Lost: How It Should Be Re-Cast In 2021
7. Sayid Jarrah - Riz Ahmed
There were plenty of characters who were essential to the group's survival, but one of the most important was Sayid. Without him, there's no way the victims of Oceanic Flight 815 would have survived, but it was still an incredibly difficult time for him, thanks to his backstory and the prejudice he faced.
Riz Ahmed has been a slowly rising star for at least a decade now and has found himself thrust fully into the spotlight thanks to his roles in big movies like Rogue One, Venom and The Sound Of Metal - which scored him an Academy Award Nomination. He's an actor who can flip between comedy and severity, which is something Sayid would do pretty much every episode.
More than this, Ahmed also has a wonderful ability to make his characters feel storied, which would be necessary to Sayid. His past significantly influenced the way he acted and operated whilst on the island, so an actor who could convey that is vital.