Boone Carlyle

Boone Carlyle
Lost character
Ian Somerhalder as Boone Carlyle
First appearance	"Pilot (Part 1)"
Last appearance	"The End"
Created by	Jeffrey Lieber J. J. Abrams Damon Lindelof
Portrayed by	Ian Somerhalder
Centric episode(s)	"Hearts and Minds"
In-universe information
Full name	Boone Carlyle
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation	COO of a wedding company, lifeguard
Relatives	Shannon Rutherford (Stepsister)
Nationality	American
Former residence	Malibu, California, United States

Boone Carlyle is a fictional character who was played by Ian Somerhalder on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of the survivors of a plane crash in the south Pacific. Boone is introduced in the pilot episode as the stepbrother of fellow crash survivor Shannon Rutherford. He tries to contribute as much as he can to the safety of the castaways and eventually becomes John Locke's protégé.

Also, unlike many other characters of the first season, who were rewritten based on their actors, Boone was largely the same through production. Somerhalder did not want to shoot a pilot; however, he jumped at the opportunity once he found out he would be working with co-creator/executive producer J. J. Abrams. The character was generally well received by critics and fans; USA Today described Boone as a "callow, privileged young man striving for maturity."^[1]