Fagin — Boy Called Twist Character Profile

About Fagin

An ancient Ethiopian Rastafarian who operates a network of child thieves in Cape Town. He takes in Twist, trains him in theft, and secretly receives payments from Monks to keep the boy marginalized.

Character Facts

Played by

Lesley Fong

Appears in

Boy Called Twist (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Fagin — Professional Handler — Twist (Jarrid Geduld)

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

• Fagin — Professional Enforcer — Bill Sykes (Bart Fouche)

  Sykes operates as Fagin's muscle to reclaim the boy.

• Fagin — Professional Contractor — Monks (Peter Butler)

  Monks financially contracts Fagin to maintain Twist's hidden status.

• Fagin — Professional Operative — Dodger (Tertius Swanepoel)

  Dodger functions as a street-level operative under Fagin's command.

• Fagin — Professional Operative — Nancy (Kim Suzanne Engelbrecht)

  Nancy acts as a field operative executing Fagin's orders.

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More characters from Boy Called Twist

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