Background cast/middle section survivors
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The middle section background was originally cast as 7 survivors in addition to the main cast, but Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams eventually convinced ABC to allow them to expand the background cast to 33, to have a total of 48 survivors [1]. Therefore the recurring middle section background pool was later expanded to encompass several dozen. These background characters recur on the Island across episodes, and even appear in flashbacks to the Sydney Airport before boarding Flight 815. Due to availability of the actors (such as moving away from Hawaii, where Lost is filmed), there has been some turnover in the middle section background cast, but overall any additions and changes have been minimal. The background cast featured in the interior of the plane in the Pilot episode were from the pool of actors in Los Angeles (rather than Hawaii), so are different that the recurring survivor cast, although in some cases wardrobe appears to be matched. It is assumed that after the Others attacked the beach in 1954, all of the remaining background survivors are dead, as only Bernard, Rose and Vincent were found alive.
The following are the background cast who played recurring roles of the minor or nonspeaking survivors of the middle section:
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Lost-TV Forums member "clayseason1" has meticulously compiled the identities of the middle section background cast in a continuously updated forum thread, as well as other related threads. Nearly all of the known identities of the middle section background cast on the internet and this article are from this source, with some additional information from Paul Edney's Lostsurvivors.com website.
| Actor | Appearance | Recurrence | Recurrence | Recurrence | Recurrence | Comments | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia Ardito |  ("Pilot, Part 2") |  ("Man of Science, Man of Faith") (promotional still) |  ("Live Together, Die Alone") |  ("Through the Looking Glass") |  ("The Other Woman") | One of original 33. Present with the entire camp when Claire showed her newborn son to the camp. Welcomed the return of Jin, and the new additions of Bernard and Libby, when they arrived at the survivors' camp. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Wes B |  ("Whatever the Case May Be") (promotional still) |  ("Numbers") |  ("The Greater Good") (promotional still) alt image |  ("Exodus, Part 2") |  ("Everybody Hates Hugo") | Present with the entire camp when Claire showed her newborn son to the camp. At the beach when Hurley passed out the food from the hatch to the group. | 1 2 |
| Steve Jenkins Portrayed by: Christian Bowman |  ("The Moth") |  ("Solitary") (promotional still) |  ("Raised by Another") |  ("Homecoming") |  ("Exodus, Part 1") | Character named Steve in dialogue. | 1 |
| Amado Cacho |  ("Pilot, Part 1") (promotional still) |  ("House of the Rising Sun") |  ("Solitary") (promotional still) |  ("Whatever the Case May Be") |  ("Exodus, Part 2") | One of original 33. Present for Hurley's "Island Open" golf tournament. Joined the camp as they moved the camp to their new home. | 1 |
| Craig Portrayed by: Chris Candella |  ("The Greater Good") (promotional still) |  ("S.O.S.") |  ("Enter 77") |  ("Something Nice Back Home") |  ("Because You Left") (promotional still) | Character named Craig. One of original 33. Helped Claire sort wallets and other possession which were strewn across the beach. Member of Team Jack. One of the six survivors on the second zodiac trip. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Judy Chamness |  ("The Greater Good") |  ("What Kate Did") |  ("Live Together, Die Alone") |  ("Greatest Hits") (promotional still) |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1") | One of original 33. Listened to Bernard's speech about making a SOS sign. Greeted Jack, Sayid, & Kate after they returned to the camp after escaping from the Others. Member of Team Jack. Killed when Kahana exploded. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Scott Day |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1") |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1") |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1") |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3") |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3") | Member of Team Jack. Killed when Kahana exploded. | 4 |
| Paul Edney |  ("Pilot, Part 1") |  ("Pilot, Part 2") |  ("Tabula Rasa") |  ("Walkabout") |  ("White Rabbit") | One of original 33. Seen during initial aftermath of the crash. Gathered wood for the mass funeral. | 1 |
| "Sexy Blue Striped Shirt Girl" Portrayed by: Faith Fay |  ("Pilot, Part 2") |  ("Walkabout") |  ("Do No Harm") |  ("The Greater Good") (promotional still) |  ("Collision") | Character dubbed "Sexy Blue Striped Shirt Girl" by some fans. One of original 33. Joined her fellow camp in moving down the beach. Present for the official launching of the raft. | 1 2 |
| Reuben Games |  ("Greatest Hits") |  ("Through the Looking Glass") |  ("The Beginning of the End") (promotional still) |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3") |  ("Because You Left") (promotional still) | Member of Team Jack. Welcomed Charlotte and Daniel when they joined the camp. | 3 4 5 |
| Wayne Geiger |  ("Exodus, Part 1") |  ("S.O.S.") |  ("Greatest Hits") (promotional still) |  ("The Beginning of the End") |  ("Because You Left") (promotional still) | One of original 33. Moved to the caves in Season 1. Handed out food from a pallet of DHARMA food and supplies. Member of Team Jack. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Juliette Goodell |  ("House of the Rising Sun") |  ("Lockdown") |  ("Enter 77") |  ("Through the Looking Glass") |  ("The Shape of Things to Come") | One of original 33. Moved to the caves in Season 1. Member of Team Locke. Possibly killed by the attack on the Barraks by the mercenary team. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Becky Goodman |  ("Pilot, Part 1") |  ("Pilot, Part 1") |  ("Pilot, Part 2") |  ("Pilot, Part 2") |  ("Pilot, Part 2") | One of original 33. Helped gathered supplies. Watched a fight between Sayid and Sawyer. | 1 |
| Ava Grace |  ("The Hunting Party") |  ("Maternity Leave") |  ("The Whole Truth") (promotional still) |  ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead") alt image |  ("Through the Looking Glass") | Welcomed Kate and Sawyer back to camp. | 2 3 |
| Adelina Gregor |  ("Solitary") (promotional still) |  ("The Greater Good") |  ("Collision") |  ("Flashes Before Your Eyes") (promotional still) |  ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1") | One of original 33. Attended Ana Lucia's and Libby's funeral and spotted Desmond's boat. Ate some of Sawyer's boar roast. Member of Team Jack. Killed when Kahana exploded. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Vera H |  ("Do No Harm") (promotional still) |  ("Man of Science, Man of Faith") (promotional still) |  ("Greatest Hits") |  ("Eggtown") |  ("Because You Left") (promotional still) | Joined the camp in moving the camp down the beach. Witnessed Desmond save Claire from drowning. Member of Team Jack. Moved with Island. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Doug Portrayed by: Sean Douglas Hoban |  ("Exodus, Part 1") |  ("What Kate Did") |  ("One of Us") (promotional still) |  ("Through the Looking Glass") (promotional still) |  ("The Shape of Things to Come") | Character named Doug. One of original 33. Seem to have some sort of relationship with the red-haired woman. Member of Team Locke. Killed by the mercenaries. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Dane Justman |  ("Walkabout") (promotional still) |  ("The Greater Good") |  ("Collision") |  ("Dave") |  ("Left Behind") (promotional still) | One of original 33. Present for the official launching of the raft. Attended the funeral of Nikki and Paulo. | 1 2 3 |
| Jesse K |  ("Man of Science, Man of Faith") (promotional still) |  ("The Long Con") |  ("Dave") |  ("Enter 77") |  ("One of Us") | Handed out DHARMA food at the supply drop. Walked to the radio tower. | 2 3 |
| Kalai Kamauoha |  ("Man of Science, Man of Faith") (promotional still) |  ("Collision") |  ("The Hunting Party") |  ("Live Together, Die Alone") |  ("The Cost of Living") | At the caves she listened to Jack speech. Attended Shannon's funeral. | 2 3 |
| John Karaya |  ("Pilot, Part 1") |  ("Pilot, Part 2") |  ("Pilot, Part 2") |  ("Tabula Rasa") |  ("Walkabout") | One of original 33. Present during the initial aftermath of the crash. Helped gathered supplies. | 1 |
| Blonde Casualty Portrayed by: "Dakota L" [2] |  ("Numbers") |  ("What Kate Did") |  ("Greatest Hits") |  ("Confirmed Dead") |  ("The Shape of Things to Come") | Listened to Rousseau warning about the pillar of black smoke. Member of Team Locke. Killed when the freighter mercenaries invaded the Barracks. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Natalie Mei Lau |  ("Walkabout") |  ("Homecoming") |  ("Exodus, Part 1") (promotional still) |  ("Man of Science, Man of Faith") (promotional still) |  ("The Long Con") | One of original 33. Listened to Jack make his "live together, die alone" speech. Handed out food from a pallet of DHARMA food and supplies. | 1 2 |
| John Ludwig |  ("Exodus, Part 1") |  ("S.O.S.") |  ("Enter 77") |  ("Something Nice Back Home") |  ("The Lie") | One of original 33. Attended the funeral of Boone. Volunteered to help Bernard build his S.O.S. sign but quickly dropped out. Member of Team Jack. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Chloe M |  ("Do No Harm") |  ("Do No Harm") (promotional still) |  ("The Greater Good") |  ("The Greater Good") |  ("The Greater Good") (promotional still) | Was present with the entire camp when Claire showed her newborn son to the camp. The next day, she attended Boone's funeral. | 1 |
| Marjorie Mariano |  ("Tabula Rasa") |  ("The Greater Good") |  ("S.O.S.") |  ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead") |  ("Greatest Hits") (promo) | One of original 33. Listened to Jack make his "live together, die alone" speech. Attended the funeral of Ana Lucia and Libby. | 1 2 3 |
| Jerome Portrayed by: Jim Mazzarella |  (1x19) |  (1x21) |  (2x18) |  (3x16) |  (4x09) | Character named Jerome. One of original 33. Member of Team Jack. Killed when the freighter mercenaries invaded the Barracks. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Ben Merdock |  (1x02) |  (1x21) |  (1x23) |  (2x19) |  (3x15) | One of original 33. Volunteered to help Bernard build his S.O.S. sign but quickly dropped out. | 1 2 3 |
| Beth Merritt |  (1x23) |  (2x01) |  (3x23) |  (4x01) | (5x01) (promo) | One of original 33. Moved to the caves in Season 1. Member of Team Jack. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Alan Mueting |  (1x06) |  (1x18) |  (1x23) (promo) |  (2x22) (promo) |  (2x23) | Appeared as a pilot and reporter in flashbacks. Attended Ana Lucia's and Libby's funeral and spotted Desmond's boat. | 1 2 |
| Tony Natoli |  (1x03) |  (1x05) |  (1x18) |  (1x23) |  (2x09) | One of original 33. Atteneded Boone's funeral and Shannon's funeral a few weeks later. Seen in a flashback in White Rabbit. | 1 2 |
| Barbara Joanna Miller Portrayed by: Kathleen O'Neill |  (1x01) |  (1x04) |  (1x04) |  (1x05) |  (1x22) | One of original 33. Heard the sounds of the Monster on the first night. Drowned on Day Five | 1 |
| Lisa R |  (2x19) |  (3x23) |  (4x01) (promo) |  (4x10) |  (5x01) (promo) | Volunteered to help Bernard build his S.O.S. sign but quickly dropped out. Member of Team Jack. One of the six survivors on the second zodiac trip. | 2 3 4 5 |
| Tom Reese |  (2x11) |  (2x23) |  (3x20) (promo) |  (4x01) |  (5x01) | Attended the funeral of Nikki and Paulo. Also ate some of Sawyer's boar roast. Member of Team Jack. | 2 3 4 5 |
| Richard Portrayed by: Bryan Sato |  (1x03) |  (1x17) |  (2x19) |  (3x10) |  (3x20) (promo) | Character named Richard. One of original 33. Attended the funeral of Nikki and Paulo. Richard also ate some of Sawyer's boar roast. | 1 2 3 |
| Kiana Sedeno |  (2x22) (promo) | (2x23) | Attened the funeral of Ana Lucia and Libby and along with several other survivors saw Desmond's sailboat show up | 2 | |||
| N.D. survivor Portrayed by: Ivana Michele Smith |  (1x20) (promo) |  (1x21) |  (2x01) |  (2x13) (promo) |  (3x10) | Character credited as N.D. survivor. One of original 33. Witness Michael deliver a beating to Jin. Held her ears during the discharge and helped clean up the resulting debris. | 1 2 3 |
| Jesse Smith |  (2x09) |  (2x10) |  (2x13) |  (3x03) |  (3x05) | Attened the funeral of Shannon. Assisted in carrying the ping-pong table out to the beach. | 2 3 |
| Rolf Smith |  (2x03) The Swan Orientation Film |  (2x19) |  (2x24) |  (3x22) |  (4x01) (promo) | Volunteered to help Bernard build his S.O.S. sign but quickly dropped out. Attended the funeral of Ana Lucia and
Libby. Member of Team Jack. See also image from 2x14 2x18 4x04 | 2 3 4 |
| Aden Stay |  (1x01) |  (1x02) |  (1x03) |  (1x05) |  (1x06) | One of original 33. Heard the sounds of the Monster on the first night. Helped gathered supplies. | 1 |
| Steve Tanizaki |  (1x23) |  (2x08) |  (3x21) (promo) |  (4x10) |  (5x02) | One of original 33. At the caves he listened to Jack speech. Member of Team Jack. One of the six survivors on the second zodiac trip. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| Jason Triplett |  (1x01) (promo) |  (1x01) |  (1x01) |  (1x02) |  (1x03) | One of original 33. Seen during initial aftermath of the crash. Heard the sounds of the Monster on the first night. Helped gathered supplies. | 1 |
| Floyd V |  (1x23) |  (2x01) (promo) |  (2x08) |  (3x20) |  (4x07) | Witnessed Charlie steal Aaron. Member of Team Jack. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Scott Jackson and later Steve Jenkins Portrayed by: Dustin Watchman |  (1x07) |  (1x23) |  (2x20) |  (3x14) |  (4x12) | Character named Scott. One of original 33. Killed by Ethan Rom. Actor now plays Steve Jenkins. | 1 2 3 4 |
| Rand Wilson |  (1x01) (promo) |  (1x03) |  (1x04) |  (1x05) |  (1x15) | One of original 33. Played the Assistant D.A. in "" | 1 2 |
| Lynne Wood |  (1x05) (promo) |  (2x01) (promo) |  (3x08) |  (3x16) (promo) |  (3x22) | Joined the camp as they moved the camp to their new home. Witnessed Desmond save Claire from drowning. | 1 2 3 |
| John Yee |  (1x01) |  (1x02) |  (1x03) | One of original 33. Seen during initial aftermath of the crash. Helped gathered supplies. | 1 | ||
| Terren Zorne |  (2x01) |  (3x02) |  (3x13) |  (3x20) |  (4x12) | At the caves he listened to Jack speech. Later appeared as an Other. Note: All pictures besides the first are him as an Other | 2 3 4 |
| Happy Zurowski |  (1x01) |  (1x02) |  (1x03) |  (1x05) |  (3x14) (promo) | One of original 33. Helped gathered supplies. Watched a fight between Sayid and Sawyer. | 1 3 |
| "Kathy" |  (1x23) |  (2x01) (promo) |  (3x21) (promo) |  (4x01) |  (5x01) (promo) | Attended the funeral of Shannon. Member of Team Jack. Moved with the Island. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| "EZ" |  (1x21) |  (2x04) |  (3x23) |  (4x12) |  (5x01) | Fishes with Jin. Member of Team Jack. Helped prepare the launching of the second Zodiac trip. Moved with the Island. | 1 2 3 4 5 |
| "Jackie" |  (1x01) |  (1x01) (promo) |  (1x02) |  (1x04) |  (1x06) | One of original 33. Seen during initial aftermath of the crash. Helped gathered supplies.
See also image from 1x02 | 1 |
| "Michael" |  (2x08) |  (2x09) |  (2x19) |  (2x22) (promo) |  (2x23) | Attended the funeral of Ana Lucia and Libby. | 2 |
| "Norma" |  (2x01) (promo) |  (2x04) |  (2x22) |  (2x22) (promo) |  (2x23) | Attended the funeral of Ana Lucia and Libby.
See also image from 2x13 | 2 |
| "Orlando" |  (1x24) |  (2x13) |  (3x08) |  (3x10) |  (3x11) | Welcomed Kate and Sawyer back to camp. | 1 2 3 |
| "Peter" |  (1x01) |  (1x01) |  (1x01) |  (1x02) |  (1x02) | One of original 33. Seen during initial aftermath of the crash. Watched a fight between Sayid and Sawyer. | 1 |
| "Tara" |  (1x01) |  (1x02) |  (1x03) |  (1x05) |  (1x12) (promo) | One of original 33. | 1 |
| Unknown #1 |  (3x21) (promo) |  (3x22) |  (4x01) (promo) |  (4x12) | (5x01) | Member of Team Jack. One of the six survivors on the second zodiac trip. | 3 4 5 |
| Unknown #4 |  (3x21) |  (3x22) |  (4x01) (promo) | (5x01) (promo) |  (5x02) | Walked to the radio tower. Member of Team Jack.
See also image from 4x01 | 3 4 5 |
| Unknown #12 |  (1x23) |  (1x23) |  (1x23) |  (2x01) (promo) |  (3x14) | Seen after crash. | 1 2 3 |
| Unknown #3 |  (1x21) |  (1x21) (promo) |  (1x22) |  (1x23) |  (1x24) | Attended Boone's funeral. | 1 |
| Unknown #5 |  (1x15) |  (1x16) |  (1x18) |  (1x23) |  (1x24) | Listened to Rousseau warning about the pillar of black smoke. | 1 |
| Unknown #6 |  (1x01) |  (1x01) | Seen on the beach. | 1 | |||
| Unknown #9 |  (1x18) | Seen during initial aftermath of the crash. | 1 | ||||
| Unknown #10 |  (2x03) |  (2x03) | Seen on the beach. | 1 | |||
| Unknown #11 |  (1x01) |  (1x01) | Seen during initial aftermath of the crash. | 1 | |||
| Unknown #13 |  (2x01) (promo) | Seen on the beach. | 2 | ||||
| Unknown #14 |  (2x01) (promo) | Seen on the beach. | 2 | ||||
| Unknown #16 |  (2x01) (promo) | Seen on the beach. | 2 | ||||
| Unknown #18 |  (1x23) (promo) | Seen on the beach. | 2 | ||||
| Unknown #19 |  (1x12) |  (1x15) | Seen on the beach. | 1 | |||
| Unknown #20 |  (2x13) | Seen on the beach. | 2 | ||||
| Unknown #21 |  (2x01) (promo) | Seen on the beach. | 2 | ||||
| Unknown #22 |  (5x02) | Seen running away from fire arrows, helped by Juliet. | 5 | ||||
| Ben Binzwanger |  (1x01) | Tries to get cover under Jin's and Sun's tent while raining. Actor named during "Pilot, Part 1" commentary by J.J. Abrams. | 1 | ||||
| Fuzzy Moody |  (1x01) |  (1x01) | Helped rescue Tourniquet Man from the wreckage. | 1 |
See also
- Background Cast
- Background cast/tailies
- Background cast/Others
- Background cast/freighter
- Background cast/Ajira Flight 316 survivors
