{"id":408799,"date":"2026-04-20T20:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/408799\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:18:16","slug":"from-actor-harold-perrineau-lost-co-star-doesnt-talk-to-me-because-my-character-killed-them-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/408799\/","title":{"rendered":"From actor Harold Perrineau: \u2018Lost co-star doesn\u2019t talk to me because my character killed them off\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harold Perrineau was at the heart of the most brutal moment in Lost<\/a> history \u2013 and he has claimed one of his co-stars no longer speaks to him because of it.<\/p>\n

The actor played Michael Dawson in the hit ABC series<\/a>, which follows survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 who crash on a mysterious island, and in the season two episode<\/a> \u201cTwo for the Road\u201d, the character shockingly killed two fellow survivors in cold blood.<\/p>\n

The scene in question effectively cut short Michelle Rodriguez (Ana-Lucia) and Libby actor Cynthia Watros\u2019 time on the show, with the pair having just joined as season regulars earlier that season. In a new interview with The Independent, Perrineau alleged that one of the actors was so upset by the development, they blocked him from their lives.<\/p>\n

\"\u2018Lost\u2019\u2018Lost\u2019 star Harold Perrineau (Michael) was at centre of show\u2019s most shocking scenes (ABC)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really weird to say, but one of the actresses to this day still doesn\u2019t talk to me,\u201d the actor claimed. “I\u2019m like, ‘I didn\u2019t write this! I\u2019m doing what you\u2019re doing \u2013 I\u2019m doing my job!\u2019 Perrineau, who now stars in mystery horror series From, added that the unnamed actor felt “wildly betrayed\u201d by his character\u2019s actions. <\/p>\n

The Independent has contacted Rodriguez and Watros for comment.<\/p>\n

Perrineau was part of the original ensemble when the show launched in 2004 and found himself at the centre of the most dramatic storyline when his young son, Walt (Malcom David Kelley), was abducted by The Others, a group of people already living on the island.<\/p>\n

In season two, his character was temporarily written off the show shortly after killing Ana-Lucia and Libby. He returned for a brief stint in season four, which led to his death, and a one-episode cameo in the sixth and final season in 2010.<\/p>\n

\"MichelleMichelle Rodriguez (Ana-Lucia) and Cynthia Watros (Libby) in \u2018Lost\u2019 (ABC)<\/p>\n

Michael found redemption after sacrificing himself in the season four finale, which aired in 2008, but this scene played out away from his fellow survivors. At the time of his departure from the show, Perrineau expressed disappointment that this was how his story ended up \u2013 and now, 18 years on, he said he feels like Michael \u201cdidn\u2019t get a fair shake\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think it could have been more interesting. It was like, \u2018Ah, OK.\u2019 because there were so many brilliant moments in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the actor said he “wouldn\u2019t change\u201d being in Lost “for a second\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen there\u2019s a problem, it gets amplified, but [ Michael\u2019s death scene] is not now or ever gonna be the biggest part of Lost for me. Lost showed up and changed the landscape of TV. We were doing s*** that nobody was doing on TV before. So however it wound up, that doesn\u2019t really matter,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, to this day, I just think the character didn’t get a fair shake. But was I glad I was there? Yeah! And we get to talk about it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said he appreciated the show\u2019s divisive ending<\/a>, written by co-showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, but thinks it \u201cmaybe could have been better\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"HaroldHarold Perrineau stars in mystery horror series \u2018From\u2019 (MGM)<\/p>\n

“I did see the end and I didn\u2019t disagree with Damon and Carlton’s reasoning. It\u2019s the journey, and however it ends, it ends. That\u2019s how I feel about From too. People want all the answers and it\u2019s like, \u2018But there\u2019ll be no show!\u2019 Could it have been a better ending? I mean, maybe yeah. But six years of such fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

In From, Perrineau plays the makeshift sheriff in a town that traps its unwilling residents, who are plagued by nocturnal creatures that emerge from the forest nightly. The series is available to stream on NOW \u2013 and season four is coming soon to the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":408800,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-408799","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=408799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/408799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/408800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=408799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=408799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=408799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}