English actor Liam Bairstow (born 1st April 1989) began his role as Alex Warner (Nephew of Cathy Matthews) in Coronation Street in September 2015.
After being discovered whilst attending a workshop run by Coronation street for actors with disabilities named "Breaking Through". Coronation street were so impressed by his abilities, they offered him the role of Alex Warner,producer Stuart Blackburn describing him as " a really great actor with a wonderful sense of timing." & his decision was nothing to do with political correctness.
Liam was born with Down's syndrome &
joined an acting school specialising in nurturing disabled talent named "Mind The Gap" in 2009 at the age of 21, Liam has now been studying with "mind the gap" for ten years & whilst there has portrayed several roles within the company including a national tour of Treasure Island in which he had to portray six different characters.
Liam also does a lot to advocate for disabilities & agreed to let me ask him a few questions about his role as Alex & disability inclusion.
Q:•How well do you think T.V networks go about casting people with disabilities?
A:my first answer to your first one is there should go for casting because no matter what that everyone needs to get out there and fight for what everyone believes in
Q:Do you feel Alex's character has helped you with your own challenges in anyway?
A:yes because Alex has helped more then damra like mind the gap studios there Treat me like am there tv celebrity and i don't feel like i am one because sometimes i feel a bit down because everyone thanks i get special Treatment for what i do Alex has helped me as i am today
Q:Do you think social media helps you spread awareness for your disability & in what way?
A:yes media has helped me a lot because I do some work for the awareness because i do football for every Disability and is so nice to do this for a good cause
Q:As a disabled person do you feel well represented by the media?
A:yes i do I feel Represented in my own when am at damra school called there put my face on there website and there ask me to do something I don't want to do and sometimes there use me and there don't Respect me and there don't Respect my work and i Feel honored to be Represented by the Media and to Represent.
go back to the media one i would love to put this media has helped me a lot but mind the gap studios hasn't helped me out when I need them there thank them am not important to them
Q:As a disabled person do you feel well represented throughout television?
A: yes i do because to me i love tv more mind the gap studios because there don't want to get involved with me and when there buys life there push me to one side and Hurts my feelings sometimes i feel a bit and down since being on coronation street is being 4 years now being mind the gap for 10 years and all there do cause Gospings falling out blame me for it so yes i do feel that tv has helped me more increase in life
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