Disabled Actors with Physical Disabilities

Zak was born near Manchester, England in 1999. Starting out as a member of the Summerseat Players Youth Theatre, Zak then became a member of the Manchester Royal Exchange Young Company for two years, before attending the Manchester School of Theatre, graduating in 2020. Zak's professional theatre work includes playing Joseph Merrick in the critically acclaimed touring production of The Real and Imaginary History of the Elephant Man (2023) and various roles in Mark Gatiss' adaptation of A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story (2022) at the Nottingham Playhouse and Alexandra Palace. Zak's audio work includes the BBC Radio dramas Letter to Louis and Tinsel Girl, and Zak is the voice of the Thimble series of children's audio books. Zak's on-screen work include titles produced for BBC Studios, Paramount, Netflix, ITV, Sky Drama, Channel 4 and Channel 5, including the BAFTA winning short comedy Mobility (2023), Bridgerton (2020), Better (2023) and The Hardacres (2024) (2024). Zak has cerebral palsy and is an ambulant wheelchair user.

Marissa Bode is a Los-Angeles-based disabled actress who has been acting since age eight in a number of plays and musicals. "Little Shop of Horrors", "The Diviners", "Peter Pan" and "Mary Poppins" are just a few notable performances. She has also trained in the arts and studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. In addition, Marissa's self-written, self-directed, self-produced short film "You're Adorable" was accepted into the 2021 Wisconsin Film Festival. When she's not acting or creating films, Marissa enjoys painting and cooking.

Ruth Codd was born on 13 June 1996 in Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland. She is an actress, known for The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), The Midnight Club (2022) and Small Town, Big Story (2025).

Katy Sullivan was born on 6 December 1979 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Hacks (2021), Dexter: New Blood (2021) and Last Man Standing (2011).

In 2006 R.J. Mitte moved to Hollywood, California, with his family to support the foray of his sister, actress Lacianne Carriere, into print and commercial work. For fun, Mitte began training with Los Angeles talent manager Addison K. Witt in Sherman Oaks, Cal. And though many of the actors in the studio were working actors, Mitte was using acting as a means to build friendship with kids his own age while living in a new city. At the encouragement of Witt and talent agent Debra Manners of the Daniel Hoff Agency, Mitte began auditioning for commercials and TV shows like Grey's Anatomy (2005). Mitte tried his hand at background roles and became a regular student on the popular Disney show Hannah Montana (2006), later being romantically linked to the show's iconic star, Miley Cyrus.

Mitte was cast as Walt White Jr., a series regular, and character with cerebral palsy on AMC Network's Breaking Bad (2008). And though Mitte has a mild case of the same condition, he had to do what all actors do: research the character and even relearn many of the challenges he had endured as a child in order to convey a more pronounced version of CP. The Daily Advertiser, a Lafayette, La., newspaper learned of Mitte's work in Hollywood and featured him in an article, noting that R.J. was homegrown, and off to a great start in Hollywood.

Arthur Hughes is known for Then Barbara Met Alan (2022), The Innocents (2018) and Help (2021).

Amy Trigg grew up in Essex, England. She was the first wheelchair user to graduate from a performance course at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Her acting credits include work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare's Globe, The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Nottingham Playhouse, BBC and Universal. As a writer, Amy's first full length play 'Reasons You Should(n't) Love Me' was joint winner of the inaugural Women's Prize for Playwriting 2020 (Ellie Keel Productions and Paines Plough) and premiered at the Kiln Theatre in May 2021.

David Proud was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. He is an actor, writer, and director known for EastEnders (1985), Marcella (2016) and Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007). In December 2020 David joined the core writing team of Coronation Street (1960). David was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Artist for 2021.

David was born with a condition called Spina Bifida and uses a wheelchair.

Tom Mothersdale is known for Overlord (2018), Wolf Hall (2015) and Culprits (2023).

Mat Fraser was born on 28 January 1962 in England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Unarmed But Dangerous (2009), American Horror Story (2011) and Helen of Troy (2003). He has been married to Julie Atlas Muz since 6 May 2012.

Phoebe-Rae Taylor is known for Out of My Mind (2024), Good Morning America (1975) and Made in Hollywood (2005).

Cherylee Houston is known for Coronation Street (1960), I'm with Stupid (2005) and A Thing Called Love (2004).

Ruth Madeley was born on 4 August 1987 in Westhoughton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Don't Take My Baby (2015), The Rook (2019) and Nightsleeper (2024).

Eric Graise was born on 6 March 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and director, known for The Tomorrow War (2021), Limited Space (2018) and Tracker (2024).

Having grown up in Cambridgeshire and excelled at drama in school, Robinson went on to enroll as a Philosophy Undergraduate at the University of Birmingham, before putting his studies on hold after successfully auditioning for his breakout role as troublemaker Isaac, in Series 2 of the hugely popular show Sex Education, which launched on Netflix in January 2019.

Robinson quickly became popular with fans of the show for his portrayal of the playful, sarcastic Isaac, who, with his brother Joe, moves into the caravan park where Maeve lives. Masking his insecurities and a developing crush on Maeve with his razor-sharp wit and mischievous pranking, he soon becomes entangled in a love triangle with Maeve and Otis, throwing up some challenging moral decisions for Isaac.

Isaac was also Sex Education's first disabled, series regular, character, which emphasized the show's fresh approach to depicting a multiplicity of characters, backgrounds and stories.

Robinson was paralyzed in an accident during a school rugby match in South Africa in 2015, at the age of 17.

Michael J. Fox was born Michael Andrew Fox on June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Phyllis Fox (née Piper), a payroll clerk, and William Fox. His parents moved their 10-year-old son, his three sisters, Kelli Fox, Karen, and Jacki, and his brother Steven, to Vancouver, British Columbia, after his father, a sergeant in the Canadian Army Signal Corps, retired. During these years Michael developed his desire to act. At 15 he successfully auditioned for the role of a 10-year-old in a series called Leo and Me (1978). Gaining attention as a bright new star in Canadian television and movies, Michael realized his love for acting when he appeared on stage in "The Shadow Box." At 18 he moved to Los Angeles and was offered a few television-series roles, but soon they stopped coming and he was surviving on boxes of macaroni and cheese. Then his agent called to tell him that he got the part of Alex P. Keaton on the situation comedy Family Ties (1982). He starred in the feature films Teen Wolf (1985), High School U.S.A. (1983), Poison Ivy (1985) and Back to the Future (1985).

Jon Furlong was born in Manchester, England in February 1986.

He made his television debut in Neflix's The Last Kingdom as 'Brother Godwin' before moving swiftly onto his feature film debut in Mrs Lowry and Son.

He has Scoliosis of the spine, so has a distinctive look to him but is highly athletic and is a keen sportsman.

Jon is represented by McLean-Williams Ltd

Yaeger is a highly respected member of the SAG/AFTRA committee Performers with Disabilities, and advocates for the inclusion of actors with disabilities in roles not specified for disabled characters.

Yaeger is also a former professional X Games athlete. Kurt came back, was the first amputee in the X Games, and the first amputee to successfully pull a backflip, and still rides to this day. Remaining athletic after losing his leg is important so he can play any character at anytime. He ran up the Empire State Building, 86 floors in 20 minutes and 19 seconds; completed multiple 55-mile triathlons; and won several adventure challenges where he's pitting against able body athletes.

Motorcycles are Yaeger's second passion. As an amputee, he hosted the BMW GS Trophy Challenge for several years, and rides motorcycles off-road all around the world: Thailand, Madagascar, the Canadian Rockies, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Europe, and the United States. He works with several motorcycle manufactures and companies to create motorcycle-related content.

Daniel Monks is an actor & filmmaker.

He was awarded Best Actor in a Play at the 2020 The Stage Debut Awards, as well as being nominated for Best West End Debut Performer. He was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Film at the 2018 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, Best Lead Actor at the 2024 Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards, Best Supporting Actor at the 2023 Australian Film Critics Association (AFCA) Awards, and Best Male Actor in a Play at the 2018 Helpmann Awards & the 2018 Green Room Awards. He was a finalist for the 2017 Heath Ledger Scholarship and was nominated for Best Actor at the 2016 WA Screen Awards. In 2015, he won the Arts & Fashion Award at the NSW/ACT Young Achiever Awards, and he was awarded the Young Filmmaker of the Year at the 2014 WA Screen Awards. He won the Best Theatre Actor award at the 2019 Monsta Awards, was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2022 Monsta Awards, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Play at the 2019 BAL Awards. He was named one of the Casting Guild of Australia's Rising Stars for 2020, and a Future Shaper by Time Out Sydney in 2021.

In 2025, he played Brian Irvine in the Peacock series "All Her Fault", alongside Sarah Snook, Dakota Fanning, Michael Peña and Sophia Lillis.

In 2024, he played Nax in the Netflix series "Kaos", created by Charlie Covell, and Ser Manfred Dondarrion in the HBO Game of Thrones prequel series "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms". He also played Trofimov on stage opposite Nina Hoss and Adeel Akhtar in Benedict Andrews' Donmar Warehouse production of "The Cherry Orchard", which had a 2025 transfer to NYC's St Ann's Warehouse.

In 2023, he starred in the Peter Farrelly comedy movie "Ricky Stanicky", alongside Zac Efron, John Cena & William H Macy, and the television series "Dead Hot", alongside Vivian Oparah & Dame Penelope Wilton.

In 2022, he played Konstantin on stage opposite Emilia Clarke & Indira Varma in Jamie Lloyd's West End production of "The Seagull".

In 2021, he played the lead in Timothy Despina Marshall's feature film "In The Room Where He Waits", and starred in Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart" at the National Theatre, which was nominated for Best Play Revival at the 2022 Olivier Awards.

In 2020, he starred opposite Aisha Dee & Yerin Ha in the feature film "Sissy", which premiered at SXSW 2022 and was nominated for Best Film at the 2022 Australian Academy of Cinema & Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.

In 2019, he played the lead in "Teenage Dick" by Mike Lew at the Donmar Warehouse in London, directed by Michael Longhurst as part of his debut season as Artistic Director. He also starred in Sydney Theatre Company's production of "Lord of the Flies" alongside Mia Wasikowska & Eliza Scanlen, directed by Kip Williams. In 2019, he also guest starred in Sister Pictures & BBC One's "The Split" and BBC One's "Silent Witness".

In 2017, he starred in the title role in Malthouse Theatre's production of "The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man", directed by Matthew Lutton and written by Tom Wright. He also played the lead in the World Premiere of "Are We Awake?" at the Old Fitz Theatre, directed by Sean Hawkins and written by Charles O'Grady, which he reprised at the Kings Cross Theatre for Sydney Mardi Gras 2018. His previous stage work includes Felix Turner in Australian Marriage Equality's Staged Reading of "The Normal Heart" at the Darlinghurst Theatre in 2017, the title role in "Orpheus" with Lies, Lies & Propaganda and Suspicious Woman Productions in 2016, and The Kings Collective's "The Wonderful World of Dissocia" in 2015.

In 2016, he completed his first feature film "Pulse", which he wrote & edited, was the lead actor & one of the key producers. The film had its International Premiere at the Busan International Film Festival 2017, where it won the Flash Forward Busan Bank award - the first Australian film to ever do so. It also screened at the Sydney Film Festival 2017 as part of their Screenability program, was the Centrepiece film for the Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2017, and screened at the BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival 2018. It was selected as one of the "12 Best Queer Films of 2017" by SBS, and won the Best Australian Independent Film Peer Award at the Gold Coast Film Festival 2018.

His short films have screened around the world at more than 50 film festivals, including three at Palm Springs International ShortFest. His shorts have received such awards as the Jury Prize at the San Francisco International Short Film Festival and the Celluloid Casserole award for Best Short Film at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival.

He was accepted into Screen NSW's inaugural Screenability internship program as a screenwriter, and co-wrote the short film "Bodies" with filmmaker Laura Nagy, which was funded by Screen NSW's Generator: Emerging Filmmaker's Fund. He was also granted Create NSW Screenability Short Film funding for his short film "Broken", which Daniel wrote, produced & acted in, and screened at the Sydney Film Festival 2018.

He is a graduate of the Australian Film, Television & Radio School (AFTRS), & PAC Screen Workshops where he received the award for Consistent Excellence. He has trained as an actor with Elizabeth Kemp, Jeneffa Soldatic, Larry Moss, Benjamin Mathews & Lynette Sheldon, amongst others.

He played the title role in The Farm & co3's production of "Frank Enstein" in 2017, directed by Gavin Webber & Grayson Millwood, which premiered at Gold Coast's Bleach Festival 2017, and toured to Perth's State Theatre Centre WA. He also starred as one of the core lead cast-members on the children's television program "Go Happy Feet!", produced by Sandbox productions.

He was a recipient of an Amplify your Art grant through Accessible Arts in 2014, which enabled him to be mentored in dance by Philip Channells & Dance Integrated Australia. He is a performing artist with Murmuration Dance Theatre, and in 2015 began development on the "Bowerbirds" dance duet film with Dan Daw, directed & choreographed by Sarah-Vyne Vassallo. In 2016, he was invited by Accessible Arts to speak about his work & career at the Arts Activated conference.

In 2016, he became an Ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation, and in 2018 he was named the Ambassador for the "Evolution to Inclusion" Float at the 40th Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, for People with Disabilities Australia, Northcott, Cerebral Palsy Alliance & the National Disability Insurance Agency.

Cesily Collette Taylor is an emerging young actress best known for her role as Young Nessarose in the highly anticipated feature film Wicked. At just six years old, Cesily captivated audiences and filmmakers alike with her natural talent and charismatic presence.

Her debut in Wicked marked an important step forward in authentic representation, as Cesily brought her unique perspective as a wheelchair user to the role. Beyond acting, Cesily enjoys exploring her creativity through art, storytelling, and music, showcasing her love for imagination and expression.

With her inspiring journey and undeniable talent, Cesily is a rising star with a bright future in entertainment.

Robert David Hall was born on 9 November 1947 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Starship Troopers (1997) and The Negotiator (1998). He has been married to Judy Stearns since 1999. He was previously married to Connie Cole and Susan Petroni.

Melissa Johns was born on 21 June 1990 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Interceptor (2015), Adolescence (2025) and Coronation Street (1960).

Jack Carroll was born on 18 October 1998 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Mobility (2023), Coronation Street (1960) and Trollied (2011).

Nadia Albina is known for Whites (2010), Beautiful People (2008) and Doctors (2000).

Micah Fowler is thrilled to be part of the amazing cast and crew of the ABC Network Television show, " Speechless" as the role of JJ DiMeo. He was recently named to the "Forbes 30 Under 30, class of 2018", which acknowledges the inspiring work of young entrepreneurs and game changers today. Micah is so honored to not only have been considered, but chosen to stand along side such an extraordinary group of individuals making a difference in our world today.

Additionally, Micah was featured individual in Variety's 2017 Youth Impact Report.

Micah was honored to have received a 2017 Teen Choice Nomination, for Choice Comedy TV Actor, for his work on Speechless.

Micah, along with Scott Silveri, 20th Century Fox Television, ABC and the cast of Speechless, recently received the 2017 Catalyst Award for "Television Show of the Year".

Micah, along with the cast & networks and executive team of Speechless received the 2017 Television Critics Association "Outstanding Achievement in Youth Programming" Award.

Micah and the "Speechless" cast and creative team were selected as the 2016 recipient of the SAG-AFTRA Disability Awareness Award, which honors those who have made a significant contribution in raising the visibility and awareness of disability issues in the broadcast, sound recording, and entertainment industries.

Micah, along with the cast & networks and executive team of Speechless recently received the 2017 Annie Glenn Award from ASHA. This award is named after Annie Glenn, the wife of late Senator & astronaut, John Glenn, known nationwide for her advocacy for people with communication disorders. This award recognizes efforts to broaden awareness of communication issues and those who exemplify Annie Glenn's efforts to speak out about stuttering - a disorder she overcame as an adult - and other communication disorders.

Micah also honored to receive the 2016 Include NYC Inclusion Award for helping bring love, equity, and access to young people with disabilities in New York City.

Micah made his television debut on an episode of " Blue's Clues" when he was nine and later appeared on several episodes of " Sesame Street ." At 15, Micah made his feature film debut, as "Barry" in Jason Reitman's 2013 movie, " Labor Day," opposite Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin.

In real life, Micah lives every day conquering the challenges brought on by cerebral palsy and uses both a walker and a wheelchair, the latter for longer distances. Unlike his character, Micah can speak and uses his voice to be a constant advocate for others with disabilities; he is a proud ambassador for the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Fowler hopes viewers will get to know JJ as a very typical person, to the point that they don't even see JJ's disability, but see his personality, potential and the person he is. Micah recognizes the huge responsibility of representing the special needs community and hopes to make them proud!

Micah is an avid movie fan and especially enjoys the Marvel and D.C. Comics Franchises. In addition, he is a resident expert in all things " Star Wars." When not playing video games with his friends, he also plays on the Woodbridge Warriors, a sled hockey team with a very competitive group of special needs players.

Micah divides his time between Los Angeles and the East Coast. He has one sister, Kelsey Fowler who is also an actress and his inspiration for getting started in the business. She along with his parents, David and Tammy Fowler, are extremely supportive of Micah's endeavors.

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