What actor played Jacob on the ABC television show “Lost”?”
Mark Pellegrino (born April 9, 1965) is an American actor of film and television who has been acting steadily since the late 1980s. He is perhaps most noticeably known as Rita’s abusive ex-con former husband Paul on Showtime’s Dexter. He’s also had appearances on television series such as Northern Exposure, ER, The X-Files, NYPD Blue, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Knight Rider. He is a teacher at Playhouse West in North Hollywood. In March 2009, Pellegrino was cast on the ABC series Lost for an appearance in the final episode of the fifth season, to play the role of the mysterious Jacob. Although the press release for the episode refers to his character simply as “Man No. 1,” a number of sources claim Pellegrino will be portraying Jacob, a mysterious character pivotal to the show’s plot.
Actor Mark Pellegrino portrayed Jacob on the season five finale of “Lost”. The finale was shown in two parts titled “The Incident, Part 1” and “The Incident, Part 2”. These episodes were the first time viewers got a good look at Jacob and where Jacob had substantial dialogue. Jacob’s silhouette was briefly shown in the season three episode titled “The Man Behind The Curtain” and was portrayed by actor Rob Kyker. Mark Pellegrino is best known for his character of Paul Bennett on the Showtime series “Dexter”. He has also appeared as a guest star on numerous shows like “Numbers”, “Chuck”, “Criminal Minds” and “The Ghost Whisperer”.
