Ryan Cartwright obsession whilst watching Tarzan Action Theatre

So right now I'm obsessed with an actor who is on a TV show I'm obsessed with.  The TV show is Alphas on SYFY and the actor is Ryan Cartwright.  I was drawn to the character he plays on Alphas, Gary Bell, who is autistic because I have a friend who is autistic and he has been discriminated against so often because he is different and people don't take the time to experience things from his perspective.  Alphas not only has created a realistic character, one with all the challenges faced by persons with autism, but also non-stereotypical traits like humor and love and passion.  Every episode demonstrates how people who are not autistic can appreciate a person with autism, how they can treat that person with respect, and how to have a relationship with someone with autism.  Ryan Cartwright is so amazing in this role.  He embodies all the quirkiness that can go along with autism, and at the same time gives a poignant and tender performance in every episode.  I just love Alphas for having a main character who is a person with autism.  As for Ryan Cartwright, I'm learning that he's been on TV a long time - as Mr. Vincent Nigel-Murray on Bones, a few appearances on Madmen, and on a slew of British TV shows when he was a teenager.  He's played along side some of my favorites - in The Grimleys with Nigel Planer (Neil from The Young Ones), and in Hardware with Martin Freeman (The Office brit version and Hitchhiker's Guide movie).  He's a great, comedic, character actor.  Stay tuned for season 2 of Alphas in 2012.