Susan Twist

{{Infobox person

| name = Susan Twist

| birth_date = {{bda|1956|6|6}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, United Kingdom

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1980–present

| known_for = Doctor Who

}}

Susan Twist (born 6 June 1956{{cite web|url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5881546.How_Susan_swapped_Brookside_for_Brooklyn/|title=How Susan swapped Brookside for Brooklyn|date=19 September 2003|accessdate=20 June 2024|work=Lancashire Telegraph}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/actor-susan-twist-my-first-job-taught-me-to-dare-to-make-mistakes|title=Actor Susan Twist: 'My first job taught me to dare to make mistakes'|work=The Stage|last=Byrne|first=John|date=22 May 2019|accessdate=20 June 2024}}) is a British actress best known as Rosie Banks in Brookside (1994–1996) and as Susan Triad{{efn|Twist appeared as different variations of Susan Triad in various episodes of the fourteenth series, being credited as different roles depending on the episode.}} in Doctor Who (2023–present).{{cite news|last1=Jeffery|first1=Morgan|title=Susan Twist's identity is revealed in Doctor Who's The Legend of Ruby Sunday|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/susan-twist-doctor-who-identity-revealed-newsupdate/|work=Radio Times|date=15 June 2024}}

Early life

Twist was born in Liverpool. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1975 to 1978.{{cite web|url=https://app.spotlight.com/8217-1207-8203|title=Spotlight CV: Susan Twist|publisher=spotlight.com|accessdate=20 June 2024}}

Career

Twist has appeared in various episodes of Doctors, In the Flesh, Coronation Street and The Archers.{{cite news|last1=Griffin|first1=Louise|title=Who is Susan Twist's character in Doctor Who? All the theories |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-susan-twist-theories/|work=Radio Times|date=7 June 2024}}

On stage, she has appeared in productions of The Three Musketeers, Prize Night, Jack Flash and The Taming of the Shrew.

In 2023, she appeared in the second 60th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, "Wild Blue Yonder", playing Mrs Merridew, Isaac Newton's maid. She then appeared in the 2023 Christmas special, "The Church on Ruby Road", where she played a different character, now a woman in the crowd of a concert. She subsequently re-appeared in the first six episodes of the fourteenth series as different characters,{{efn|In episode 6, "Rogue", Twist does not appear in person, however, a portrait painting of her is seen.}} before being revealed as the character Susan Triad in that series' two-part finale, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" and "Empire of Death". In 2025, it was announced she would return for the show's fifteenth series, with Twist returning in the series' two-part finale, "Wish World"/"The Reality War".

Filmography

= Film =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2018 \| Playing Dead \| Jenny \| Short film

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2018

| Playing Dead

| Jenny

| Short film

= Television =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1980 \| The Squad \| Wendy \| 1 episode
1981 \| The Chinese Detective \| Receptionist \| 1 episode
1982 \| God Speed Co-Operation \| Betty \| Television film
1985 \| Brookside \| Jean \| 3 episodes
1994–1996 \| Brookside \| Rosie Banks \| Regular role
1998 \| Reckless: The Sequel \| Vicar \| Television film
1998 \| The Bill \| Prison Officer \| 1 episode
2000 \| Always and Everyone \| Court Welfare Officer \| 1 episode
2002 \| Coronation Street \| Donna Stout \| 2 episodes
2002 \| A Good Thief \| Mrs. Sutherland \| Television film
2003 \| The Bill \| D.C.I. Dixon \| 1 episode
2005 \| Girls in Love \| Manager \| 2 episodes
2006 \| The Royal \| Joan Travis \| 1 episode
2006 \| See No Evil: The Moors Murders \| Nellie Hindley \| 2 episodes
2007 \| Doctors \| Jean Highsmith \| 1 episode
2013 \| Being Eileen \| Beedie \| 2 episodes
2013 \| In the Flesh \| Mrs. Bennett \| 2 episodes
2017 \| Coronation Street \| Lydia Hartman \| 2 episodes
2017 \| Eric, Ernie and Me \| Patsy \| Television film
2023–present \| Doctor Who \| Various{{efn\|Twist's principal role is her appearance as Susan Triad from "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" on.}} \| Recurring role (10 episodes){{efn\|3 uncredited.}}

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1980

| The Squad

| Wendy

| 1 episode

1981

| The Chinese Detective

| Receptionist

| 1 episode

1982

| God Speed Co-Operation

| Betty

| Television film

1985

| Brookside

| Jean

| 3 episodes

1994–1996

| Brookside

| Rosie Banks

| Regular role

1998

| Reckless: The Sequel

| Vicar

| Television film

1998

| The Bill

| Prison Officer

| 1 episode

2000

| Always and Everyone

| Court Welfare Officer

| 1 episode

2002

| Coronation Street

| Donna Stout

| 2 episodes

2002

| A Good Thief

| Mrs. Sutherland

| Television film

2003

| The Bill

| D.C.I. Dixon

| 1 episode

2005

| Girls in Love

| Manager

| 2 episodes

2006

| The Royal

| Joan Travis

| 1 episode

2006

| See No Evil: The Moors Murders

| Nellie Hindley

| 2 episodes

2007

| Doctors

| Jean Highsmith

| 1 episode

2013

| Being Eileen

| Beedie

| 2 episodes

2013

| In the Flesh

| Mrs. Bennett

| 2 episodes

2017

| Coronation Street

| Lydia Hartman

| 2 episodes

2017

| Eric, Ernie and Me

| Patsy

| Television film

2023–present

| Doctor Who

| Various{{efn|Twist's principal role is her appearance as Susan Triad from "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" on.}}

| Recurring role (10 episodes){{efn|3 uncredited.}}

= Podcast series =

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2018 \| Stone \| Grace Peverall \| 3 episodes
2020 \| The Archers \| Megan Miller \| 1 episode

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2018

| Stone

| Grace Peverall

| 3 episodes

2020

| The Archers

| Megan Miller