she will be in a TV movie called Scorned.
These are some of her most known roles from over the years, but to fans of Lost, this actress will always be Claire Littleton, eating her peanut butter and hanging out with Charlie! Speaking of him…
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan really came onto the scene in 2001, when he started playing Merry. Yes, he was featured in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, as well as in video games based on Tolkien's story.
After Middle-earth, Monaghan appeared in Chuck, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Flashforward, Childrens Hospital, and Quantum Break. This year and next year, he will be in Waldo, Radioflash and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. He’ll always be Charlie Pace, though, right?
Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn's first acting credit was back in the '60s (on The Doctors as Dr. Jerry Dancy)! Yes, series like Without a Trace, Miami Vice, The Twilight Zone, L.A. Law, Alias, and The West Wing have featured this man, who also portrayed John Locke on Lost.
Some of his most notable roles include Gavin Doran on 666 Park Avenue, Howard Hardgrave on 2017's The Blacklist: Redemption, Dale Lacy on Castle Rock, and Joe White on Hawaii Five-0, alongside some other familiar faces!