There are several actors from The Walking Dead universe who had roles in the long-running ABC series.
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The ABC series Lost premiered on Sept. 22, 2004, and aired for 121 episodes. The supernatural series was created by Jeffrey Lieber, known for Lucifer and Charmed. During its six-season run, the series featured several actors who have also appeared in The Walking Dead series.
The story follows a group of survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 traveling from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California. The plane crashed on an island in the South Pacific and the story is in the current day while using flash forward and flashback sequences to reveal more about the survivors of the crash.
Lost is considered by many to be one of the greatest TV series of all time. It is also one of the most expensive to film due to the massive ensemble cast and filming location of Oahu, Hawaii. In 2024, the indie documentary Getting Lost, directed by Taylor Morden,was released. It features interviews with cast and crew and was financed entirely by crowdfunding. The documentary can be rented or purchased on Vimeo.
All six seasons of Lost are streaming on Netflix.
Actors from The Walking Dead universe who also appeared in Lost
Terry O’Quinn
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Terry O’Quinn is well known for his portrayal of John Locke in Lost. Locke was a intelligent and mysterious man who experienced a miracle on the island. In 2007 O’Quinn won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role.
He also starred in the spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live as Major General Beale. He served in the CRM (Civic Republic Military) and was the superior to Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln).
Maggie Grace
Maggie Grace as Althea- Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 6 – Photo Credit: Ryan Green/AMC
Maggie Grace played Shannon Rutherford, step sister to fellow crash survivor Boone Carlyle (Ian Somerhalder). She was one survivor who didn’t contribute much to the survival efforts but rather spent her time basking in the sun. She formed a romantic relationship with Sayid (Naveen Andrews).
She also starred in Fear the Walking Dead, the first spinoff of the main series, as Althea (Al). Prior to the outbreak she became a journalist who interviewed and documented personal stories. After the outbreak she continued her interviews which spawned the webisode The Althea Tapes.
Kim Dickens
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Kim Dickens portrayed Cassidy Philips a divorcée who fell for Sawyer (Josh Holloway), who eventually conned her. Together they had a child, Clementine. Cassidy would later befriend Kate (Evangeline Lilly).
Dickens served as a main character in Fear the Walking Dead. She played Madison Clark who along with her children Nick (Frank Dillane) and Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) led the series until season 4. Madison was thought to have died in the Dell Diamond explosion but would be discovered alive in season 7.
Michael Cudlitz
Michael Cudlitz as Abraham and Josh McDermitt as Dr. Eugene Porter – The Walking Dead _ Season 6, Episode 14 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Michael Cudlitz portrayed Los Angeles Policeman Mike “Big Mike” Walton in the series. He was the partner of Ana Lucia Cortez (Michelle Rodriguez) before she quit the force. Later in the series, after being promoted to detective, Walton would interrogate Hurley (Jorge Garcia).
He is fondly remembered for his role in The Walking Dead as Abraham Ford. A tough guy who could always be counted on for comedic relief with his hilarous one liners. Abraham, along with Glenn (Steven Yeun), were victims of Negan’s (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) Lucille.
Robert Patrick
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Robert Patrick had a small role in Lost as Hibbs, a man who used Sawyer to do his dirty work in killing a man who owed him money.
He starred in one episode of The Walking Dead’s season 10 bonus episodes, “One More,” as Mays and his brother. This episode featured Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) and Aaron (Ross Marquand) who encounter Mays who forced them to play Russian roulette.
Željko Ivanek
Zeljko Ivanek as The Croat – The Walking Dead: Dead City _ Season 1, Episode 5 – Photo Credit: Peter Kramer/AMC
Željko Ivanek played the ex-husband and boss of Dr. Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell) in one episode of Lost. He was an esteemed member of the Miami Central University Medical Research Laboratory.
Ivanek joined The Walking Dead: Dead City spinoff during season 1. He plays The Croat, a former member of Negan’s Saviors. He will also star in the upcoming second season of the series.
Jeff Kober
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Jeff Kober played a mechanic in Lost who encountered Kate and assisted her in removing the handcuffs placed on her by US Marshal Edward Mars (Fredric Lehne).
He is well remembered in The Walking Dead as the Claimer named Joe. This is the man whose group planned on raping Carl (Chandler Riggs) and Michonne (Danai Gurira). Rick had other plans and tore Joe’s throat out with his teeth,
Daniel Roebuck
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Daniel Roebuck portrayed science teacher and Flight 815 survivor Leslie Arzt
He also starred in The Walking Dead webisode The Walking Dead: Cold Storage.
Terry O’Quinn as Major General Beale – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live _ Season 1, Episode 6 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark, Kim Dickens as Madison Clark – Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 8, Episode 12 – Photo Credit: Seth F. Johnson/AMC
Robert Patrick as Mays- The Walking Dead _ Season 10, Episode 19 – Photo Credit: Josh Stringer/AMC
Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Jeff Kober – The Walking Dead _ Season 4, Episode 16 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
