Desmond Hume Played by: Henry Ian Cusick
Reason on the Island: Desmond was racing around the world on a sailboat, but he hit bad weather, bumped his head, and washed up on the island.
Profession: At one point he studied to become a monk. He later became a member of Royal Scots Regiment of the British Army, but was dishonorably discharged for not following orders.
Later, he was dishonorably discharged from Royal Scots Regiment of the British Army for refusing to follow orders. When he was released, Charles Widmore was there to tell Desmond to stay away from Charles' daughter, Penny.
Desmond entered a boat race around the world sponsored by Charles Widmore, but ran into bad weather and hit his head. He washed up on the shore of the island and was taken to the Swan Station by Kelvin.
Kelvin taught Desmond how to enter the numbers into the computer, but was later killed accidentally by Desmond.
Desmond believes Flight 815 crashed because he had failed to enter the numbers into the computer on time.
After the hatch imploded, Desmond believes that he went back in time to live part of his life over. He wanted to ask Penny to marry him, but instead broke her heart.
Island: Desmond took Locke hostage when he first entered the hatch. He told Locke how to enter the numbers and where the Orientation film was kept. While Desmond held Locke and Jack at gun point, Kate snuck up behind him and hit him. As he went down, his gun fired and hit the computer. Desmond scrambled to fix it, but couldn't, so he ran away.
Desmond returned when he realized his sailboat would not take him away from the island. He helped Locke create a fake lockdown in order to keep Eko from pressing the button.
After the timer reached zero, Desmond went below the hatch and turned a failsafe key. Later, we saw him in the jungle and he was naked and since then, it seems he sees flashes of the future. Desmond saw and saved Charlie from death numerous times before Charlie finally sacrificed himself.
Desmond went to the freighter with Sayid and left on the helicopter. He made it to Penny's boat and stayed with Penny.
Strong Relationships: Sayid
Rocky Relationships: Desmond and Jack have had a lot of ups and downs. At first Locke believes Desmond, but their relationship gets rocky when Desmond believes they need to push the button and Locke destroys the computer so that they can't. Later, they begin to work together well.
- Flashbacks
- Flash Forwards/Off-Island Stories
- Time Jumping
- Season 2 Storylines
- Season 3 Storylines
- Season 4 Storylines
- Season 5 Storylines
Character Connections:
- Jack: While running in the same stadium, Jack and Desmond have a conversation (Ep: 2x23, Live Together, Die Alone).
- Sayid: Kelvin Inman is who had Sayid torture Sayid's commanding officer (Ep: 2x14, One of Them). Desmond spent three years in the hatch with Kelvin Inman (Ep: 2x23, Live Together, Die Alone).
- Libby: Libby and Desmond spoke at a coffee shop and she gave him her late husband's boat (Ep: 2x23, Live Together, Die Alone).
- Charlie: Desmond saw Charlie playing his guitar for donations on the street when he went back in time (Ep: 3x8, Flashes Before Your Eyes).
