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Ben Linus

Benjamin Linus is a fictional character portrayed by Michael Emerson on the ABC television series Lost. Ben was the leader of a group of Island natives called the Others and was initially known as Henry Gale to the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. He began as the main antagonist during the second and third seasons, but in subsequent seasons, becomes a…

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Occupation
Leader of the Others Teacher (flash-sideways)
Aliases
Henry Gale, Dean Moriarty
Centric episode(s)
"The Man Behind the Curtain" "The Shape of Things to Come" "Dead Is Dead" "Dr. Linus" "What They Died For"
Children
Alex Rousseau (adoptive daughter)
Created by
J. J. Abrams · Damon Lindelof
First appearance
"One of Them" (2006)

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Ben Linus

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Avg. degree1.99
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Ben Linus → Damon Lindelof, J. J. Abrams
Aliases · 1
Ben Linus → Henry Gale, Dean Moriarty
Centric episode(s) · 1
Ben Linus → "The Man Behind the Curtain" "The Shape of Things to Come" "Dead Is Dead" "Dr. Linus" "What They Died For"
Children · 1
Ben Linus → Alex Rousseau (adoptive daughter)
First appearance · 1
Ben Linus → "One of Them" (2006)
Full name · 1
Ben Linus → Benjamin Linus
Gender · 1
Ben Linus → Male
Last appearance · 1
Ben Linus → "The New Man in Charge" (2010)
Nationality · 1
Ben Linus → American

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Ben LinusAliasesHenry Gale, Dean Moriarty1.00infobox
Ben LinusCentric episode(s)"The Man Behind the Curtain" "The Shape of Things to Come" "Dead Is Dead" "Dr. Linus" "What They Died For"1.00infobox
Ben LinusChildrenAlex Rousseau (adoptive daughter)1.00infobox
Ben LinusCreated byJ. J. Abrams1.00infobox
Ben LinusCreated byDamon Lindelof1.00infobox
Ben LinusFirst appearance"One of Them" (2006)1.00infobox
Ben LinusFull nameBenjamin Linus1.00infobox
Ben LinusGenderMale1.00infobox
Ben LinusLast appearance"The New Man in Charge" (2010)1.00infobox
Ben LinusNationalityAmerican1.00infobox
Ben LinusOccupationLeader of the Others Teacher (flash-sideways)1.00infobox
Ben LinusPortrayed byMichael Emerson Sterling Beaumon (Young Ben)1.00infobox
Ben LinusRelativesRoger Linus (father) Emily Linus (mother)1.00infobox
Ben LinusSpeciesHuman1.00infobox

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