"Lost" calls for actor Stevens

[Brian Damage]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The mysterious Minkowski, whose voice was heard on the other side of the satellite phone found by the "Lost" gang, now has a face: Fisher Stevens will play the role on the ABC series.

The character, which was referenced several times toward the end of last season, was only heard talking to Jack (Matthew Fox) on the phone and told the survivors in the third-season finale in May that they will be rescued.

In the "Lost" fan blogosphere, the name of the character has been tied to German mathematician Hermann Minkowski, whose Minkowski space -- a four-dimensional system including the three dimensions of space plus the dimension of time -- was used in Einstein's theory of special relativity.

Stevens, who co-starred on CBS' "Early Edition," has focused on producing movies such as "A Prairie Home Companion" and "Swimfan" in recent years.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter