James "Sawyer" Ford

James "Sawyer" Ford
Lost character
Josh Holloway as Sawyer.
First appearance	"Pilot (Part 1)"
Last appearance	"The End"
Created by	Jeffrey Lieber J. J. Abrams Damon Lindelof
Portrayed by	Josh Holloway
Centric episode(s)	"Confidence Man" "Outlaws" "Exodus, Part 1" "The Long Con" "Every Man for Himself" "LaFleur" "The Incident, Part 1" "LA X, Part 1 & 2" "Recon" "The Last Recruit" "The End"
In-universe information
Alias	Sawyer, Jim LaFleur
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation	Con man Head of Security, DHARMA Police officer (flash-sideways)
Children	Clementine Phillips
Relatives	Warren Ford (Father) Mary Ford (Mother) Doug (uncle)
Nationality	American

James Ford, better known by the alias "Sawyer" (/ˈsɔːjər/) and later as "Jim LaFleur", is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, portrayed by Josh Holloway. Created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, he first appeared in the pilot as one of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 which crashed on a mysterious island, and remained one of the show's main characters.

Serving as an anti-hero since his introduction, Sawyer was initially portrayed as a selfish, conniving and sarcastic handsome flirt who hoards stashes of washed-ashore items for himself. Flashbacks detailing his past are used to depict his more sensitive side, juxtaposed against acts of betrayal and theft. For the first four seasons, he competes with Jack Shephard (Matthew Fox) for the affections of Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly), but the latter's love for Jack ultimately prevails. He develops a more heroic side in season four and sacrifices his chance to get off the Island so his friends can escape. In the fifth season, Sawyer quickly acclimates to his new role as the leader of the remaining survivors. When they are sent back through time, Sawyer falls in love and forms a stable relationship with Juliet Burke (Elizabeth Mitchell), with whom he moves onto the afterlife in the series finale.