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Lost (TV Series)
''Lost'' is an American science fiction adventure drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams, and Damon Lindelof that aired on ABC from September 22, 2004, to May 23, 2010, with a total of 121 episodes over six seasons. It contains elements of supernatural fiction and follows the survivors of a commercial jet airliner flying between Sydney and Los Angeles after the plane crashes on a mysterious island somewhere in the South Pacific Ocean. Episodes typically feature a primary storyline set on the island, augmented by flashback or flashforward sequences which provide additional insight into the involved characters. Lindelof and Carlton Cuse served as showrunners and were executive producers along with Abrams and Bryan Burk. Inspired by the 2000 film '' Cast Away'', the show is told in a heavily serialized manner. Due to its large ensemble cast and the cost of filming primarily on location in Oahu, Hawaii, the series was one of the most expensive on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adventure Fiction
Adventure fiction is a type of fiction that usually presents danger, or gives the reader a sense of excitement. Some adventure fiction also satisfies the literary definition of Romance (prose fiction)#Definition, romance fiction. History In the introduction to the ''Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction'', Critic Don D'Ammassa defines the genre as follows: D'Ammassa argues that adventure stories make the element of danger the focus; hence he argues that Charles Dickens's novel ''A Tale of Two Cities'' is an adventure novel because the protagonists are in constant danger of being imprisoned or killed, whereas Dickens's ''Great Expectations'' is not because "Pip's encounter with the convict is an adventure, but that scene is only a device to advance the main plot, which is not truly an adventure." Adventure has been a common theme (literature), theme since the earliest days of written fiction. Indeed, the standard plot of Heliodorus, and so durable as to be still alive in Adventu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Holloway
Joshua Lee Holloway (born July 20, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James "Sawyer" Ford on the ABC television show '' Lost'' (2004–2010) as Will Bowman on the USA Network science fiction drama ''Colony'' (2016–2018), and as Jim Ellis in the Max crime series '' Duster'' (2025-). He also had a recurring role in the third and fourth seasons of the Paramount Network western series '' Yellowstone'' (2020–2021). Early life Holloway was born in San Jose, California, the second of four boys of a nurse mother and a surveyor father. His family moved to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Georgia when he was two. He was raised in Free Home, Georgia. Holloway is related to Baptist preacher Dr. Dale Holloway, and author and World War II prisoner of war Carl Holloway. He is also a descendant of Robert E. Lee. Holloway attended Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, graduating in 1987. He developed an interest in movies at a very young age. He studied a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor who is best known for his roles as Benjamin Linus on '' Lost'' (2006–2010) and as Harold Finch in the CBS series ''Person of Interest'' (2011–2016). Other prominent roles include Zep Hindle in the horror film ''Saw'' (2004) and as Dr. Leland Townsend in the Paramount+ thriller series ''Evil'' (2019–2024). He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, one Guest Actor in a Drama Series award for portraying William Hinks on ''The Practice'' (2000–2001), and the second a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award for his role in ''Lost'', for which he also received three other Primetime Emmy nominations. Emerson has also worked extensively in theatre, notably originating the role of Oscar Wilde in '' Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde'' from 1997 to 1998, portraying Willie Oban in the 1999 Broadway revival of '' The Iceman Cometh'', and playing Guy in the debut production of Will Eno's ''Wakey, Wakey'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Ian Cusick
Henry Ian Cusick (born 17 April 1967) is a Peruvian-Scottish actor of television, film, and theatre and a television director best known as Desmond Hume in '' Lost'', for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also starred as Jesus in '' The Gospel of John'', Stephen Finch on ''Scandal'', Marcus Kane on '' The 100'', Dr. Jonas Lear in '' The Passage'', and Russell "Russ" Taylor on ''MacGyver''. Early life Cusick was born in Trujillo, Peru, to a Peruvian mother, Esperanza Chávez, and a Scottish father, Henry Joseph Cusick. When he was two, his family moved to Madrid, Spain, before moving to Trinidad and Tobago, where they lived for ten years. There Cusick attended Presentation College, San Fernando. He moved to Newton Mearns, a town just outside of Glasgow in Scotland, with his family at the age of fourteen. Cusick attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and was asked to resign in his second year there due to attendance issues. He got his firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Watros
Cynthia Michele Watros (born September 2, 1968) is an Americans, American actress recognized for her roles in both daytime and primetime television. In 1994, she was cast in the regular role of Annie Dutton on ''Guiding Light'', which earned her the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1998. In 2002, she was cast as Kellie on ''The Drew Carey Show'' and in 2005 joined the cast of ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'' as Libby (Lost), Libby Smith. Since 2019, Watros has portrayed the role of Nina Reeves on American Broadcasting Company, ABC's ''General Hospital''. Early life Watros was born in Lake Orion, Michigan. She attended Macomb Community College in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, Clinton Township, Michigan, and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theatre from Boston University, where she was part of the Professional Actors Training Program. Career Watros initially became known for her role as Annie Dutton on the CBS soap opera '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Rodriguez
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance. Rodriguez played List of Fast & Furious characters#Letty Ortiz, Letty Ortiz in the The Fast and the Furious, ''Fast & Furious'' franchise, and Rain Ocampo in the Resident Evil (film series), ''Resident Evil'' franchise. She has starred in the crime thriller ''S.W.A.T. (2003 film), S.W.A.T.'' (2003), James Cameron's science fiction epic ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (2009), and in the action film ''Battle: Los Angeles'' (2011). After playing Minerva Mirabal in the biopic ''Trópico de Sangre'' (2010), Rodriguez headlined the exploitation films ''Machete (2010 film), Machete'' (2010) and ''Machete Kills'' (2013), and starred in the animated comedy films ''Turbo (2013 film), Turbo'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (; ; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Simon Adebisi in '' Oz'', Mr. Eko in '' Lost'', Lock-Nah in '' The Mummy Returns'', Nykwana Wombosi in '' The Bourne Identity'', Heavy Duty in '' G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'', Kurse in '' Thor: The Dark World'', Killer Croc in ''Suicide Squad'', Malko in the fifth season of the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', Dave Duerson in the NFL biopic drama '' Concussion'', and Ogunwe in ''His Dark Materials''. Akinnuoye-Agbaje's feature directorial debut, ''Farming'', wrapped production in 2017 and had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Early life and education Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in Islington, to Nigerian parents of Yoruba origin, who were students in the UK. When he was six weeks old, his biological parents gave him up to a white working-class family in Tilbury. His foster parents had at least ten African children, including Akinnuoye- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Somerhalder
Ian Joseph Somerhalder ( ; born December 8, 1978) is an American former actor and current business owner. He is known for playing Boone Carlyle in American Broadcasting Company, ABC's science fiction adventure drama television series ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost'' (2004–2010) and Damon Salvatore in the The CW, CW supernatural teen drama series ''The Vampire Diaries'' (2009–2017). Early life Somerhalder was born on December 8, 1978, in Covington, Louisiana, United States. His mother, Edna (), is a massage therapist of Choctaw and Irish descent originally from Mississippi, while his father, Robert Somerhalder Sr., is an independent building contractor of Cajun descent. Somerhalder is the second of three children, with an older brother and a younger sister. Somerhalder graduated from St. Paul's School (Louisiana), Saint Paul's School, a private school in Covington. He embarked on a modeling career from age 10 to 13. Somerhalder's parents divorced when he was 14, and he subse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau (born August 7, 1963) is an American actor. His breakout role was in the independent film ''Smoke'' (1995), for which he was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He went on to appear as Mercutio in '' Romeo+Juliet'' (1996) and Link in ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (both 2003). On television, he starred as Augustus Hill in the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' (1997–2003), Michael Dawson in the ABC series '' Lost'' (2004–2010), and Sheriff Boyd Stevens in the MGM+ horror series ''From'' (2022–present). Perrineau has also appeared in the films ''The Edge'' (1997), '' The Best Man'' (1999), '' Woman on Top'' (2000), and ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007). His other television credits include ''Sons of Anarchy'' (2012), '' Constantine'' (2014–2015), ''Claws'' (2017–2022), and '' The Rookie'' (2019–2021). Early life Perrineau was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents changed his name to Williams when h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry O'Quinn
Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his performance as John Locke on the TV series '' Lost'' (2004–2010). In film, he also played the title role in '' The Stepfather'' (1987) and Howard Hughes in '' The Rocketeer'' (1991) with roles in other films such as '' Heaven's Gate'' (1980), ''Silver Bullet'' (1985), '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' Blind Fury'' (1989), ''Tombstone'' (1993) and '' Primal Fear'' (1996). Other prominent television roles include Peter Watts in ''Millennium'' (1996–1999), FBI Asst. Director Kendall in '' Alias'' (2002–2004), Commander Joe White in '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2011–2018), and Tom Tavner in '' Patriot'' (2015–2018). Early life O'Quinn was born at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, one of 11 siblings, and grew up in nearby Newberry, Michigan. He is of Irish descent and was raised Catholic. He attended Central Michigan University in Mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Bernard Patrick Luke Monaghan (born 8 December 1976) is a British-Irish actor. He is best known for playing Meriadoc "Merry" Brandybuck in Peter Jackson's film trilogy ''The Lord of the Rings'' (2001–2003), and Charlie Pace on the ABC television drama '' Lost'' (2004–2010). Monaghan first gained fame as Hetty Wainthropp's sidekick Geoffrey in '' Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' (1996–1998). His first film role was as Sasha in the television film ''Hostile Waters'' (1997) based on the true story of a Soviet and a US submarine colliding in the Cold War. His other film roles include playing the young mutant Chris Bradley formerly known as Maverick in the superhero film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009) and playing Beaumont Kin in '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019), reuniting with J.J. Abrams, the co-creator of ''Lost.'' He also has hosted the nature programme '' Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan'' (2012–2016). Early life Monaghan was born in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangeline Lilly
Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian former actress and author. She gained popularity for her first leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama series '' Lost'' (2004–2010), which garnered her six nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Lilly has also appeared in the war film ''The Hurt Locker'' (2008) and sports drama ''Real Steel'' (2011), and has starred as Tauriel in Peter Jackson's ''The Hobbit'' film series, appearing in '' The Desolation of Smaug'' (2013) and '' The Battle of the Five Armies'' (2014). She has also portrayed Hope van Dyne in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Lilly is also the author of a children's book series ''The Squickerwonkers''. Early life Lilly was born in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, on August 3, 1979. She was raised in British Columbia by her mother, a daycare center owner, and her father, a home economics teacher. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
