The new comedy show Speechless
(2016) features
a teenage character (and actor) with cerebral palsy. Depictions of the disabled
are becoming more and more common on TV, just as other marginalized groups are
making similar strides. Which actor gave the best performance as a disabled
person?
Raymond Burr as Ironside on Ironside
Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary on Little House on the Prairie
Dana Elcar as Pete on MacGyver
Larry Drake as Benny on LA Law
LeVar Burton as Geordi on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Chris Burke as Corky on Life Goes On
Laura Innes as Kerry on ER
Alex Désert as Jake on Becker
Robert David Hall as Al on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Michael Weatherly as Logan on Dark Angel
Craig Lamar Traylor as Stevie on Malcolm in the Middle
Jason Ritter as Kevin on Joan of Arcadia
Mitch Longley as Mitch on Las Vegas
Geri Jewell as Jewel on Deadwood
Hugh Laurie as Dr. House on House M.D.
Larry Drake as Benny on LA Law
Terry O'Quinn as John on Lost
Marlee Martin as Jodi on The L Word
Jessica Capshaw as Arizona on Grey's Anatomy
Scott Porter as Jason on Friday Night Lights
RJ Mitte as Junior on Breaking Bad
Luke Zimmerman as Tom on The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Kevin McHale as Artie on Glee
Lauren Potter as Becky on Glee
Stephen Wallem as Thor on Nurse Jackie
Christopher Gorham as Auggie on Covert Affairs
Max Burkholder as Max on Parenthood
Jamie Brewer as Adelaide, Nan and Marjorie on American Horror Story
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion on Game of Thrones
Katie Leclerc as Daphne on Switched at Birth
Sean Berdy as Emmett on Switched at Birth
Diane Kruger as Sonya on The Bridge
Daryl Mitchell as Patton on NCIS: New Orleans
Charlie Cox as Matt/Daredevil on Daredevil
Micah Fowler as JJ on Speechless
List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls066082434
Raymond Burr as Ironside on Ironside
Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary on Little House on the Prairie
Dana Elcar as Pete on MacGyver
Larry Drake as Benny on LA Law
LeVar Burton as Geordi on Star Trek: The Next Generation
Chris Burke as Corky on Life Goes On
Laura Innes as Kerry on ER
Alex Désert as Jake on Becker
Robert David Hall as Al on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Michael Weatherly as Logan on Dark Angel
Craig Lamar Traylor as Stevie on Malcolm in the Middle
Jason Ritter as Kevin on Joan of Arcadia
Mitch Longley as Mitch on Las Vegas
Geri Jewell as Jewel on Deadwood
Hugh Laurie as Dr. House on House M.D.
Larry Drake as Benny on LA Law
Terry O'Quinn as John on Lost
Marlee Martin as Jodi on The L Word
Jessica Capshaw as Arizona on Grey's Anatomy
Scott Porter as Jason on Friday Night Lights
RJ Mitte as Junior on Breaking Bad
Luke Zimmerman as Tom on The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Kevin McHale as Artie on Glee
Lauren Potter as Becky on Glee
Stephen Wallem as Thor on Nurse Jackie
Christopher Gorham as Auggie on Covert Affairs
Max Burkholder as Max on Parenthood
Jamie Brewer as Adelaide, Nan and Marjorie on American Horror Story
Peter Dinklage as Tyrion on Game of Thrones
Katie Leclerc as Daphne on Switched at Birth
Sean Berdy as Emmett on Switched at Birth
Diane Kruger as Sonya on The Bridge
Daryl Mitchell as Patton on NCIS: New Orleans
Charlie Cox as Matt/Daredevil on Daredevil
Micah Fowler as JJ on Speechless
List: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls066082434
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