TV Dramas and Movies that Cast Visibly Disabled Actors

The principle purpose of storytelling and characterisation is to help us learn about each other, and broaden our perspective of what it is to be human. This is not possible if the range of characters we are watching are not reflective of the breadth of diversity within society.
Creativity is all about interesting choices, and disability can be a very interesting choice for either a storyline or a character, regardless of whether disability is part of a storyline or an incidental device that adds depth and subtext.
This list consists of stills from Films and TV shows since the year 2000 that have represented disability or neurodivergence in an authentic and compelling way. This could be part of a storyline, a way of adding sub plot through the attitudes of the other characters towards an individual, or if disability could simply be incidental to the story adding richness and authenticity to the characters.
Behind every disability there is a story, which makes the missed opportunity seem even greater.
There are many examples where casting or portrayal have bordered on the offensive, either because a non-disabled actor has struggled with empathising with lived experience, or because unimaginative casting decisions, or the writing has not been properly researched, falling back on tropes or cliches rather than seeing disability as a creative opportunity.
Despite all this there are a relatively few examples where disability has been woven into the production, adding depth to both characters and stories, although with many of these there is still tokenism gone right because of the high standard of the actors' performances.