The "curly-haired guy" was a nickname given to an unnamed tail section survivor of Oceanic Flight 815, dubbed "the Tailies".
Along with Mr. Eko, the "blonde guy", and "the German tailender", he was one of the first four people to be attacked by the Others, and among the first three kidnapped during the raids orchestrated on the survivors' first night on the Island.
On the Island[]
Season 2 (Day 1—2)[]
During their first night on the Island, three of the tailies were kidnapped by the Others. Eko was almost kidnapped, but killed his attacker. The "curly-haired guy" was among these three tailies. Although he was not specifically identified in any scene, he was later mentioned by Nathan in the dialog:
From The Other 48 Days transcript
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Nathan [entering]: Look, 3 of the people are missing—the blond guy, the curly-haired guy, and the German who was helping us with the injured. |
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Season 2 (Day 27)[]
Goodwin told Ana Lucia that on the first night, they took the strongest. Ana noticed this as suspicious, given Goodwin was not taken as well.
Season 3 (Day 74)[]
He appeared alongside Cindy, Emma, Zack, and the other Tailies, watching Jack in a cage. It appeared he assimilated with the Others after his captivity.
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