List of Actors and Entertainers With Disabilities
Topic: Famous Disabled People
Ian C. Langtree - Content Writer/Editor for Disabled World
Published: 2024/01/14
Publication Type: Informative
Contents: Summary - Introduction - Main Item - Related Topics
Synopsis: List of famous and well-known film, stage, and television actors and entertainers living and deceased with a disability. In an industry that often projects a glamorous façade, it's crucial to recognize and celebrate the diverse talents that exist within the realm of entertainment, irrespective of physical or cognitive abilities. In this collection, we shine a spotlight on a remarkable group of actors and entertainers who have not only graced the stage and screen with their performances but have also paved the way for greater inclusion and representation in an industry that continues to evolve.
Introduction
Welcome to our curated compilation: "List of Actors and Entertainers With Disabilities." In an industry that often projects a glamorous façade, it's crucial to recognize and celebrate the diverse talents that exist within the realm of entertainment, irrespective of physical or cognitive abilities. This compilation serves as a testament to the resilience, creativity, and sheer talent of individuals who have defied societal norms and overcome challenges to make a significant impact on the world of film, television, theater, and beyond.
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In this collection, we shine a spotlight on a remarkable group of actors and entertainers who have not only graced the stage and screen with their performances but have also paved the way for greater inclusion and representation in an industry that continues to evolve. Through their talent, they have broken barriers, shattered stereotypes, and paved the way for a more inclusive and accepting world.
Also see our list of famous people with various disabilities.
Actors With Disabilities
- Antonin Artaud
- Antoñita Singla
- Azucena Hernández
- Erast Garin
- Fae Ellington
- Fábio Barreto
- Georg Uecker
- Georgie Parker
- Hideaki Anno
- Howie Mandel
- Kenneth Mitchell
- Kodi Smit-McPhee
- Kyousei Tsukui
- Lachi
- Max Linder
- Omar Elba
- Pablo Pineda
- Peter Radtke
- Quentin Kenihan
- Rana Daggubati
- Samuel Koch
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Sarah Houbolt
- Shannon Murray
- Sudha Chandran
- Supriya Devi
- Tom Alter
American Actors With Disabilities
- Aaron Carter
- Aarron Loggins
- Abby McEnany
- Adam Levine
- Adam McKay
- Al Lewis
- Alan Alda
- Alaqua Cox
- Alaqua Cox
- Alex Borstein
- Alex Cord
- Alexa Dectis
- Alexandra Billings
- Alexandria Wailes
- Alyssa Milano
- Amy Roloff
- Andrea Fay Friedman
- Angel Theory
- Angela Rockwood
- Angelo Rossitto
- Anthony Griffith
- Anthony Mackie
- Anthony Natale
- Aria Mia Loberti
- Ariana Grande
- Art Metrano
- Audree Norton
- Auti Angel
- Beetlejuice
- Bernard Bragg
- Billy Barty
- Billy Curtis
- Billy Porter
- Brent Collins
- Bridget Powers
- Bruce Hlibok
- CJ Jones
- Caroline Innerbichler
- Carrie Ann Inaba
- Catieosaurus
- Charla Baklayan Faddoul
- Charlie Becker
- Chaz Bono
- Chella Man
- Cher
- Chris Burke
- Christopher Reeve
- Christy McGinity Gibel
- Chuck Baird
- Chuy Bravo
- Clarence Chesterfield Howerton
- Corey Burton
- Courtney Love
- Daisy Earles
- Dana Elcar
- Daniel Durant
- Danielle Perez
- Danny Glover
- Danny Murphy
- Daryl Hannah
- Daryl Mitchell
- Deanne Bray
- Debbie Lee Carrington
- Dick Beals
- Dionne Quan
- Donald Cerrone
- Ed Gale
- Ed Waterstreet
- Eddie Lightfoot
- Edward Barbanell
- Eliza Dushku
- Ella Mae Lentz
- Emilio Insolera
- Emily Blunt
- Emmanuel Lewis
- Eric the Actor
- Frank Cucksey
- Gage Golightly
- Garrett Zuercher
- Gary Coleman
- George Brasno
- Geraldine Lawhorn
- Geri Jewell
- Gideon Glick
- Gilbert Eastman
- Goddess Bunny
- Greg Rice
- Greta Gerwig
- Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf
- Harold Lloyd
- Harry Monty
- Howard McNear
- Howie Seago
- Hugh Farrington
- Jace Norman
- Jack Elam
- Jack Pickford
- James Caverly
- Jamie Brewer
- Jane Lynch
- Jane Norman
- Jason Acuña
- Jason Kingsley
- Jennifer Aniston
- Jerry Maren
- Jessica McCabe
- Jillian Mercado
- Jim Byrnes
- Joe Pantoliano
- Joel McHale
- John George
- John Rice
- John de Lancie
- Johnny Eck
- Johnny Roventini
- Jonathan Hall Kovacs
- Josh Ryan Evans
- Joyner Lucas
- Julia Fox
- Justin Roiland
- Karen Duffy
- Katie Leclerc
- Kayla Cromer
- Keivonn Woodard
- Kellen Goff
- Kelly Ripa
- Kennedy McMann
- Kenny Easterday
- Kiera Allen
- Kim Rhodes
- Kitty Lunn
- Kyle Hebert
- Lachi
- Lara Flynn Boyle
- Lauren Potter
- Lauren Ridloff
- Lauren Ridloff
- Lena Dunham
- Leslie Nielsen
- Lewis Croft
- Linda Bove
- Linda Hunt
- Logan Huffman
- Lou Ferrigno
- Madison Ferris
- Major Dodson
- Malin Akerman
- Margaret Pellegrini
- Margaret Raia
- Maria Bamford
- Mark Povinelli
- Marlee Matlin
- Martin Klebba
- Matt Roloff
- Max Brooks
- Maxwell Atoms
- Megan Fox
- Meinhardt Raabe
- Mel Ferrer
- Meredith Eaton
- Mia Farrow
- Micah Fowler
- Michael Dudikoff
- Michael Dunn
- Michael Fox
- Michael Gilden
- Mickey Carroll
- Mickey Hays
- Mikaela Krantz
- Millicent Simmonds
- Mitch Longley
- Nancy Becker-Kennedy
- Nicky Jam
- Nicolas Cantu
- Nyle DiMarco
- Olga Nardone
- Olive Brasno
- Omar Elba
- Pat Bilon
- Patrick Dempsey
- Patty Maloney
- Peter Dinklage
- Phil Fondacaro
- Phyllis Frelich
- Prince Denis
- Queenie Foote
- RJ Mitte
- Rachel Bloom
- Rachel Kann
- Rene Kirby
- Reneé Rapp
- Rice brothers
- Richard Biggs
- Rick Glassman
- River Phoenix
- Robert David Hall
- Robert DeMayo
- Robert Morgan
- Ronnie Gene Blevins
- Rosanna Pansino
- Roseanne Barr
- Russell Harvard
- Ruth Duccini
- Ryan 'Connell
- Ryan Lane
- Salma Hayek
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Sandra Mae Frank
- Scoot McNairy
- Sean Berdy
- Selena Gomez
- Selene Luna
- Sharry Konopski
- Shaylee Mansfield
- Shirlene Pearson
- Shorty Rossi
- Shoshannah Stern
- Skyler Davenport
- Stanzi Potenza
- Stephanie Nogueras
- Stephen Cannell
- Steve McQueen
- TL Forsberg
- Tamara De Treaux
- Tanyalee Davis
- Tawny Kitaen
- Terra Jolé
- Terrylene Sacchetti
- Tex Avery
- The Doll Family
- Thomas Dilward
- Tim Renkow
- Tiphany Adams
- Toby Radloff
- Tom Arnold
- Tom Cruise
- Tony Cox
- Tracy Ashton
- Tracy Morgan
- Troy Kotsur
- Tyrone Giordano
- Victor Kilian
- Wentworth Miller
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Willy Conley
- Zach Braff
- Zack Gottsagen
- Zelda Rubinstein
Australian Actors With Disabilities
- Georgie Parker
- Kellie Crawford
- Kiruna Stamell
- Rowena Wallace
- Sia
- Steady Eddy
British Actors With Disabilities
- Agnes Casey
- Aiden Shaw
- Alan Rickman
- Alexander Vlahos
- Alison Peebles
- Angie Le Mar
- Anthony Hopkins
- Arthur Hughes
- Aslı Enver
- Bethany Black
- Cara Delevingne
- Cara Readle
- Cerrie Burnell
- Charley Boorman
- Charlotte Kirk
- Cherylee Houston
- Chris McCausland
- Chris Tally Evans
- Daniel Radcliffe
- David Bower
- David Holmes
- Deep Roy
- Diana Churchill
- Elaine Paige
- Emily Blunt
- Francesca Martinez
- Genevieve Barr
- George Robinson
- Hannah Chaplin
- Helen Wellington-Lloyd
- Hugo Weaving
- Ian Gregson
- Ian Puleston-Davies
- Jack Carroll
- Jaime Murray
- Jamie Beddard
- Jason Tompkins
- Jessie Mei Li
- Joe Anderson
- Julie McNamara
- Katy Wix
- Kaya Scodelario
- Kerry McGregor
- Kim Tserkezie
- Kimberley Nixon
- Kiran Shah
- Kiruna Stamell
- Kéllé Bryan
- Laurence Clark
- Leon Harrop
- Linda Regan
- Lisa Hammond
- Liz Carr
- Lloyd Everitt
- Luke Newton
- Mabel Philipson
- Malcolm Hebden
- Mandy Colleran
- Mat Fraser
- Megan Prescott
- Melissa Johns
- Mia Threapleton
- Michael Wilding
- Nabil Shaban
- Nika McGuigan
- Olive Gray
- Oliver Jackson-Cohen
- Olivia Lima
- Paddy Considine
- Peppi Borza
- Peter Burroughs
- Peter Dean
- Ria Lina
- Rob Mallard
- Rosie Jones
- Rowan Atkinson
- Ruth Madeley
- Sabrina Bartlett
- Sam Barnard
- Sarah Gordy
- Sebastian Croft
- Stephanie Beacham
- Stephen Graham
- Storme Toolis
- Terry Wiles
- Tim Curry
- Wentworth Miller
- Will Poulter
Actors With Autism
- Alex Plank
- Anthony Hopkins
- Bethany Black
- Billy West
- Camilla Henemark
- Caíseal Mór
- Charlotte Kirk
- Chloé Hayden
- Chris Niosi
- Corey Burton
- Courtney Love
- Cristian Castro
- Dan Aykroyd
- Daryl Hannah
- Fern Brady
- Hannah Gadsby
- Holly Madison
- Jim Jefferies
- Jordanne Jones
- Jorge Gutierrez
- Josh Thomas
- Julia Fox
- Katy Wix
- Kayla Cromer
- Kellen Goff
- Kim Rhodes
- Kyle Hebert
- Lewis Gribben
- Major Dodson
- Marlowe Peyton
- Mary Meinel-Newport
- Maxwell Atoms
- Megan Prescott
- Mickey Rowe
- Mikaela Krantz
- Nicolas Cantu
- Oliver Loftéen
- Omar Elba
- Ondřej Sokol
- Paddy Considine
- Paula Hamilton
- Peter Tork
- Ria Lina
- Rick Glassman
- Roseanne Barr
- Sia
- Skyler Davenport
- Stefanie Preissner
- Stephanie Davis
- Sydney Magruder Washington
- Tay Zonday
- Toby Radloff
- Tom Arnold
- Tylan Grant
- Wentworth Miller
Also see our list of famous people with autism spectrum disorders.
Actors With Albinism
- Krondon
- Michelle Mosalakae
- Redford White
- Serge Kanyinda
- Shaun Ross
- Thando Hopa
- Victor Varnado
Amputee Actors
- Alaqua Cox
- Danielle Perez
- Denis Lapalme
- Eddie Lightfoot
- Eric Fryer
- Harold Lloyd
- Harold Russell
- Ian Colquhoun
- Jim Byrnes
- Kenny Easterday
- Kurt Yaeger
- Marie-Hélène Bellavance
- Mat Fraser
- Prince Amponsah
- Rhiannon Clements
- Robert David Hall
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Savannah Welch
- Vyacheslav Nevinny
Also see our list of famous amputees.
Blind Actors
- Amar Latif
- Aria Mia Loberti
- Bill Cosby
- Chris McCausland
- Dana Elcar
- Danieli Haloten
- Dionne Quan
- Gaudelia Díaz
- Hsiao Huang-chi
- Jack Birkett
- Lee Tockar
- Petchara Chaowarat
- Robert Morgan
- Skyler Davenport
- Tom Sullivan
Also see our list of famous blind and vision impaired persons.
Deaf Actors
- Aarron Loggins
- Abhinaya
- Ace Mahbaz
- Alaqua Cox
- Alexander Ostuzhev
- Alexandria Wailes
- Angel Theory
- Anthony Natale
- Aryana Engineer
- Audree Norton
- Ayumi Hamasaki
- Balakrishna
- Bernard Bragg
- Bob Hiltermann
- Brian Duffy
- Bruce Hlibok
- CJ Jones
- Candice Morgan
- Caroline Parker
- Charlotte Arrowsmith
- Chella Man
- Christine Firkins
- Chuck Baird
- Clive Mason
- Dani Litani
- Daniel Durant
- Danny Murphy
- David Bower
- David Ellington
- Dawn Birley
- Deanne Bray
- Demers
- Dhruv Sharma
- Ed Waterstreet
- Ella Mae Lentz
- Emilio Insolera
- Emilio Insolera
- Emmanuelle Laborit
- Eric Sykes
- Gabriella Leon
- Garrett Zuercher
- Genevieve Barr
- Geraldine Lawhorn
- Gilbert Eastman
- Howie Seago
- Jale Birsel
- James Caverly
- Jane Norman
- Jessica-Jane Clement
- Jonathan Hall Kovacs
- Julian Peedle-Calloo
- Jun Inoue
- Katie Leclerc
- Kaylee Hottle
- Keivonn Woodard
- Lauren Ridloff
- Leslie Nielsen
- Linda Bove
- Lou Ferrigno
- Marlee Matlin
- Millicent Simmonds
- Nyle DiMarco
- Paula Garfield
- Phyllis Frelich
- Richard Biggs
- Robert DeMayo
- Ronnie Gene Blevins
- Rose Ayling-Ellis
- Russell Harvard
- Ryan Lane
- Samantha Baines
- Sandra Mae Frank
- Sean Berdy
- Shaylee Mansfield
- Shoshannah Stern
- Sophie Leigh Stone
- Stephanie Beacham
- Stephanie Nogueras
- TL Forsberg
- Terry Ruane
- Terrylene Sacchetti
- Theresa Poh Lin Chan
- Tim Barlow
- Tim Barlow
- Troy Kotsur
- Tyrone Giordano
- Vilma Jackson
- Willy Conley
Also see our list of famous well known people with hearing impairments and deafness.
Actors with Down syndrome
- Andrea Fay Friedman
- Chris Burke
- Danny Alsabbagh
- Edward Barbanell
- Frank Stephens
- James Martin
- Jamie Brewer
- Jason Kingsley
- Lauren Potter
- Leon Harrop
- Luke Zimmerman
- Madison Tevlin
- Marin Gerrier
- Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr
- Pablo Pineda
- Pascal Duquenne
- Paula Sage
- Ruben Reuter
- Sam Barnard
- Sanna Sepponen
- Sarah Gordy
- Tommy Jessop
- Zack Gottsagen
Also see our list famous people who had or have down syndrome.
Actors and Entertainers With Dwarfism
- Abdu Rozik
- Acero
- Admiral Dot
- Alfredo Boloña
- Amy Roloff
- Angelo Muscat
- Angelo Rossitto
- Annabelle Davis
- Astral
- Ateng
- Auguste Tuaillon
- Aéreo
- Bam Bam
- Beetlejuice
- Beetlejuice
- Ben Woolf
- Billy Barty
- Billy Curtis
- Bracito de Oro
- Brad Williams
- Brent Collins
- Bridget Powers
- Bushwick Bill
- Caroline Crachami
- Chamuel
- Charla Baklayan Faddoul
- Charla Baklayan Faddoul
- Charlie Becker
- Che Mah
- Chick Webb
- Chinedu Ikedieze
- Christy McGinity Gibel
- Chuy Bravo
- Clarence Chesterfield Howerton
- Clarence Swensen
- Claude Giroux
- Colonel Chaffin
- Commodore Nutt
- Count Primo Magri
- Cowboy Lang
- Cécile Bayiha
- Dagul
- Daisy Earles
- Danny Woodburn
- David Rappaport
- David Steinberg
- Debbie Lee Carrington
- Deep Roy
- Demus
- Dinastía
- Ed Gale
- Edmund Newell
- El Gallito
- Electrico
- Emmanuel Lewis
- Eric Cullen
- Eric the Actor
- Espantito
- Espectrito
- Espectrito
- Espectrito II
- Espectrito II
- Espiridiona Cenda
- Evan Eckenrode
- Fa'afiaula Sagote
- Fantasy (Mini-Estrella)
- Farmer Brooks
- Felix Silla
- Fire
- Francesca Mills
- Francis Joseph Flynn
- Frank Cucksey
- Frank Delfino
- Frankie Saluto
- Fritz Hakl
- Fuzzy Cupid
- Gary Coleman
- General Tom Thumb
- George Brasno
- George Claydon
- Greg Rice
- Guapito
- Guinness Pakru
- Guy Big
- Haiti Kid
- Halcón Suriano Jr.
- Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf
- Harry Monty
- Hasbulla
- Helen Wellington-Lloyd
- Hervé Villechaize
- Holly One
- Hornswoggle
- Imaan Hadchiti
- Inquisidor
- Jack Purvis
- Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich
- Jason Acuña
- Jason Tompkins
- Jeffrey Hudson
- Jerry Maren
- Jimmy Vee
- Jiří Krytinář
- Jo Berry
- Joe
- John George
- John Rice
- Johnny Roventini
- Jordan Prentice
- Josh Ryan Evans
- Juhi Aslam
- Jyoti Amge
- Józef Boruwłaski
- KK Goswami
- Karl Slover
- Katie Glass
- KeMonito
- Kenny Baker
- Kiran Shah
- Kiruna Stamell
- La Parkita
- La Parkita
- La Parkita
- Lauritta Onye
- Lavinia Warren
- Leigh Gill
- Lenny Rush
- Lewis Croft
- Linda Hunt
- Linden Porco
- Lisa Hammond
- Little Beaver
- Little Tokyo
- Lord Littlebrook
- Loto
- Lucía Zárate
- Luis Aguad Jorge
- Mahal
- Malcolm Dixon
- Marcia de Rousse
- Margaret Pellegrini
- Margaret Raia
- Mark Northover
- Mark Povinelli
- Marshall Pinckney Wilder
- Martin Klebba
- Martí Galindo
- María Elena Saldaña
- Mascarita Divina
- Mascarita Dorada
- Mascarita Dorada
- Mascarita Sagrada
- Mascarita Sagrada
- Mascarita Sagrada
- Matina Brothers
- Matt Roloff
- Meatball
- Meinhardt Raabe
- Mel Kenyon
- Mercurio
- Meredith Eaton
- Michael Dunn
- Michael Gilden
- Michel Petrucciani
- Michu Meszaros
- Mick Walter
- Mickey Carroll
- Micro Gemelo Diablo
- Microman
- Mije
- Mike Edmonds
- Mike Segura
- Mikey Post
- Mimie Mathy
- Mini Abismo Negro
- Mini Abismo Negro
- Mini Charly Manson
- Mini Histeria
- Mini Psicosis
- Mini Psycho Clown
- Minnie Warren
- Multibronce
- Mura
- Nano Morgante
- Nellie Keeler
- Nelson Ned
- Nelson de la Rosa
- Nicolas Ferry
- Octagoncito
- Octagoncito
- Octagoncito
- Olga Nardone
- Olive Brasno
- Osita Iheme
- Ovitz family
- Pat Bilon
- Pat Walshe
- Patty Maloney
- Pee Wee Marquette
- Pequeño Black Warrior
- Pequeño Halcón
- Pequeño Olímpico
- Pequeño Violencia
- Peter Burroughs
- Peter Dinklage
- Phil Fondacaro
- Pierrothito
- Piratita Morgan
- Prince Denis
- Queenie Foote
- Rice brothers
- Rick Howland
- Rusty Goffe
- Ruth Duccini
- Sam Humphrey
- Schlitzie
- Schlitzie
- Selene Luna
- Shirlene Pearson
- Shockercito
- Short Sleeve Sampson
- Shorty Rossi
- Sky Low Low
- Sombrita
- Super Muñequito
- Susanna Bokoyni
- Tamara De Treaux
- Tanyalee Davis
- Terra Jolé
- The Doll Family
- Thomas Dilward
- Thomas Dilward
- Thomazina Muliercula
- Tiny the Terrible
- Tony Cox
- Triboulet
- Tzuki
- Tzuki
- Último Dragoncito
- Ultratumbita
- VanVelzen
- Verne Troyer
- Virus
- Vladimir Fyodorov
- Warwick Davis
- Wee Georgie Wood
- Weng Weng
- William Alfred Merchant
- Zacarías el Perico
- Zacarías el Perico
- Zelda Rubinstein
- Zerco
Also see our list of famous people who have or had dwarfism.
Actors With Dyslexia
- Abhishek Bachchan
- Agnes 'Casey
- Alex Tarrant
- Alice Pagani
- Alyssa Milano
- Andrew Kishino
- Angie Le Mar
- Anthony Mackie
- Arjan Ederveen
- Aslı Enver
- Bella Thorne
- Bob Hoskins
- Boman Irani
- Brendan 'Carroll
- Brooke Theiss
- Carol Harrison
- Channing Tatum
- Charley Boorman
- Charlie Hunnam
- Chaz Bono
- Cher
- Christy
- Colette Dalal Tchantcho
- Danny 'Carroll
- Danny Glover
- Dax Shepard
- Derek Waters
- Douglas Booth
- Dylan Llewellyn
- Eddie Izzard
- Elena Saurel
- Eliza Coupe
- Elliot James Langridge
- Georgina Chapman
- Han Ji-sang
- Henry Winkler
- Iwan Rheon
- Jace Norman
- Jaime Murray
- Jamie Campbell Bower
- Jennifer Aniston
- Joe Anderson
- Joe Gilgun
- Joe Pantoliano
- Joel McHale
- John de Lancie
- Johnny Harris
- Joss Stone
- Justin Roiland
- Jón Gnarr
- Kara Tointon
- Kaya Scodelario
- Kayla Cromer
- Keanu Reeves
- Keira Knightley
- Kellie Crawford
- Lara Flynn Boyle
- Lewis Gribben
- Linda Regan
- Lindsay Wagner
- Lloyd Everitt
- Logan Huffman
- Luke Newton
- Malcolm Hebden
- Malin Akerman
- Mark Ruffalo
- Max Brooks
- Max Irons
- Maya Hawke
- Mel
- Mia Threapleton
- Michael Dudikoff
- Michelle de Swarte
- Morfydd Clark
- Naomi Ogawa
- Nicholas Parsons
- Nika McGuigan
- Octavia Spencer
- Olive Gray
- Orlando Bloom
- Paloma Faith
- Patrick Dempsey
- Paul Bettany
- Peter Dean
- Ricky Grover
- River Phoenix
- Robin Williams
- Rosanna Pansino
- Ross Noble
- Salma Hayek
- Sarah Miles
- Scoot McNairy
- Sebastian Croft
- Soko
- Stephen Cannell
- Stephen Graham
- Steve McQueen
- Susan Hampshire
- Suzi Ruffell
- Tawny Kitaen
- Tom Burke
- Tom Cruise
- Tom Holland
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Will Poulter
- Xochitl Gomez
Also see our list of famous people who are dyslexic or had dyslexia.
LGBT Actors With Disabilities
- Bella Thorne
- Billy Porter
- Danielle Perez
- Halsey
- Jane Lynch
- Lance Bass
- Reneé Rapp
- Ryan 'Connell
Are you interested in being in film, photo shoots, commercials etc.? Then, you may want to checkout our current list of film and photography casting positions for persons with disabilities or view our submission guide and sample application template tailored for people with disabilities applying for film and photography casting opportunities.
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