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Naveen Andrews as Sayid Jarrah
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| Naveen
Andrews: |
Naveen
William Sidney Andrews (born January 17, 1969) is a British actor of
Anglo-Indian extraction.
Born in London, England, of Indian origin, he is best-known for his
roles in The English Patient (1996) and as Sayid in the popular 2004
U.S. television series Lost.
Andrews is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. He suffered from
these conditions when he lived in London, England during his early
twenties, and his promising screen career nearly ended. Andrews was
forced to move across the Atlantic to America to seek rehabilitation
and get his life back on track. His efforts were successful, but he
says that London provides painful memories of his alcohol and heroin
addictions.
He is in a relationship with actress Barbara Hershey and lives with
her in Los Angeles, California. The couple separated briefly in 2005,
and during the time, Andrews had a son with another woman. He and
Hershey later reconciled.
Andrews also has a son named Jaisal, born in 1992, from a previous
relationship with his former teacher, Geraldine Feakins.
He also plays guitar and sings.
His first name is relatively common in India and is often also spelled
Navin. |
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| Sayid
Jarrah: |
Prior to
Oceanic Flight 815
Sayid serves as a communications officer in the Iraqi Republican
Guard. During the Gulf War, Sayid's base is captured by the Americans.
As the only Iraqi among his squad who speaks English, the Americans
use Sayid to ask his superior officer, Tariq, about a missing US
pilot. After learning that Tariq ordered a Sarin gas attack on his
village, Sayid is given a box filled with torture tools given to him
by the US, which he uses to successfully interrogate Tariq about the
location of the pilot. When the Gulf War ends with Saddam still in
power, Sayid is released by the US and goes back into the Iraqi
Republican Guard. He swears he will never torture again.
Sayid continues his military service using his knowledge of torture.
However, his loyalty is shattered when he is ordered to torture his
childhood friend, Nadia. When she is set to be executed, Sayid helps
her to escape by killing his commanding officer and shooting himself
in the leg to make it look like she escaped on her own.
After the Gulf War, he leaves the Republican Guard, and decides to
track down Nadia. He is picked up in England by members of ASIS and
the CIA who have been following his movements. They offer him a deal:
if Sayid can infiltrate a terrorist cell in Sydney whose members he is
familiar with, and uncover 300 pounds (136 kg) of stolen C-4, then the
intelligence agency will tell him where Nadia is.
Sayid is tasked with convincing Essam, his college roommate from Cairo
University, to go through with being a suicide bomber so the
intelligence officers can take possession of the missing explosives.
Sayid warns Essam at the last moment to give him time to escape, but
Essam becomes distraught that his supposed friend has deceived him
over a woman, and kills himself. Sayid is released with a plane ticket
to Los Angeles to look for Nadia, who they tell him is living in
Irvine, but he asks for a flight for the next day, so that he can
arrange a proper Muslim burial for Essam's body. He's then given a
ticket on Oceanic flight 815.
On the Island
Sayid is initially accused by Sawyer of being a terrorist who crashed
the plane. He proves himself instrumental by repairing the transceiver
recovered from the cockpit and receiving the looped distress signal
recorded by Rousseau. Sayid comes close to triangulating the signal,
but Locke knocks Sayid out before he is successful. Sayid tortures
Sawyer for information on Shannon's asthma medicine. During a struggle
he stabs Sawyer with a knife. Sayid feels guilty and leaves to explore
the island. Shortly afterwards, he is captured by Rousseau.
Sayid grows closer to Shannon when she helps him translate Rousseau's
notes. After Boone's death, Shannon asks Sayid to kill Locke. Sayid
refuses to do so, and also stops Shannon from using one of Jack's guns
to kill Locke. This leads to an apparent cooling of their
relationship. Eventually, Sayid and Shannon consummate their
relationship. Shortly after, Shannon is accidentally shot and killed
by Ana-Lucia, who proceeds to tie him to a tree. She later lets him go
after Sayid sympathizes with her.
Sayid digs Shannon's grave and attends her funeral, which he leaves
early. Hurley asks Sayid to fix the tail-sectioners' radio. He does
and it picks up the song "Moonlight Serenade" by Glenn
Miller.
Rousseau captures Henry Gale and gives him to Sayid, claiming he is an
Other. Sayid interrogates him, and Henry constantly denies it.
Unconvinced, Sayid begins beating him. Jack stops the interrogation. |
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Information
and image taken from:
ABC's Lost Site and Wikipedia.org |
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