Boone Carlisle is a character whose name is known to every fan of the series about the unlucky passengers on Flight 815. This hero was among the people who survived the crash of the liner and ended up on a mysterious island. The fate of Boone on a lost patch of land turned out to be sad, but many viewers managed to please him. What is known about the unfortunate guy and the man who played him?
Boone Carlisle: Background
What is known about the hero’s life before the plane crash? Boone Carlisle is the son of a single mother, Sabrina, a successful business woman. The child was barely 10 years old when his mother became the wife of a widower with a small daughter. Boone's life included not only his stepfather, but also the “sister” Shannon, who had a significant influence on his fate. Adam, Sabrina's new husband, soon became a victim of a car accident. His orphaned daughter remained to live in her stepmother's house.
Boone Carlisle and Shannon Rutherford are a couple connected by a complex relationship. The young man never perceived this girl as a sister, as a teenager he fell in love with her. An unrequited feeling forced the young man throughout his life to patronize the windy daughter of the deceased stepfather, to solve the problems that she had from time to time. Boone did not know the lack of money, having matured, became the head of one of the branches of the family business. "Sister" constantly received financial support from him, sometimes achieving this by deception.
It is curious that Shannon is guilty of the fact that Boone Carlisle was on board the ill-fated flight 815. He came to the girl in Australia when she was abandoned by another lover. They were supposed to return to the United States together, but as a result of the crash, they ended up on a mysterious island.
Life on the island
Watching the very first episode of the series "Lost" allows viewers to understand that Boone is a kind and sympathetic guy. The young man rushes to help Dr. Jack, trying to save the survivors of the crash. The active nature of Carlisle does not allow him to sit still. He joins a group that goes deep into the island in search of a place to send a signal for help. As a result, the young man is among those who miraculously escapes from a polar bear.
Boone's desire to keep everything under control from time to time forces him to quarrel with other inhabitants of the survivor camp. For example, people announce a boycott when he steals the last remaining bottles of fresh water, wanting to distribute the leftovers on their own. However, Jack’s intervention solves this problem. With Shannon, Carlisle is constantly in conflict, trying to get the girl to participate in collective work. He also suffers from jealousy when his beloved pays attention to one of the survivors - Said.
Rapprochement with Locke
Unfortunately, Boone Carlisle does not stay in the series for long. Fatal for a young man is acquaintance with the mysterious hunter John Locke, who pulls him into matters that remain incomprehensible to him.
During the hunt, Bun and his new friend stumble upon a mysterious underground bunker, and then for several days try to open it, hiding their find from other inhabitants of the camp. This makes Carlisle move away from others, including Shannon, whose feelings for him are gradually disappearing.
Character death
"Lost" - a series in which even the central characters are not immune from death. By the will of the scriptwriters, a series of deaths begins with Carlisle. An accident occurs when a young man tries to extract a walkie-talkie from the bowels of a surviving cockpit hanging on a tree. The part of the aircraft in which it is located falls, when falling, Bun is seriously injured.
Dr. Jack is trying to save the hero, but his attempts are in vain. In total, Boone is present in 25 episodes of the television project, in some of them - as a hallucination that haunts other characters.
Casting Information
Who played the first victim of the mysterious island, which was the unfortunate Boone Carlisle? The actor who embodied this image was approved by the creators of the series among the first. They found in him all the qualities that a hero should have possessed. First of all, this is the ability to arouse sympathy and sympathy among the audience of a television project. Of course, the actor’s attractive appearance also played a role.
It is curious that Ian Somerhalder, who played Buna, for a long time could not overcome the antipathy that this character caused him. From the interview with the actor it follows that he was annoyed by many of Carlisle’s qualities: weak character, fussiness. However, he coped with the role, as evidenced by the dissatisfaction of the audience with the death of his hero.
Actor Biography
Ian Somerhalder was born in a small town in Louisiana, it happened in December 1978. As a child, the boy tried many activities, among his hobbies were horse riding, fishing, camping trips. Attractive appearance and support of the mother helped the child at the age of 10 become a successful model. At 17, he began to appear in performances in various theaters in New York, at which time he began to strive to become a professional actor. To fulfill his dream, the young man began to attend the acting classes of Esper.
Somerhalder made his debut in the film "Black and White", bypassing about 400 candidates for the role. Then came episodic roles in the series, among which were the TV shows Smallville, Young Americans, Law and Order. For the first time, the role of a homosexual in the comedy "Rules of Sex" allowed him to attract the interest of the audience. However, the series “Lost” still brought real fame to the actor.
At the moment, Ian is better known as Damon from The Vampire Diaries. He has been playing this character for seven seasons.