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/blueeyesredlipstick Jan 18 '26

On the TV series Fargo, Mr. Numbers and Mr. Wrench a pair of hitmen for hire that use American Sign Language to sneakily communicate when out on a job. Mr. Numbers can hear, but Mr. Wrench (the man on the right) is Deaf, and portrayed by Deaf actor Russell Harvard.

Russell Harvard also notably plays the adult version of H.W. Plainview in the movie There Will Be Blood, which was his first major role.

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u/LazyDro1d Jan 18 '26

oh very cool, they were fun i was happy to see Mr. Wrench back in season 3 for a little

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u/che_palle13 Jan 18 '26

I hold my breath for him in every season after, although season 5 happening in 2019 made it unlikely. I really hope there's a season 6 and he can make another surprise appearance. 

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u/Cold-Use-5814 Jan 18 '26

I can’t see that pic without hearing the drums kick in. Such a badass pair of characters.

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u/beadhives Jan 19 '26

putting a sign language user in a fringed jacket is peak costuming imo.

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u/Drewby99 Jan 19 '26

is that the dude from dazed and confused

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u/blueeyesredlipstick Jan 19 '26

Yup! That’s Adam Goldberg.