Torchwood

John Barrowman

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:39:53 GMT

Captain Jack Harkness Species: Human Variant Role: Head of Torchwood 3 Highlights: Chiselled and ripped no person can help but fall for Cpt Jack's charms. 1000 years of experience. Burden: Faced with a harrowing childhood, the loss of his brother and facing eternal life. Sexual Orientation: Bi-sexual Bio: The details of Jack's past are hazy at best. He comes from somewhere in the Earth's far different future. Harkness lost his brother to an unknown alien hoard, and is plagued by is less than perfect relationship with his father. For reasons which are yet to be divulged, Harkness cannot die or be killed. Over the years he has developed a keen intuition as well as a stomach you could do your washing on.

Eve Myles

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:59:03 GMT

Gwen Cooper Species: Human Role: Police liaisons, enforcement Highlights: Teaching the team to care more for the emotional repercussions of their actions. Being promoted from the Police to Torchwood. Burden: Trying to maintain a relationship with a man outside of Torchwood. Being a very sensitive person, Gwen takes a lot of the horrible things she sees to heart. Sexual Orientation: Straight (Mostly) Bio: Gwen is hailed at the heart of the Torchwood team, she is not as distant or cold as the others, and is resigned to maintaining a real life and real relationship outside of Torchwood. Gwen displays some keen fighting skills as well and has found the affections of both Owen and Jack as well as husband Rhys. Gwen is similar to Cpt. Jack in that she is seemingly irresistible to others.

Burn Gorman

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:58:40 GMT

Owen Harper Species: Human Role: Medical Officer Highlight: Single handily taking on a manor full of thugs and laser beams. Excellent surgical skills. Burden: Existing as a reanimated corpse, Owen can no longer enjoy any of the pleasures of the flesh. Sexual Orientation: Straight Bio: Owen, a brilliant surgeon, is a self confessed cold fish. His life's pursuits are mostly shallow, although he has found himself engaged in a few moments of depth. *Spoiler ahead* Owen, in a twist of irony was killed and reanimated, now as a corpse he no-longer has senses, and finally realises what he missed in life.

Gareth David-Lloyd

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:59:33 GMT

Ianto Jones Species: Human Role: General Support Highlight: Becoming Cpt Jacks latests bit. Burden: Losing the love of his life to the Cybermen. Sexual Orientation: Bi-sexual Bio: Starting out in Torchwood as a gopher and dogsbody, Ianto worked his way up to become an integral part of the Torchwood team in enforcement as well as paper work. Ianto was transferred from Torchwood 1, he was introduced early as a troubled soul. *Spoiler* Ianto's girlfriend was half transformed by the Cybermen, despite her being a clear danger to the earth, he kept her in the basement of Torchwood, attempting to cure her. Ianto is currently in a tryst with Cpt. Harkness.

Naoko Mori

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:59:19 GMT

Toshiko Sato Species: Human Role: Computer Specialist Highlight: Straightening out a breach in the time-space continuum, saving the planet Burden: Hopelessly lonely, unrequited love of Owen. Sexual Orientation: Straight Bio: Computer genius Toshiko is in charge of all the technology within Torchwood 3. She is a loner, who has held a long standing unrequited love for Owen Harper. Tosh is very much overlooked within the Torchwood team, she takes a back seat and is somewhat resentful of the attentions given to Gwen.

Freema Agyeman

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:46 GMT

Martha Jones Species: Human Role: UNIT Liaison, Enforcer, Medical Officer Highlight: Kicking it with the Doctor, saving the Earth. Burden: Unrequited love for the Doctor. Sexual Orientation: Straight Bio: Former assistant to the Doctor, Martha now works for U.N.I.T, she casually blows in and out of Torchwood when her assistance is required. Martha holds great skill in both the Medical and military fields. After leaving the Doctor's side, due to her unrequited love for him, Martha finished her medical studies and found her own within the paranormal military organisations of U.N.I.T and Torchwood.

James Marsters

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:01:03 GMT

Captain John Hart Species: Human Variant Role: Rogue/ Time Agent Highlight: Travelling through time having sex with Captain Jack Burden: Damaged soul, unrequited love. Sexual Orientation: Everything. Bio: Time Agent and general sex hound, Cpt Hart breezes in and out of various time periods, in search of power and pleasure. Him and Jack spent a good deal of time stuck in a time flux, in this time they got together and wore great jackets. It is very unclear as to where his allegiances lie, although he attempted to kill the entire Torchwood team, he seems to show a degree of repentance for his actions, and a genuine care/ love for Cpt. Jack.

Indira Varma

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:04:37 GMT

Suzie Costello Species: Human Role: Police Liaison, Enforcer Highlight: Avenging her troubled past by killing her father. Burden: Temporarily reanimated, traitor to the team. Sexual Orientation: Straight Bio: Suzie was a key member of Torchwood, until she turned on the team for her own selfish exploits. She was killed by Jack and replaced by Gwen Cooper. *Spoiler* Suzie is later reanimated and again begins a rampage, in which he takes her revenge on her distant father and her replacement.

Kai Owen

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:01:26 GMT

Rhys Williams Species: Human Role: Outsider Highlight: Marrying Gwen Cooper, discovering the secret of Torchwood and extra-terrestrial life. Burden: Having a somewhat unrequited adoration for the love of his life. Sexual Orientation: Straight Bio: Rhys is not a member of Torchwood, but finds him self occasionally wrapped up in extra terrestrial activity, because of wife Gwen. Due to his allegiance with Gwen, Torchwood decide not to wipe his memory. Rhys has found himself a key part of a few Torchwood missions and has made a fair input in protecting the earth. He is constantly concerned about the strength of his relationship with Gwen, whose work tears her gradually away from him and 'real life'.