Desmond Hume is a fictional character in the American television series Lost. Desmond first appeared in the film in the second season of the picture. The hero has unusual abilities: he has visions related to the future. The actor who played Desmond Hume in Lost is Henry Ian Kasik. In this article, you can learn all about the character, as well as a biography of the actor-performer.
Character Life to the Island
The character’s full name for Lost is Desmond David Hume. Before the hero got to the island, he was a monk for some time. After this, Desmond went into the army, where he served as a junior corporal. However, after some time he was dismissed and put in a military prison for not following the order. His lover was a girl named Penelope. Desmond came to the island because of her father - Charles Widmore. Before boarding the plane, the hero of the series “Lost” Desmond was nearly killed, he was taken to the hospital with a bullet wound. However, Charles made sure that the hero still got on the island.
Hero's life on the island
After Desmond was on the island, he lost consciousness. He was found and brought to the Swan station by other victims. There he met a man named Calvin. He told the hero that leaving the bunker is dangerous, as the external environment is infected. Kelvin gave Desmond a vaccine, which, according to the first, should protect the hero from infection. Every nine days, Desmond had to introduce her into himself. Kelvin also told him what to do with the button. Only after 2 years that Desmond spent on the island, they showed him what code to dial to open the hatch. Jack, Locke and Kate were the first people from the surface of the island with whom the hero met. They were passengers of a plane that crashed and crashed directly onto the island.
Meeting with survivors and further stay on the island
After the character of the series "Lost" Desmond met with survivors from the plane, he moved to them on the surface of the island. The bunker where the hero spent all the time from the moment he ended up here was blown up. After meeting with the survivors, Desmond began to torment visions of one of them, a hero named Charlie. He constantly saw Charlie's death and therefore always tried to save him. One day, Desmond helped Claire get out of the water, as he had a vision that if Charlie did, he would drown. Later, the hero sets up a lightning rod near his tent, as he saw Charlie's death from a lightning strike. Desmond saves him from death many times, however, no matter what he does, each time new visions come to him about the death of a friend. Charlie begins to suspect that Desmond is behaving strangely towards him, and then the latter tells him everything about his visions. Charlie realizes that she will not be able to escape from her fate. When the characters leave for the underwater station, Desmond tries to dissuade his friend from this, as he again sees his death. Charlie decides to go there, for the sake of Claire and the baby. He stuns Desmond so that he does not rush to save him again and dies.
Salvation from the island
Desmond and five other survivors manage to escape from the island. They fly away by helicopter and soon they are found by the ship, which was sent by the beloved hero Penelope in order to find him and return home. Desmond is on board the ship, where Penelope is waiting for him. Together they go home. After that, the series shows the events that occur 3 years after the hero left the island. Desmond and Penelope had a son, whom they named Charlie. After some time, the hero had a dream that he was back in the bunker on the island and Daniel, one of those who could not get out of there, asked Desmond to help him. He tells the hero to find his mother. In search of answers to questions, Desmond again encounters those who escaped from the island, they are going to return there again, and help those who could not get out. The hero refuses to go with them, but Charles Widmore again sends him to the island. In the end, Desmond still manages to get out of there again and return to Penelope and his son.
The series "Lost" (Lost): about the character and actor-performer
The role of the character of Desmond Hume in the series Lost was played by actor Jan Kasik. His hero is a very selfless person. He saved his friend many times, even though he knew deep down that Charlie was destined to die. On the island, Desmond, like others, fought for his life, but at the same time, humanity always remained in him, and he was ready to help his neighbor. After returning home, the hero decides never to remember this island again. However, visions and dreams about him still do not leave Desmond. In Staying Alive, the actor who performed this role was able to convey the hero’s experiences, as well as all the changes that happened to him while he was living on the island.
Artist Biography
Henry Jan Kasik is an actor in theater and cinema. By his origin, Jan is half Scots and half Peruvian. The actor was born in 1967 in the city of Trujillo. As a teenager, Ian studied at the theater school, and after six months he studied at the Academy of Music and Drama. Jan Kasik is very famous for his roles in theatrical productions. He played such famous characters as Hamlet and Dorian Gray. In 2003, the actor worked in a movie called the Gospel of John, where he played the role of Jesus Christ. The most successful work of Jan Kasik in the world of cinema was shooting in the television series "Lost." Desmond is a character played by an actor. His hero was present throughout almost the entire series. This role gave Jan world fame. The shooting of the television series lasted 5 years.