Dr. Ethan Rom is a recurring fictional character portrayed by William Mapother on the ABC television show Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote tropical island somewhere in the south Pacific. Introduced in the first season", 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 at which point he kidnapped Charlie Pace and the pregnant Claire Littleton, disposing of the former soon after. Grillo-Marxuach, Javier (writer) & Williams, Stephen (director), "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues". Lost, ABC. Episode 11, season 1. Aired on December 8, 2004. Ethan is also one of the few characters to have made more episode appearances while his character was dead rather than alive.
