Why Lost Star Matthew Fox Walked Away From Hollywood -- And Is Coming Back!

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With Lost rewatches happening all the time on streaming services, it’s easy to forget the show ended 12 whole years ago! And it wasn’t long after the acclaimed series took its final bow that star Matthew Fox followed suit.

The Party of Five alum did a couple movies afterward, notably playing a shredded villain in Alex Cross and an anti-hero cowboy in the underseen horror/Western Bone Tomahawk.

But after that? He walked away from the business. In fact, it’s actually been over seven years since Fox stepped in front of the camera! Related: Mark Wahlberg Says He’s About To Quit To Do THIS He’s finally making his return in a new show called Last Light, and in a press conference for the Peacock series, he took a moment to explain his extended hiatus.

On why he chose the moment he did to stop acting, he explained it was starring in that Western that marked the occasion for him: As for why he’d already been thinking about retirement, he explained that was all about focusing on his family — before his kids got too old and he missed it all!