Martin Keamy

Martin Keamy
Lost character
After ransacking much of the Barracks, Martin Keamy threatens his target Benjamin Linus from outside his window that if he does not come outside to give himself up to Widmore's mercenaries, he will shoot his hostage daughter Alexandra before his eyes in the next ten seconds on December 27, 2004
Keamy negotiates for Ben's surrender via walkie-talkie in the episode "The Shape of Things to Come"
First appearance"The Constant"
Last appearance"The Package"
Portrayed byKevin Durand
In-universe information
Full nameMartin Christopher Keamy
GenderMale
OccupationMercenary; Marine Corps First Sergeant (Formerly)
Former
residence		Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

First Sergeant Martin Christopher Keamy is a fictional character played by Kevin Durand in the fourth season and sixth season of the American ABC television series Lost. Keamy is introduced in the fifth episode of the fourth season as a crew member aboard the freighter called the Kahana that is offshore the island where most of Lost takes place.[1] In the second half of the season, Keamy served as the primary antagonist. He is the leader of a mercenary team hired by billionaire Charles Widmore (played by Alan Dale) that is sent to the island on a mission to capture Widmore's enemy Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) from his home, then torch the island.[2]

Unlike Lost's ensemble of characters who, according to the writers, each have good and bad intentions,[3] the writers have said that Keamy is evil and knows it.[4] Durand was contacted for the role after one of Lost's show runners saw him in the 2007 film 3:10 to Yuma. Like other Lost actors, Durand was not informed of his character's arc when he accepted the role.[5] Throughout Durand's nine-episode stint as a guest star in the fourth season, little was revealed regarding Keamy's life prior to his arrival on the island and Durand cited this as a reason why the audience "loved to hate" his villainous character.[6] Critics praised the writers for breaking Lost tradition and creating a seemingly heartless character, while Durand's performance and appearance were also reviewed positively. Keamy returned in the final season for a tenth and eleventh appearance.

  1. ^ ABC Medianet, (February 11, 2008) "Desmond Experiences Some Strange Side Effects on the Way to the Freighter". Retrieved on June 28, 2008.
  2. ^ Sarnoff, Elizabeth (writer) & Pennington, Kyle (writer) & Edwards, Paul (director), "Cabin Fever". Lost, ABC. Episode 11, season 4. Aired on May 8, 2008.
  3. ^ Szymanski, Mike, (December 7, 2007) "Lost Answers Offered", SCI FI. Retrieved on June 28, 2008. Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Lindelof, Damon & Cuse, Carlton, (May 19, 2008) "Official Lost Audio Podcast #413", ABC. Retrieved on June 28, 2008.
  5. ^ Harris, Bill, (May 29, 2008) "Canuck Finds Killer Role on Lost[usurped]", 24 Hours. Retrieved on June 28, 2008.
  6. ^ Deerwester, Jayme, (May 27, 2008) "For Durand, Playing the Lost Psychopath Can be a Blast", USA Today. Retrieved on June 28, 2008.