Sayid Jarrah

Sayid Jarrah

Played by Naveen Andrews

BEFORE THE CRASH:
- Communications Officer for Iraqi Republican Guard in first Gulf War
- Tortured and interrogated prisoners for the Iraqi government
- Helped his childhood love Nadia escape prison
- Recruited by US and Australian agents to infiltrate a terrorist cell which included his best friend from college
- Racing to LA to reunite with Nadia

Previous Quote

"This afternoon you said you were our leader. It's time for you to start acting like one. Lead them to the radio tower, Jack. And then take us all home." - Sayid Jarrah

Next Quote
  • James Ford to Hurley:

    "Sayid ain't invited -- he's gone over to the dark side."

  • Hugo Reyes to Sayid in a flash sideways:

    "I think you're a good guy, Sayid. I know a lot of people have told you that you're not... Maybe you've heard it so many times that you started believing it. But you can't let other people tell you what you are, dude. You have to decide for yourself."

  • Hugo Reyes to Sayid:

    "And why would I go anywhere with you? I haven't seen you in, like, forever."

  • James Ford on Sayid coming back to life:

    "He's an Iraqi torturer who shoots kids. He totally deserves another go 'round."

  • Desmond Hume to Sayid:

    "If you're gonna shoot me in cold blood, brother, I think I have a right to know what you're getting in exchange for it."

  • Hugo Reyes to Sayid:

    "You're not a zombie... right?"

  • Ilana to Sayid:

    "I'm not a professional anything. I just... thought you looked sad. I like sad men."

  • John Locke to Sayid:

    "What if I told you that you could have anything you wanted? What if I said you could have anything in the entire world?"

  • Hugo Reyes to Sayid after he died:

    "Good bye, dude. If you ever wanna talk? I'm around."

  • James Ford to Jack:

    "Sayid's a zombie, Claire's nuts. She gave up her ticket when she tried to kill Kate."

  • Ilana to Sayid:

    "When you are that good at something, there are always going to be people who tempt you into staying the same."

  • Ilana to Sayid:

    "I don't understand why someone would pay a hundred and twenty bucks for a glass of anything."

  • 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."

  • Hugo Reyes to Sayid:

    "Maybe if you ate more comfort food, you wouldn't have to go around shooting people."

  • James Ford to Jack on Sun, Jin and Sayid:

    "I killed them, didn't I?"

  • Hugo Reyes to Sayid:

    "I saw you snap that guy's neck with that breakdancing thing you do with your legs. I think I'll hang back here."

  • Desmond Hume to Sayid on Nadia:

    "This woman. When she asks you what you did to be with her again... What will you tell her?"

  • Jack Shephard on Sayid's gunshot wound:

    "The wound's... completely closed."

  • Jack Shephard to Sayid:

    "Whatever it is they think happened to you, Sayid... They say it happened to someone else, too."

  • Hugo Reyes to Sayid in a flash sideways:

    "But if you stick with me? You'll be happy you did."

Character Bio

OFF THE ISLAND: Rescued from the island as part of the Oceanic 6 and married Nadia. After a car hits and kills Nadia, Ben confides in Sayid that Widmore was responsible for her death. Sayid then becomes an assassin working under Ben to eliminate key members of Widmore's organization.


RETURN TO THE ISLAND: When Ilana arrests Sayid, he is forced to fly aboard Ajira Airways Flight 316. A time flash sends him to the island in the '70s, where he becomes a captive of Dharma.

Survived the detonation of Jughead and is back in the present-day time period on the island. Nominated as a candidate to take over Jacob's job as protector of the island.

Considered evil incarnate by the Others, Sayid killed Temple master Dogen and his interpreter, Lennon, allowing the smoke monster in to massacre the Others who remained behind. However, Sayid eventually fought off the darkness growing inside him and sacrificed himself to save his friends. He died on Widmore's submarine.

Actor Bio

Three years ago, People magazine named this highly-gifted actor one of the "World's Most Beautiful People," and we definitely concur!

Andrews has appeared in the independent film Animals, directed by Douglas Aarniokoski, and starred in director Neil Jordan's The Brave One, where he portrayed co-star Jodie Foster's love interest. He also starred in director Robert Rodriguez's zombie movie, Planet Terror, which was accompanied by a slasher film directed by Quentin Tarantino and released in 2007 under the title Grind House.

Though he was born and raised in London and is of Indian descent, Andrews says he has found his true home in Hollywood. He began his entertainment career as a teenage musician, guitarist and composer. He won entry to the prestigious Guildhall School of Drama during a time that also produced screen stars Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis. Fresh out of university, he was cast in Hanif Kureishi's look at the London rave scene, London Kills Me, He went on to put his musical talents to work in his next film, Wild West, starring as a Pakistani who dreams of finding country music success in Nashville. For this role, he was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

Andrews then broke out into the international spotlight starring as Lt. Kip Singh, the Sikh with a talent for defusing bombs who finds a romantic connection with co-star Juliet Binoche—the English patient's nurse— in the Academy Award-winning romantic epic, The English Patient. On the heels of that success, he went on to star in a wide variety of films, including Mira Nair's Kama Sutra, Mighty Joe Young, True Love and Chaos, Rollerball and Drowning on Dry Land, opposite Barbara Hershey (with whom he is now partnered).

Andrews' ability to portray such a variety of roles and nationalities, combined with his depth, sensuality and musical talent, makes him a true rarity.

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