Susan Twist

Susan Twist (born 6 June 1956) is a British actress best known as Rosie Banks in Brookside (1994–1996) and as Susan Triad in Doctor Who (2023–2025).

Early life Twist was born in Liverpool. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from 1975 to 1978.

Career Twist has appeared in various episodes of Doctors, In the Flesh, Coronation Street and The Archers.

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, 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

Year Title Role Notes 2018 Playing Dead Jenny Short film 2026 Reckless Rebecca

Television 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 The Bill Prison Officer 1 episode 2000 Always and Everyone Court Welfare Officer 1 episode 2002 Coronation Street Donna Stout 2 episodes 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 See No Evil: The Moors Murders Nellie Hindley 2 episodes 2007 Doctors Jean Highsmith 1 episode 2013 Being Eileen Beedie 2 episodes In the Flesh Mrs. Bennett 2 episodes 2017 Coronation Street Lydia Hartman 2 episodes Eric, Ernie and Me Patsy Television film 2023–2025 Doctor Who Various Recurring role (10 episodes) 2024–2025Doctor Who: UnleashedHerself

Podcast series Year Title Role Notes 2018 Stone Grace Peverall 3 episodes 2020 The Archers Megan Miller 1 episode