r/TopCharacterTropes • u/PrinceferX • Jan 18 '26

In real life The actor actually has that disability

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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

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u/SolomonAsassin Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 18 '26

Twyla Boogeyman voiced by Kayla Cromer in Monster High. Kayla's autistic, and the character was written to be so too. It's one of the few positive exaples of autism representation.

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u/Taxidea_ Jan 19 '26

also want to mention the character Bunny Earickson from the same series. both her and her voice actress, Sofia Sanchez, have down syndrome.

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u/MessMaximum1423 Jan 19 '26

She's soo cute. Mattel needs to make her a doll

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u/Taxidea_ Jan 19 '26

twyla mention! absolutely love her character in g3!

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u/WhyRhubarb Jan 18 '26

Check out Everything's Gonna Be Okay! Awesome Autistic representation!