BEFORE THE CRASH:
- Lance Corporal in the Royal Scots Regiment of the British Army
- In love with Charles Widmore's daughter, Penny
- Entered Widmore's sailboat race to prove himself to Charles and win back Penny
- A sailing accident stranded Desmond on the island
- Did not enter the code in time and unknowingly caused the crash of Oceanic flight 815
"No one can tell you why you're here, Kate. Certainly not me."
Jack Shephard to Desmond:
"I'll see you in another life, brother."
James Ford to Jack on Desmond:
"You all head to your heart of the island, and I'll go get the magic leprechaun out of that well."
Hugo Reyes to Desmond:
"This is future crap, isn't it?"
Hugo Reyes to a naked Desmond:
"So, like, the hatch blew off your underwear?"
John Locke to Desmond:
"The reason I wanted you to see this, Desmond, is because Charles Widmore is not interested in answers. He's only interested in power. "
Jack Shephard to Hurley on Desmond:
"Before Sayid died, he said that Desmond was in a well. If Locke wants Desmond dead, then we're gonna need him."
Jack Shephard to Desmond:
"There are no shortcuts. No do-overs. What happened, happened. Trust me. I know. All of this matters."
ON THE ISLAND: Desmond joins the survivors' camp and begins seeing visions of the future, including the death of Charlie.
OFF THE ISLAND: Desmond reunites with his beloved Penny when her boat rescues him, Frank Lapidus and the Oceanic 6. He refuses to leave Penny's side, even when Jack tries to convince him and the Oceanic 6 to return to the island. The next day, Ben shoots him, but Desmond survives and maintains his promise to never leave Penny.
This Peruvian-born actor quickly became one of our prime time favorites—not just for his portrayal of Scotsman Desmond Hume on Lost, but also for his smoldering good looks.
Henry Ian Cusick trained at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama before joining the Citizens Theatre, where he played his first leading roles, including Dorian Gray in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Hamlet in The Marowitz Hamlet and Horner in The Country Wife. While at the Edinburgh International Festival, he appeared as Stolzius in The Soldiers and as Tasso in Torquato Tasso, for which he received a special commendation for the Ian Charleson Award.
Other theatrical credits include roles as Cassio in Othello, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Pompey in Antony and Cleopatra for the Royal Shakespeare Company; Green in Richard II, Arthur in The Machine Wreckers and Dollabella in Antony and Cleopatra for the Royal National Theatre; Nick in The LA Plays for The Almedia and Le Vicomte De Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses for the Liverpool Playhouse.
On television, Cusick appeared in numerous British productions, including starring roles in the series Casualty, The Book Group and Two Thousand Acres of Sky, a recurring role in Waking the Dead, guest starring roles in Happiness and Midsomer Murders, and leading roles in the telefilms Murder Rooms: The White Knight Stratagem, Dinosaur Hunters and Carla. He also starred in Scottish Television's Taggart. In the U.S. he had a recurring role on 24 and appeared in the Lifetime movie Perfect Romance. He can also be seen in the direct-to-DVD comedy Dead Like Me. On the big screen Cusick recently starred in Hitman, opposite Timothy Olyphant and Dougray Scott. His other credits include Possession, as well as the independent films Half Light, 9/Tenths, The Gospel of John, Richard II and The Contract.
Cusick was born in Peru and raised in Trinidad and Scotland. He currently lives in Hawaii with his wife, Annie, and their three boys, Elias, Lucas and Esau.
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