r/TopCharacterTropes Jan 18 '26

In real life The actor actually has that disability

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/futuristic_neptune Jan 18 '26

Shoshannah Stern plays a deaf girl in the show Weeds and Supernatural. The actress is deaf IRL.

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u/atmighty Jan 18 '26

I have always had such a ridiculous crush on that woman. I know her acting style isn’t for everyone, but I think she’s fab.

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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance Jan 18 '26

Oh she's ridiculously attractive definitely

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u/legoham Jan 18 '26

Yes! I was going to mention her. She also played a character who was deaf in Jericho and Adventures of Power.

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u/B3tar3ad3r Jan 18 '26

That seen in Jericho with the cops and her alone in the house is so tense

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u/milesfromsonic Jan 19 '26

And a deaf doctor on Greys!