Twist — Boy Called Twist Character Profile

About Twist

Protagonist abandoned at an orphanage, works as a farm laborer and undertaker's apprentice before escaping to Cape Town. He becomes entangled in a child theft ring, forms a bond with Ebrahim Bassedien, and is the target of a struggle for his soul and inheritance.

Twist — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Jarrid Geduld

Appears in

Boy Called Twist (2004)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Twist — Professional Handler — Fagin (Lesley Fong)

  Fagin acts as the criminal mentor and leader of the network Twist joins.

• Twist — Professional Trainer — Dodger (Tertius Swanepoel)

  Dodger serves as the practical instructor for Twist's criminal education.

• Twist — Conflict Antagonist — Monks (Peter Butler)

  Monks is the hidden antagonist whose financial motive drives the plot's central conflict.

• Twist — Alliance Accomplice — Nancy (Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht)

  Nancy is temporarily allied with Sykes in abducting Twist.

• Twist — Conflict Abductor — Bill Sykes (Bart Fouche)

  Sykes forcibly removes Twist from safety, initiating the struggle for his soul.

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• Boese (Ivan Abrahams)
• Chester (Merlin Balie)
• Bill Sykes (Bart Fouche)
• Fagin (Lesley Fong)
• Nancy (Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht)
• Monks (Peter Butler)
• Dodger (Tertius Swanepoel)
• Dickie (Remi Lawrence)
• Charley Bates (Ndyebo Mgaga)