List of fictional characters with bipolar disorder

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

Television
Year Character Actor(s) Series
1971 Maude Findlay[1] Bea Arthur All in the Family/Maude
1982 Cass Winthrop Stephen Schnetzer Another World
1986 Jimmy Corkhill[2] Dean Sullivan Brookside
1992 Silver[3] April Peterson, Arielle Peterson, Ryanne Kastner, Megan Lee Braley, Mercedes Kastner and Jessica Stroup Beverly Hills, 90210/90210
1993 Sonny Corinthos[4] Maurice Benard General Hospital
1994 Sharon Newman[5] Monica Potter, Heidi Mark and Sharon Case The Young and the Restless
1995 Cindy Cunningham[6] Laura Crossley and Stephanie Waring Hollyoaks
2003 Morgan Corinthos[4] Isador Talamo, Adonios Talamo, Jordan Cline, Dylan Cline, George Juarez, Aaron Refvem, Aaron Sanders and Bryan Craig General Hospital
2004 Ian Gallagher[7] Gerard Kearns (UK) and Cameron Monaghan (US) Shameless (UK/US)
Karen Maguire[8] Rebecca Atkinson (UK) and Laura Slade Wiggins (US)
2004 Jean Slater[9] Gillian Wright EastEnders
Stacey Slater[10] Lacey Turner
2006 Pamela Douglas Alley Mills The Bold and the Beautiful
2008 Samantha Fitzgerald[11] Simone Buchanan Neighbours
2010 Eli Goldsworthy[12] Munro Chambers Degrassi: The Next Generation
2011 Carrie Mathison[13] Claire Danes Homeland
2012 Marta Del Sol[14] Leonor Varela Dallas
2013 Zosia March Camila Arfwedson Holby City
2016 Even Bech Næsheim Henrik Holm Skam

Comics
Year Character Series/Franchise Author/Publisher
1942 Two-Face Batman DC Comics
1960 Multi-Man Challengers of the Unknown
1962 Will Magnus Showcase
1964 Norman Osborn[15] Spider-Man Marvel Comics
1966 Mimic[16] X-Men
1978 Count Vertigo Black Canary/Green Arrow DC Comics
2019 Nadia Van Dyne[17] The Unstoppable Wasp Marvel Comics

Literature
Year Character Book Author Notes
1987 Annie Wilkes Misery Stephen King Also appears in the 1990 film adaptation.
2015 Theodore Finch All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Also appears in the 2020 film adaptation.

See also

References
  1. "Bea Arthur's six-season series 'Maude' on DVD". Chico Enterprise-Record. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. Harper, S. (2009-07-30). Madness, Power and the Media: Class, Gender and Race in Popular Representations of Mental Distress. Springer. ISBN 978-0-230-24950-9.
  3. Masters, Megan (2011-02-18). "Scoop: 90210 Revisits Silver's Bipolar Battle". TVLine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. "'General Hospital' Spoilers: Morgan's Bipolar Disorder Story Line Comes To A Head, Was It As Good As You Expected?". www.inquisitr.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  5. "The Young and the Restless #10034". Season 40. November 14, 2012.
  6. Dainty, Sophie (2014-08-08). "Hollyoaks star on 'tough' bipolar storyline". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. "Lazarus". Shameless. Season 4. Episode 12. April 6, 2014. Showtime.
  8. "Shameless reaches 100 | Channel 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  9. Baldwin, Louisa. "EastEnders actress Gillian Wright - aka Jean Slater - on starring in the Norwich Theatre Royal pantomime and secrets from the soap". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  10. WalesOnline (2009-06-07). "When a soap character's mental health issue is shown as part of life it can help others". walesonline. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  11. Julians, Joe (2020-04-06). "Neighbours' Samantha Fitzgerald character history as she returns to Ramsay Street". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  12. "Every 'Degrassi' character ever, ranked by who goes there". Revelist.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  13. Chozick, Amy (2011-09-14). "Claire Danes on Playing a Bipolar CIA Agent in 'Homeland'". WSJ. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  14. "Dallas Recap, Episode 4: "The Last Hurrah"". D Magazine. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  15. Andy Diggle (w), Roberto de la Torre (p), Roberto de la Torre (i). "Dark Reign" Thunderbolts 128 (March 2009), Marvel Comics
  16. Dark X-Men: The Beginning #1
  17. Schrodt, Paul (March 19, 2018). "Marvel's New Comic Book Series, The Unstoppable Wasp, Stars a Superhero With Bipolar Disorder". Men's Health. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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