List of fictional characters with bipolar disorder

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Fictional characters who exhibit and/or have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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Film

YearCharacterActor(s)FilmDirectorNotes
2008Maria Elena Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona Woody Allen Not diagnosed in film, but exhibits drastic mood swings consistent with mania and depression. [1]
2012Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Jr. Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell [2]
2014Cam Stuart Mark Ruffalo Infinitely Polar Bear Maya Forbes The film is based on the filmmaker's life with her bipolar father.

Television

YearCharacterActor(s)Series
1955 Dame Edna Everage [3] Barry Humphries Various stage and television productions
1971 Maude Findlay [4] Bea Arthur All in the Family / Maude
1982 Cass Winthrop [ citation needed ]Stephen Schnetzer Another World
1986 Jimmy Corkhill [5] Dean Sullivan Brookside
1992 Silver [6] April Peterson, Arielle Peterson, Ryanne Kastner, Megan Lee Braley, Mercedes Kastner and Jessica Stroup Beverly Hills, 90210/90210
1993 Sonny Corinthos [7] Maurice Benard General Hospital
1994 Sharon Newman [8] Monica Potter, Heidi Mark and Sharon Case The Young and the Restless
1995 Cindy Cunningham [9] Laura Crossley and Stephanie Waring Hollyoaks
1997Kahn Soupanousinphone Toby Huss King of the Hill
2003 Morgan Corinthos [7] Isador Talamo, Adonios Talamo, Jordan Cline, Dylan Cline, George Juarez, Aaron Refvem, Aaron Sanders and Bryan Craig General Hospital
2004 Ian Gallagher [10] Gerard Kearns Shameless UK [11]
Karen Maguire [12] Rebecca Atkinson
2004 Jean Slater [13] Gillian Wright EastEnders
Stacey Slater [14] Lacey Turner
2006 Pamela Douglas [ citation needed ] Alley Mills The Bold and the Beautiful
2008 Samantha Fitzgerald [15] Simone Buchanan Neighbours
2010 Eli Goldsworthy [16] Munro Chambers Degrassi: The Next Generation
2011 Carrie Mathison [17] Claire Danes Homeland
2011 Ian Gallagher

Monica Gallagher

Cameron Monaghan

Chloe Webb

Shameless US
2012 Marta Del Sol [18] Leonor Varela Dallas
2013Rose/Mum[ citation needed ]Debra Lawrence Please Like Me
2013Aurora de Martel Rebecca Breeds The Originals
2013 Zosia March [ citation needed ] Camila Arfwedson Holby City
2016Even Bech Næsheim[ citation needed ] Henrik Holm Skam
2018Lizzie Saltzman Jenny Boyd Legacies
2019Eliott Demaury Maxence Danet-Fauvel Skam France
2019 Sander Driesen Willem De Schryver WTfock
2019 Rue Bennett Zendaya Euphoria
2019Vincent "Vinnie" O'Neill Joe Gilgun Brassic
2019 Andrew Deluca Giacomo Gianniotti Grey's Anatomy
2019Maria Salazar Maria Gabriela de Faría Deadly Class
2020Kat Baker

Carol Baker

Kaya Scodelario

January Jones

Spinning Out
2020GaTaGaTa as himself Dave

Comics

YearCharacterSeries/FranchiseAuthor/Publisher
1942 Two-Face [ citation needed ] Batman DC Comics
1960 Multi-Man [ citation needed ] Challengers of the Unknown
1962 Hank Pym [19] Ant-Man Marvel Comics
1962 Will Magnus [ citation needed ] Showcase DC Comics
1964 Norman Osborn [20] Spider-Man Marvel Comics
1966 Mimic [21] X-Men
1978 Count Vertigo [ citation needed ] Black Canary/Green Arrow DC Comics
1985 Black Mask [ citation needed ] Batman DC Comics
2019 Nadia van Dyne [22] The Unstoppable Wasp Marvel Comics

Literature

YearCharacterBookAuthorNotes
1987 Annie Wilkes [ citation needed ] Misery Stephen King Also appears in the 1990 film adaptation.
2011Leonard Bankhead[ citation needed ] The Marriage Plot Jeffrey Eugenides The book's plot is heavily driven by Leonard's mental illness.
2015Theodore Finch[ citation needed ] All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Also appears in the 2020 film adaptation.
1962Esther Greenwood The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath Character's struggles with depression were based on the ones that the author experienced herself.
1999Marigold Westward The Illustrated Mum Jacqueline Wilson Also appears in the 2003 TV film adaptation.

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