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Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman)

A man with an enigmatic past, Jack leads his team through danger and temptation. The team know very little about this mysterious figure: only that someone with that name disappeared in the middle of the Second World War ? but that couldn't be him, could it? Looks late 30s, but probably much, much older, Jack is from the far future but for undisclosed reasons has chosen to head up Torchwood. The heart of and soul of the team, Jack is pragmatic and practical ? if sacrificing a life to save many is the only option, he'll take it. Ambivalent to sexual boundaries, Jack's life remains private.

John Barrowman's Bio

Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles)

Gwen's Cardiff life as a Police Officer and devoted girlfriend to Rhys is turned upside-down when she encounters Torchwood. Intrigued by her resourcefulness, they make her part of the team. Passionate and driven, Gwen is the first (sometimes only) Torchwood member to see the human side to their work, but will she be able to maintain her ordinary life as she becomes more drawn into Torchwood's world?

Eve Myles' Bio

Owen Harper (Burn Gorman)

In his early 30s, Owen Harper is Torchwood's scientist and medic. He is brilliant, but unfortunately knows it and thinks he is good at everything and has little consideration for the rules. Owen is charming, can be arrogant, thoughtless and insolent, which sometimes leads him into confrontations with the other members of the team.

Burn Gorman's Bio

Ianto Jones (Gareth David-Lloyd)

Ruthlessly efficient, Ianto holds Torchwood together with his polite and calm exterior, ensuring the rest of the team has everything it needs. And let's not forget he looks good in a suit. No one could be that restrained all the time, could they?

Gareth David-Lloyd'd Bio

Toshiko Sato (Naoko Mori)

Quite simply, Tosh is a genius. She specialises in all things technical ? from her computer terminal in the Torchwood hub, she can make it look like you never existed. Her love of technology means she is rarely parted from it. This has consequences for her private life, which she ensures remains exactly that ? private. In her mid 20s, Tosh is the least outgoing of the team.

Naoko Mori's Bio

Suzie Costello (Indira Varma)

Second-in-charge and an expert in alien hardware, Suzie is conscientious and hard-working. Her focus is to catalogue and understand the devices that come into Torchwood's possession and her enthusiasm borders on an obsession. To Suzie, there is no better job than working for Torchwood ? in fact, there is no
other job for her.

Indira Varma's Bio

Rhys Jones (Kai Owen)

Gwen's boyfriend is a transport manager in Cardiff. He is caring and in love with Gwen, but has no knowledge of what her job at Torchwood involves .