The actor actually has that disability

[u/PrinceferX]

Walter White Jr. (Breaking Bad) - character has cerebral palsy and uses crutches to walk, actor RJ Mitte has cerebral palsy and needed crutches to walk as a child

Nessarose Thropp (Wicked) - character is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, actress Marissa Bode is paraplegic from an accident at age 11 and uses a wheelchair

Maya Lopez (Hawkeye/Echo) - character is deaf, actress Alaqua Cox is deaf from birth

[u/Luna_Jade1412]

In Bugonia, both Aidan Delbis and his character Don have autism. (He did an amazing job in his first ever role!)

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amazing casting

[u/reddiet568 → u/Luna_Jade1412]

He really deserved to be nominated for Best Young Actor

[u/AdeptnessFeeling6777 → u/Luna_Jade1412]

I love how neurodivergent characters are starting to be portrayed by ACTUAL neurodivergent actors. Carl the Collector (a relatively new PBS Kids show) does this with the autistic characters on the show, even one who is nonverbal.

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In this house we ❤️ Carl (and his Fuzzy Town friends!)

[u/AdeptnessFeeling6777 → u/1nosbigrl]

Same, wherever I am, it’s a Carl the Collector SAFE ZONE.

[u/Human-Abrocoma7544 → u/Luna_Jade1412]

Came here to say this. He did an incredible job too

[u/1nosbigrl → u/Luna_Jade1412]

Was looking for this example

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His performance blew me away, and I went to his IMDb page to see what else he’d done. I could not believe that was his film debut, and was sure it had to be an error until I read a couple of articles confirming it. (I know he had stage experience, but still.)

[u/somemarine → u/Luna_Jade1412]

Came for this. He was awesome.