Template:Infobox Lost Character-1 Desmond is a recurring fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Henry Ian Cusick.

Desmond is a man who was living in the "Swan" Dharma Initiative research station under the mysterious hatch. He crossed paths with Jack years before being stranded on the island when both men were running the stairs of an empty stadium at night. The two have a brief but meaningful conversation, in which Desmond explains that he is training for a race around the world. During the race, Desmond's racing ship crashed on the island, and, as he tells Jack, a man named Kelvin emerged from the jungle and took him back to the hatch. Desmond watched as Kelvin input the numbers into a computer. When Desmond asked, "What was that all about?" Kelvin replied, "Just saving the world". Later, Kelvin died, leaving Desmond in solitude. When the survivors enter the hatch, they accidentally break the computer. Convinced that the world is going to end, Desmond frantically flees the hatch. Jack catches up with him, and Desmond tells him the code, and to enter it every 108 minutes. Desmond then vanishes with his backpack, filled with items such as unknown vaccines and a toy bear, into the jungle and has not been seen since.

"Man of Science, Man of Faith", "Adrift", "Orientation", "Live Together, Die Alone (Parts 1 & 2)"