Gavin McHugh is part of a new wave of talent looking to advance onscreen disability representation in Hollywood. ❤️
found that 22 percent of all characters with disabilities on network television and 20 percent of such characters on streaming services are played by an actor with the same disability — a noticeable shift that RJ Mitte, an actor with cerebral palsy, has noticed since ending his run on the hit AMC seriesBreaking Bad
ended, I’ve had so many people reach out and share how important it is to see themselves in my role or have their child with CP see me as ‘normal’; it’s what motivates me to want to advocate for this next generation of kids with dreams or families with CP. For us, these roles tell the world: ‘You matter. You exist.’
“Able-bodied actors can play any role, but for the disability community, we’re pigeonholed at times or underestimated in what our actual abilities are,” he continues. “All we’re saying is: just consider us, let us audition, see what’s beyond just wanting to cast a ‘male, early 20s, brown hair, athletic.’ Maybe there’s someone who is all those thingshas CP or is in a wheelchair, maybe it brings more depth to the story. Just being open to the possibility is the first step.
Gavin has spastic diplegia , cortical visual impairment , and mild hip displaysia . Those are things, she notes, that an able-bodied actor or writer would never be able to fully understand. “It’s also really special, for the kids or the people that have more disability than others, that they have somebody that gives them hope or something more to strive for,” she says. “When you see Christopher on TV, you see that there’s a lot of value to him. You just don’t see what he isn’t able to do. You see his sweet comments and the love he shares with his friends and his family, and you see the positives.
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