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Ethan Rom

Ethan Rom is a fictional character portrayed by William Mapother on the ABC television show Lost. Introduced in the first season as the main antagonist, Ethan is the surgeon for the antagonistic and mysterious group known as the "Others". He infiltrated the fuselage survivors, posing as one of them until they discovered his true identity. He then…

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Occupation
Surgeon of the Others
First appearance
"Solitary"
Former residence
The Island
Gender
Male
Last appearance
"What Kate Does"
Portrayed by
William Mapother Devon Gearhart (boy)

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Ethan Rom

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples8
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Ethan Rom

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First appearance · 1
Ethan Rom → "Solitary"
Former residence · 1
Ethan Rom → The Island
Gender · 1
Ethan Rom → Male
Last appearance · 1
Ethan Rom → "What Kate Does"
Occupation · 1
Ethan Rom → Surgeon of the Others
Portrayed by · 1
Ethan Rom → William Mapother Devon Gearhart (boy)
Relatives · 1
Ethan Rom → Horace Goodspeed (Father) Amy Goodspeed (Mother)
is a · 1
Ethan Rom → fictional character portrayed by William Mapother on the ABC television show Lost

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ethan mapother claire island lost others character charlie one jack survivors season episode first surgeon portrayed william kate time episodes

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ethan RomFirst appearance"Solitary"1.00infobox
Ethan RomFormer residenceThe Island1.00infobox
Ethan RomGenderMale1.00infobox
Ethan RomLast appearance"What Kate Does"1.00infobox
Ethan RomOccupationSurgeon of the Others1.00infobox
Ethan RomPortrayed byWilliam Mapother Devon Gearhart (boy)1.00infobox
Ethan RomRelativesHorace Goodspeed (Father) Amy Goodspeed (Mother)1.00infobox
Ethan Romis afictional character portrayed by William Mapother on the ABC television show Lost0.90text

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