Disabled Actors

1. Warwick Davis

English actor Warwick Davis was born in Epsom, Surrey, England, the son of Susan J. (Pain) and Ashley Davis, an insurance broker. Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism. He was educated at City of London Freemen's School. When he ...

2. Quentin Kenihan

Actor | Mad Max: Fury Road

Quentin Kenihan is Australia's most unique celebrity. For many years he featured on national current affairs programs as he struggled to overcome his disability. Quentin has captured the nation's heart with his wit, humour and never-say-die attitude. Now as an adult he is best known for his hit TV...

3. Nabil Shaban

Actor | Children of Men

Nabil Shaban was born on February 12, 1953 in Amman, Jordan. He is an actor and writer, known for Children of Men (2006), Morticia (2009) and Another World (1995). He has been married to Marcela Krystkova since 2016.

4. Francesca Martinez

Actress | Grange Hill

Francesca Martinez was born in 1978 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Grange Hill (1978), A Thing Called Love (2004) and Extras (2005).

5. Christy Brown

Writer | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Christy Brown was born on June 5, 1932 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer, known for My Left Foot (1989). He was married to Mary Carr. He died on September 6, 1981 in Parbrook, Somerset, England, UK.

6. Katy Sullivan

Actress | Dexter: New Blood

Katy Sullivan was born on December 6, 1979 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Dexter: New Blood (2021), NCIS: New Orleans (2014) and Last Man Standing (2011).

7. Alex Brooker

Writer | Off Their Rockers

Alex Brooker is known for Off Their Rockers (2013), Sky Comedy Shorts (2018) and Climaxed (2017). He has been married to Lynsey Brooker since 2015.

8. Gary Coleman

Actor | Diff'rent Strokes

Without a doubt Gary Coleman was THE child TV star of the late 1970s and early 1980s. A refreshingly confident little tyke with sparkling dark, saucer-like eyes and an ingratiating, take-on-anyone burst of personality, the boy charmed the pants right off of TV viewers the minute he was glimpsed in ...

9. Paul Orfalea

Self | The One Percent

Paul Orfalea was born on November 28, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

10. Mitch Longley

Actor | Port Charles

Mitch Longley grew up in Rowayton CT. As a child and teenager, he performed in local community and school plays, acting and singing. He was a student at Brien McMahon High School and was involved in various after school programs and athletics including band. He became an avid tennis player and his ...

11. Christopher Reeve

Actor | Superman

Christopher D'Olier Reeve was born September 25, 1952, in New York City, to journalist Barbara Johnson (née Barbara Pitney Lamb) and writer/professor F.D. Reeve (Franklin D'Olier Reeve). He came from an upper-class family; his paternal grandfather was CEO of Prudential Financial, and one of his ...

12. Ariel Goldenberg

Actor | Colegas

Ariel Goldenberg is known for Buddies (2012), Certainly Not a Fairytale (2003) and Heavy Load (2003).

13. Julie A. McNamara

Actress | Frankenstein

Julie A. McNamara is known for Frankenstein (2023), How You Wear Your Mask! (2020) and Happy Hour (2020).

14. Micah Fowler

Actor | Labor Day

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 ...

15. RJ Mitte

Actor | Breaking Bad

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 ...

16. Christine Bruno

Actress | God Friended Me

Christine Bruno is known for God Friended Me (2018), Best Summer Ever (2020) and Flatbush Luck (2016).

17. Jamie Beddard

Actor | Quills

Jamie Beddard is known for Quills (2000), Access to Work (2016) and National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016).

18. Sarah Gordy

Actress | Ralph & Katie

Sarah Gordy is known for her roles in Ralph & Katie (2022), The A Word (2020), Upstairs Downstairs (2010), Call the Midwife (2014) and Holby City (2012). She has acted in TV, short films, radio dramas, commercials and many theatre productions.

She was the first woman with Down syndrome to receive an...

19. Jamie Brewer

Actress | American Horror Story

Jamie Brewer is known for her breakthrough dimensional role as Adelaide 'Addie' Langdon in American Horror Story (2011). She has a theatre background which started in 1999. She has continued her theatre and improvisation training at the 'Ruskin School of Acting', and at the 'Howard Fine Acting ...

20. Ruth Madeley

Actress | Nightsleeper

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

21. Shannon DeVido

Actress | Lucky Hank

Shannon DeVido is known for Lucky Hank (2023), Difficult People (2015) and Best Summer Ever (2020).

22. Alex Plank

Actor | Ezra

Alex Plank was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Ezra (2023), The Good Doctor (2017) and The Bridge (2013).

23. Kayla Cromer

Actress | The Good Doctor

Kayla Cromer, star of "Everything's Gonna Be Okay," is the first person with autism spectrum disorder to play a lead character with autism on American television. She hit the PR trail for both Freeform and Disney, like a breakout star. She is voicing Generation 3 Twyla for Nickelodeon's new ...

24. Liz Carr

Actress | Silent Witness

Liz grew up in Bebington, England where she lived until she went to Nottingham University in 1990 to study law. After graduating with an LLB in Law, she volunteered in a law centre and became a campaigner for civil rights for Disabled people in the UK and internationally. It wasn't until 2000 that ...

25. Santina Muha

Actress | Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

Santina Muha was born on May 6, 1983 in Toms River, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018), Take It Back (2019) and Pretty.

26. Annabelle Davis

Special_effects | Solo: A Star Wars Story

Annabelle Davis is known for Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) and The Dumping Ground (2013).

27. Zelda Rubinstein

Actress | Poltergeist

A marvelously quirky and distinctive 4' 3" character actress, with a larger-than-life presence on film and TV, Zelda Rubinstein gave up a long and stable career in the medical field as a lab technician in order to strive for something more self-fulfilling as middle age settled in. At the age of 45,...

28. Peter Dinklage

Actor | Game of Thrones

Peter Dinklage is an American actor. Since his breakout role in The Station Agent (2003), he has appeared in numerous films and theatre plays. Since 2011, Dinklage has portrayed Tyrion Lannister in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011) . For this he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a...

29. Nelson Ned

Soundtrack | O Palhaço

Nelson Ned was born on March 2, 1947 in Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He died on January 5, 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

30. Tony Cox

Actor | Bad Santa

Tony Cox was born on March 31, 1958 in Uniontown, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Bad Santa (2003), Spaceballs (1987) and Bad Santa 2 (2016). He has been married to Otelia since 1989. They have one child.

31. Verne Troyer

Actor | The Love Guru

With a decades-long career as an actor and stuntman, Verne Troyer was best known for playing "Mini-Me," Dr. Evil's smaller and more concentrated pure evil protégé, in the hit comedies Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), and for his role in Harry ...

32. Hervé Villechaize

Actor | The Man with the Golden Gun

Hervé Villechaize was born in Montauban, France on April 23, 1943. He stopped growing very early and his father (who was a surgeon) tried to find a cure by visiting several doctors and hospitals. But there was none, so Hervé had to live with his small height and also with undersized lungs. He ...

33. Mia Schaikewitz

Self | Push Girls

Mia Schaikewitz is known for Push Girls (2012), Tech News Network (2020) and LA Woman Rising (2019).

34. Jenni Gold

Producer | CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

Jenni Gold is known for CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2012), Aaah! Roach! and Tiger (2018).

35. Auti Angel

Actress | Only Human

Auti Angel was born on October 15, 1969 in San Diego, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Only Human (2019), Musical Chairs (2011) and Hollywood Sex Wars (2011). She was married to Eric 'Stretch Boogie' Rivera. She died on March 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

36. Melissa Clarke

Make_up_department | How Wonderful!

Melissa Clarke is known for How Wonderful! (1989).

37. Nic Novicki

Producer | T11 Incomplete

Nic Novicki is an Actor/Comedian/Writer, who has been performing since age 8. His television work includes The Sopranos (1999) (HBO), where he played the role of a nightclub manager. Other television roles include Saturday Night Live (1975) in a recurring role as Alfie; as the lead in the Cingular ...

38. Teal Sherer

Actress | Survivor's Remorse

Teal Sherer is known for Survivor's Remorse (2014), The Guild (2007) and NCIS: New Orleans (2014).

39. Geri Jewell

Actress | Deadwood

Geri Jewell was born on September 13, 1956 in Buffalo, New York, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Deadwood (2004), 21 Jump Street (1987) and The Facts of Life (1979). She was previously married to Richard Pimentel.

40. Chella Man

Actor | The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was

Chella Man is known for The Device That Turned Me Into a Cyborg Was Born the Same Year I Was (2023), Trans in Trumpland (2021) and Titans (2018).

41. Maysoon Zayid

Actress | You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Maysoon Zayid is known for You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), Pandora (2022) and Cripfished (2023).

42. Harold Russell

Actor | The Best Years of Our Lives

Harold John Russell was born in Nova Scotia in 1914. His family moved to Cambridge Massachusetts when his father died in 1919. He was training paratroopers at Camp MacKall NC on June 6, 1944 when some TNT he was using exploded in his hands. He lost both hands. After receiving hooks, and training on...

43. Lauren Potter

Actress | Glee

Lauren Potter was born on May 10, 1990 in Inland Empire, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Glee (2009), Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) and Guest Room (2015).

44. Steve Way

Actor | Ramy

Steve Way was born on December 28, 1990 in Rutherford, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Ramy (2019), Act of God (2022) and ADA Lead On Honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) (2020).

45. Ricky Berwick

Director | Drama Alert

Ricky Berwick was born on April 23, 1992 in Ontario, Canada and was diagnosed with a physical disability that limits his movements since birth. He is an actor and comedian, known for his funny weird video skits and collaborations such as, Tosh.0: Ricky Berwick (2017), Jablinski Games: LETS PLAY ...

46. Ryan O'Connell

Writer | Special

Ryan O'Connell was born on September 2, 1986 in Ventura, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Special (2019), The Baby-Sitters Club (2020) and Awkward. (2011).

47. Madison Ferris

Actress | Panic

Madison Ferris is known for Panic (2021), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) and Shades of Blue (2016).

48. Jessica Kellgren-Fozard

Actress | Sidemen

Jessica Kellgren-Fozard is known for Sidemen (2016), Lightning (2018) and FilmFest on TV with Jessica Kellgren-Hayes (2014).

49. Daryl Mitchell

Actor | 10 Things I Hate About You

Daryl Mitchell was born on July 16, 1965 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Inside Man (2006) and Galaxy Quest (1999). He has been married to Carol since 1998. They have four children.

50. Ali Stroker

Actress | Christmas Ever After

Alyson Mackenzie Stroker was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Aly is a New York York City actress and singer, and has been for more than three quarters of her life. She studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, concentrated in drama. Ali has been ...

51. Chris Burke

Actor | Life Goes On

Chris Burke was born on August 26, 1965 in Point Lookout, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Life Goes On (1989), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (1994).

52. Zack Gottsagen

Actor | The Peanut Butter Falcon

Zack Gottsagen was born on April 22, 1985. He is an actor, known for The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), At Last (2020) and Delta Spirit: What's Done Is Done (2022).

53. Lily D. Moore

Actress | Never Have I Ever

Lily D. Moore is an actress, model and advocate for people with disabilities, whose fearless ambition is helping her achieve her dreams and pave a path for others. Moore was born with Down syndrome, but her disability doesn't stand in her way. She quickly gained attention for her role as Rebecca, ...

54. Nick Vujicic

Producer | Nick Vujicic: Something More

Nick Vujicic was born to Dushka and Boris Vujicic in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia. Although he was an otherwise healthy baby, Nick was born without arms and legs; he had no legs, but two small feet, one of which had two toes. Nick has two siblings, Michelle and Aaron. Initially, a Victoria state ...

55. Schlitze

Actor | Freaks

Schlitze's actual birth date and name remain unknown. Schlitze suffered from the condition microcephaly and mental retardation, commonly referred to as a "pinhead". It is also rumored that he had a sister, who also was a microcephalic. He was exhibited by Barnum as Maggie, the last of the Aztecs. ...

56. Prince Randian

Actor | Freaks

Prince Randian was born in the Demarara district, British Guyana in 1871, the child of British Indian slaves. Born with tetra-amelia syndrome (the lacking of all four limbs), little is known about his early life or how he was discovered, but it seems his incredible adaptability did not go unnoticed...

57. Daisy Earles

Actress | Freaks

Daisy Earles came to the U.S. from Germany in the early 1920s, joining her brother and sister Harry Earles and Gracie Doll. The three of them, soon joined by sister Tiny Doll, made a handful of appearances in films before retiring from the film business in 1930 in favor of working for the Ringling ...

58. Daisy Hilton

Actress | Freaks

Born to a barmaid, Daisy and her conjoined twin sister Violet Hilton were raised by the midwife who delivered them. This woman, Mary Hilton, saw her meal ticket in the curly-haired babies and trained them to perform. The girls were ill-treated and kept in a state of poverty until they arranged a ...

59. Olga Roderick

Actress | Freaks

Olga Roderick, Madame Olga, was born Jane Barnell in Wilmington, NC on January 3, 1871 (or February 28, 1877, depending on the source). Her father was a Russian Jew and her mother Catawba Indian. According to historians, she was growing hair by the age of two and was bearded at four. Her deformity ...

60. Marlee Matlin

Actress | CODA

Marlee Beth Matlin was born on August 24, 1965 in Morton Grove, Illinois, to Libby (Hammer) and Donald Matlin, an automobile dealer. She has two older brothers. Her family is of Russian Jewish and Polish Jewish descent.

Marlee lost much of her hearing at the age of eighteen months. That did not stop...

61. Katie Leclerc

Actress | Switched at Birth

Katie Leclerc's career began in 2005, when she made her first appearance on Veronica Mars (2004). This jump-started a series of minor roles and small appearances in movies and TV shows. She got her breakout role starring as a deaf teenager, Daphne Vasquez, who finds out she was taken home by the ...

62. Stevie Wonder

Soundtrack | Wild Wild West

Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins in Saginaw, Michigan, United States, to Calvin Judkins and Lula Mae Hardaway. Due to being born six weeks premature, Stevie Wonder was born with a condition called retinopathy of prematurity, which made him blind. Stevie Wonder, even with this disability, made his ...

63. Ray Charles

Actor | The Blues Brothers

A tragic fate may have given this visionary a heightened sensitivity, perception, awareness, even expansion to his obvious musical gifts that he may have never touched upon had he not suffered from his physical affliction. Whatever it was, Ray Charles revolutionized American music and was ...

64. Roberto Carlos

Soundtrack | Ocean's Twelve

Roberto Carlos Braga is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, also known as King of Latin Music or simply The King. Most of his songs are written in partnership with his friend, singer and songwriter Erasmo Carlos (no relation). Roberto Carlos has sold over 140 million albums around the world. He is ...

65. Daryl Hannah

Actress | Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Daryl Christine Hannah was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is the daughter of Susan Jeanne (Metzger), a schoolteacher and later a producer, and Donald Christian Hannah, who owned a tugboat/barge company. Her stepfather was music journalist/promoter Jerrold Wexler. Her siblings are Page ...

66. Dan Aykroyd

Writer | Ghostbusters

Daniel Edward Aykroyd was born on July 1, 1952 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, to Lorraine Hélène (Gougeon), a secretary from a French-Canadian family, and Samuel Cuthbert Peter Hugh Aykroyd, a civil engineer who advised prime minister Pierre Trudeau. Aykroyd attended Carleton University in 1969, where...

67. Billie Eilish

Soundtrack | No Time to Die

Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell is an American musician, singer and actress from Los Angeles. She performed hit songs such as "Bad Guy" and "No Time to Die," which was used in the James Bond film of the same name. She provided ADR for Ramona and Beezus, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and ...

68. Demi Lovato

Soundtrack | Camp Rock

Demi Lovato is a GRAMMY-nominated and award-winning musician, actor, advocate and New York Times best-selling author. She was first known for her onscreen talents, and soon after became a musical phenomenon for her remarkable vocal ability. With an audience of over 266 million on social media, Demi...

69. Sammy Davis Jr.

Actor | The Cannonball Run

Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world".

He was born in Harlem, Manhattan, the son of dancer Elvera Davis (née Sanchez) and vaudeville star Sammy Davis Sr.. His father was African-American and his mother was of Cuban and African-American ancestry. Davis Jr....

70. Michael J. Fox

Actor | Back to the Future

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, ...

71. Gideon Glick

Actor | Maestro

Gideon Glick was born on June 6, 1988 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Maestro (2023), Marriage Story (2019) and White Noise (2022).

72. Howie Mandel

Producer | Bobby's World

The story goes that huggable, highly affable stand-up comedian Howie Mandel began his show biz career by chance while catching amateur night at the Comedy Store on the L.A. Sunset Strip during a vacation. Goaded on by friends to try out, a producer spotted him, hired him for an appearance on a ...

73. James Troesh

Writer | Color of the Cross

Jim is a quadriplegic actor/writer, one of a handful in the business. He started in radio, moved into acting/writing and never looked back. He loves both acting and writing so much he would be hard pressed to choose between them.

He is a highly-skilled improvisor, the only quadriplegic improvisor in ...

74. Andrea F. Friedman

Actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Andrea F. Friedman was born on June 1, 1970 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), Baywatch (1989) and Family Guy (1999). She died on December 3, 2023 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

75. Jared Kozak

Actor | Orson's Last Dance

Jared Kozak was born on August 14, 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Orson's Last Dance (2012), Y'All-R Family and Goodbye Dessa (2019).

76. Lexi Marman

Actress | Koe no katachi

A Southern California native, Alexis "Lexi" Marman was born on July 9th in Mission Viejo, California. She is the daughter of Kent and Elayne Marman. With a strong theatrical family background, Lexi had developed a love for performing at a very young age. She was discovered by a director at 7 years ...

77. Nyle DiMarco

Actor | Station 19

Model, actor, and activist Nyle DiMarco, born in Queens, New York City, USA, has been breaking down barriers and winning over audiences since he burst onto the scene in 2014. As a fan favorite on cycle 22 of "America's Next Top Model," DiMarco became the second male winner and first Deaf contestant...

78. Daniel Radcliffe

Actor | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on July 23, 1989 in Fulham, London, England, to casting agent Marcia Gresham (née Jacobson) and literary agent Alan Radcliffe. His father is from a Northern Irish Protestant background, while his mother was born in South Africa, to a Jewish family (from Lithuania, ...

79. Lena Dunham

Writer | Tiny Furniture

New Yorker Lena Dunham is the daughter of a painter, Carroll Dunham and Laurie Simmons, a designer and photographer. Dunham was educated at Oberlin College, Ohio, graduating with a creative writing degree. It was while at Oberlin that she began writing shorts and feature films. In 2009, Dunham ...

80. Millicent Simmonds

Actress | A Quiet Place

Millicent (Millie) Simmonds is a BAFTA nominated American actress from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania best known for Wonderstruck (2017), A Quiet Place (2018), A Quiet Place Part II (2020), and Helen & Teacher. Millicent made her Broadway debut in 2023 starring opposite Laurie Metcalf in Levi Holloway's ...

81. Linda Bove

Actress | Follow That Bird

Born deaf, she was a founding member of the National Theater of the Deaf in 1963. In 1974, she received the AMITA--the Italian-American Award for her work on television. Best known for playing Linda on Sesame Street (1969) for over 20 years--the longest-running role on American television for a ...

82. CJ Jones

Avatar: The Way of Water

As an actor, CJ has done just about everything, from performing a Tony Award winning play on National Tour, to directing Deaf kids from high school to kindergarten in their own productions. He has acted in Film and TV, written several one-man shows that have toured the US and internationally, and ...

83. Bob Hiltermann

Actor | Children of a Lesser God

Bob Hiltermann is a true success story. He was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, the 10th of 11 children. Spinal meningitis left him deaf at the age of 4, but without that knowledge, his family just assumed he was "slow". They moved to Canada when he was 5 years old, making communication even more ...

84. Phyllis Frelich

Actress | ER

Phyllis was born on Feburary 29, 1944, the oldest of 9 children. She attended North Dakota School for the Deaf, graduating in 1962. She went on to Gallaudet College (renamed Gallaudet University), actively participating in theater there. She finally made her debut on April 2, 1967, on the NBC ...

85. Emilio Insolera

Actor | Sign Gene

Emilio Insolera, an accomplished deaf actor, is widely acknowledged for his diverse career, advocacy work, and innovative contributions to sign language within the film industry. He is acclaimed for his roles in writing, producing, directing, and starring in Sign Gene: The First Deaf Superheroes (...

86. T.L. Forsberg

Actress | Simone

T.L. Forsberg was born on September 8, 1971 in Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and composer, known for Simone (2009), Out of Step (2002) and La Femme Nikita (1997).

87. Winnie Harlow

Actress | The Perfect Find

Winnie Harlow (born Chantelle Brown-Young) is a Canadian fashion model, spokesperson, and activist. She gained prominence as a contestant on the twenty-first cycle of the U.S. television series America's Next Top Model while having a prominent form of the skin condition vitiligo.

Following America's...

88. Ed Waterstreet

Producer | Snowbound

Ed Waterstreet was born on May 5, 1943 in Algoma, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Snowbound, Sweet Nothing in My Ear (2008) and The Pretender (1996). He has been married to Linda Bove since 1970.

89. Ryan Lane

Actor | Switched at Birth

Ryan Lane was born on November 23, 1987 in Fullerton California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Switched at Birth (2011), Veronica Mars (2014) and iZombie (2015).

90. Deanne Bray

Actress | Heroes

Born mostly deaf from an unknown cause. Completely deaf in right ear, some residual hearing in left ear in which she uses a hearing aid. Enjoys reading, especially with deaf children. Also enjoys attending deaf community events. Role models include Phyllis Frelich, Linda Bove, Freda Norman and Sue ...

91. Lauren Ridloff

Actress | Eternals

Lauren Ridloff is an American actress and former teacher. She is known as a former Miss Deaf America (2000 - 2002), as Lauren Teruel. She's also known for her 2018 Tony-nominated Broadway performance as Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God, and as Connie in the AMC Television series The Walking...

92. Billy West

Actor | Futurama

William Richard Werstine is an American actor and radio personality with autism and ADHD. He grew up in both New Jersey and Boston. He became a regular cast member of the Howard Stern show. He became known for The Ren & Stimpy Show, Futurama, Doug, Space Jam and several commercials featuring the ...

93. Danny Murphy

Director | Ava's Story

Danny Murphy is an actor from Wallsend, UK where he grew up with a predominately deaf family - parents Kelly and Charles, with an older brother (Ryan) and a younger sister (Megan). Danny was born on February 20, 2004. He is fifth-generation deaf on his father's side of the family. His parents are ...

94. Terrylene

Actress | Natural Born Killers

Terrylene was born on February 5, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is an actress, known for Natural Born Killers (1994), Angel (1999) and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).

95. Genevieve Barr

Writer | Then Barbara Met Alan

Genevieve Louise Barr is a British actress and writer. She is best known for her lead debut in BBC drama series The Silence (2010) and has appeared in roles in BAFTA winning series The Fades (2012), Call the Midwife, Liar, Press and more recently, Channel 4's The Accident (2020).

Genevieve co-wrote ...

96. Bernard Bragg

Actor | Simone

Bernard Bragg was born on September 27, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Simone (2009), NBC Experiment in Television (1967) and ...and Your Name Is Jonah (1979). He died on October 29, 2018 in Los Angeles, USA.

97. Ashley Fiolek

Actress | Switched at Birth

Ashley Fiolek was born on October 22, 1990 in Dearborn, Michigan and has been deaf since birth. In August of 1998, the Fiolek family moved to St. Augustine, Florida so Ashley could attend the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, the largest school of this type in the United States. At the school,...

98. Helen Keller

Writer | Whirlpool

Helen Keller contracted a virulent childhood disease which resulted in complete loss of sight and hearing at nineteen months. Her parents futilely sought help for her, as did family friend Alexander Graham Bell. Finally, when Keller was seven, Annie Sullivan, a young teacher, was hired by the ...

99. Callan Mulvey

Actor | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Callan Mulvey is one of Australia's leading actors best known for his roles in the television series Rush, Mystery Road (for which he received an AACTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama), Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms and Underbelly, as well as Darren Ashton's feature film ...

100. Ludwig van Beethoven

Soundtrack | Elysium

Beethoven was the child of a Flamian musician family and became a member of the electoral orchestra of Bonn in 1783. In 1787 he studied at Mozart's in Vienna and in 1792 he moved all to Vienna becoming a student of Joseph Haydn. The Vienna High Society loved him as a piano player as well as as ...