James Ford, better known by the alias "Sawyer", and later as "Jim LaFleur" is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Josh Holloway. Sawyer is initially portrayed as a conniving, overly sarcastic flirt who keeps stashes of washed ashore items. His flashbacks typically depict a more sensitive side to him, juxtaposed against acts of betrayal and theft. He has a romantic interest in Kate Austen (Evangeline Lilly), which is particularly prominent in the beginning of the th ...