Go on Jules,Jason is such a lovely character and he plays him so well,enjoy watching him on Holby. The relationship between himself and Serena is lovely! Catherine Russell is beautiful too 😍
I really condone actors with mental disorders or learning difficulties getting into acting but I strongly dislike how they more often than not seem to play the village idiot which I strongly dislike.
This is great. I love him. It just goes to show that people with special educational needs can go far. I teach in a special school. I have a key stage 2 class of absolutely fantastic children, most of whom are on the autistic spectrum. I used to run a drama club at the schools and it really helped many of the children find their voice and confidence.
I am a biochemistry graduate with Asperger. Last year I was interviewed by 3 schools for science technician jobs. I was appaulled at how ignorant the school staff were about Asperger. It seem to me that they must think that when teens with Asperger or other disabilities, leave school, they grow out of Asperger. No. It is a disability for life and their is no cure. At one point in 1 interview, I was accused of cheating, when I hadn't, yet the school then did what they accused me of doing. That made me very upset. I have done exams through schools and degrees through three universities, Aberdeen University, Nottingham University and the Open University, and never cheated once. In fact, I was very successful in the degrees, though working very very hard. The schools seemed to be unaware of how much struggles people with Asperger, have in getting full time work. I am struggling. I also have a 6 year old daughter relying on me. How do schools except one to provide for a child, when I can't get sensible well paid work that respects my skills and qualifications? :(( :(( I am currently working with 2 charities that help people with Asperger get full time employment.
As a fan of Holby City (and Jules' character Jason) I do agree with diversity in acting roles, but surely Dustin Hoffman's 'Rain Man' should be seen as a step forward for autism, seeing as the film came out in 1988.
I know this was a long time ago but anyway. Yes, for the time it was a step forward but that is not the whole story. The problem is that just because something like autism is represented doesnt mean it is good representation and autistic people should be allowed to voice that so that unhelpful tropes dont become the only thing people know about autism. There is ultimately no difference between casting a white actor as a black character as casting a non-autistic person as an autistic character - especially as in reinforces the idea that autistic people are limited in what they can do. So, the problem with saying that autistic people should accept bad representation just because it is representation is not helpful. Hope this helps in some way.
@@martymoo_4508 I cannot speak to whether Dustin Hoffman's performance was good or bad but thought autism was on a spectrum. I don't wish this o become an argument but, even though diversity in acting roles should be a positive (as commented a few years ago) I've come to hate the all too common 'diversity politics'. White actors have made up most of the iconic roles in film and TV history, from Marlon Brando to Leonardo DiCaprio. You have a $25 million film such as _Rain Man_ it requires big names and how many big name actors with autism were there in 1988? If the argument were to arise that a non-autistic person, the part is rewritten, taking away from the issue. The landscape has been changing for a while and we cannot change the past, let us just move forward.
It's called "Stop casting disabled actors as the village idiot". Perhaps more disabled actors won't find acting so daunting if they don't have to play such degrading roles.
2:47 Not to mention, the guy Rain Man was based on was actually allistic (non-autistic). I think I read somewhere that he had something else neurodivergent about him, but he wasn't autistic. But for sure, I know that he was allistic.
Kin. Peak is a savant like about 2% of people with aspergers. I have aspergers and can't act to save my life. Jukes is an amazing actor and see like a love man too.
He's been on quite a few episodes. Most recently, he was in an episode where he had a girlfriend. I'll see if I can find the credits for the episodes he's been on. Ah, here you go! No idea if you can accessany of these online, but here you are: www.imdb.com/name/nm7891935/ See also: The Damned (Zara-Jayne Arnold - Jule's on-screen girlfriend - and Dayo Koleosho from a previous year are on it) The Level (Cian Binchy, who's actually touring his show The Misfit Analysis) Doctors (Kalijoy Perkins and her mum. Kali is a member of the band Too Hot For Candy and did the course in the same year as me. She's somewhere in this video) The 2012 Olympic/Paralympic opening ceremony (Dayo and Lee Phillips) +Nadia Scroce
+Tom “MrSatNav” Buckley Are you talking about how he says aspergers? It should have a hard g, as it's a German word. I don't think Big Bang Theory did do it, at least not openly. This is much more visible, and therefore better for the autistic community. From a fellow aspie.
Yes I agree that all kinds of people should be cast in movies, TV shows, plays, commercials etc. However you do not need to HAVE a condition (such as autism) in order to play a condition. It's called acting - you just PRETEND to be like that even if you are not actually like that in real life. Jules and his mother Kathy think it's wrong to have a neurotypical person playing an autistic person (see interview on Lorraine show). There is absolutely nothing wrong with an actor playing a condition, disability, disease, gender, age, sexuality or nationality that they don't actually have in real life. There is also absolutely nothing wrong with Jules playing a neurotypical person. By the way I have a background in autism myself and I will probably do a bit of acting one fine day.
Slight kicker: Jules *DOESN'T* play an NT. He plays an autistic character AND IS AUTISTIC HIMSELF. I suggest you watch video footage of The Misfit Analysis, Sense of An Ending, the 2012 Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies, Not F..kin Sorry or My Hands And Feet Are Wiggling. Alumni on the same course Jules and I did have been involved in all these things. Nobody plays a neurotypical character in any of those. And yeah, you might not *need* to have a condition, but wouldn't you rather see someone who actually knows what a condition is like for real? Disabled people get pushed enough to the side as is.... A neurotypical person playing someone with Down Syndrome just would not work, for example. A trans person would be able to understand things a trans person goes through in a way that a cis person may or - much more likely - may not. Disabled people have to play people they're not - id est, neurotypical - in real life all the time whether they act or not and it is exhausting. Nonbinary and trans people more often than not have to pass as cis. All the damn time. And that is exhausting. Allegedly having "a background in autism" and "will probably do a bit of acting one fine day" doesn't give you a free pass. It's not all about you, oddly enough. Acting is not all about playing pretend and reciting cute lines. Sure there are roles where you might have to play a specific character and recite their lines, but the idea is you try and think of who the character is and bring your self and your personality and experience to the role too. In fact, most of the pieces I listed above are more autobiographical than anything (Yes, even Not F..kin Sorry, which is a cabaret piece).
A CLARIFICATION: In my original comment, when I said "There is absolutely nothing wrong with Jules playing a neurotypical person", I should have added "if he chooses to do so at some point in the future". Unfortunately I did not think of this at the time. It sounded like I was talking about the character he plays in Holby City, but I was not.
ANOTHER CLARIFICATION: I now realize that the phrase "background in autism" is a bit vague. I probably should have said that I am on the autism spectrum. I have or had some degree of autism which has very much lessened over the years - I'm in my forties now. So I do have first-hand experience of this condition. I totally agree with you when you say "first-hand lived experience from birth generally trumps second-hand."
I dislike how actors with mental disorders or learning difficulties always seem to be given the role of "village idiot" in pretty much any program. While I think actors with aspergers should be accepted equally in the acting community, I do get disheartened that they're usually always playing a role that reinforces all the incorrect stereotypes.
Autism and other disabilities need to be more readily accepted in the arts. This is a step in the right direction, and yes he can definitely act.
U friend Amy is blind and is a great singer and that's her dream.
Go on Jules,Jason is such a lovely character and he plays him so well,enjoy watching him on Holby. The relationship between himself and Serena is lovely! Catherine Russell is beautiful too 😍
I do love Jason. There's just something so endearing about him and it's great progress for actors with learning difficulties
Aspergers isn't a learning difficulty.
No, but sometimes learning difficulties are comorbid with conditions on the autistic spectrum
I really condone actors with mental disorders or learning difficulties getting into acting but I strongly dislike how they more often than not seem to play the village idiot which I strongly dislike.
This is great. I love him. It just goes to show that people with special educational needs can go far. I teach in a special school. I have a key stage 2 class of absolutely fantastic children, most of whom are on the autistic spectrum. I used to run a drama club at the schools and it really helped many of the children find their voice and confidence.
LOVE Jason and especially love the relationship between Serena and Jason.
He has a delightful personality and is utterly convincing in his role
I love how Catherine says "My concerns evaporated" (Why?) "because he can act" [OBVIOUSLY!!!] :D
I'm on this course! *SO* proud of Jules and everyone else!
Love seeing him with so much confidence
Jules has the sweetest laugh :)
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I am a biochemistry graduate with Asperger. Last year I was interviewed by 3 schools for science technician jobs. I was appaulled at how ignorant the school staff were about Asperger. It seem to me that they must think that when teens with Asperger or other disabilities, leave school, they grow out of Asperger. No. It is a disability for life and their is no cure. At one point in 1 interview, I was accused of cheating, when I hadn't, yet the school then did what they accused me of doing. That made me very upset. I have done exams through schools and degrees through three universities, Aberdeen University, Nottingham University and the Open University, and never cheated once. In fact, I was very successful in the degrees, though working very very hard. The schools seemed to be unaware of how much struggles people with Asperger, have in getting full time work. I am struggling. I also have a 6 year old daughter relying on me. How do schools except one to provide for a child, when I can't get sensible well paid work that respects my skills and qualifications? :(( :(( I am currently working with 2 charities that help people with Asperger get full time employment.
Great hope for those on the spectrum with dreams of acting.
As a fan of Holby City (and Jules' character Jason) I do agree with diversity in acting roles, but surely Dustin Hoffman's 'Rain Man' should be seen as a step forward for autism, seeing as the film came out in 1988.
I know this was a long time ago but anyway. Yes, for the time it was a step forward but that is not the whole story. The problem is that just because something like autism is represented doesnt mean it is good representation and autistic people should be allowed to voice that so that unhelpful tropes dont become the only thing people know about autism. There is ultimately no difference between casting a white actor as a black character as casting a non-autistic person as an autistic character - especially as in reinforces the idea that autistic people are limited in what they can do. So, the problem with saying that autistic people should accept bad representation just because it is representation is not helpful. Hope this helps in some way.
@@martymoo_4508 I cannot speak to whether Dustin Hoffman's performance was good or bad but thought autism was on a spectrum. I don't wish this o become an argument but, even though diversity in acting roles should be a positive (as commented a few years ago) I've come to hate the all too common 'diversity politics'. White actors have made up most of the iconic roles in film and TV history, from Marlon Brando to Leonardo DiCaprio. You have a $25 million film such as _Rain Man_ it requires big names and how many big name actors with autism were there in 1988? If the argument were to arise that a non-autistic person, the part is rewritten, taking away from the issue. The landscape has been changing for a while and we cannot change the past, let us just move forward.
It would be nice for there to be a place for first time actors who are on the spectrum to get an acting thingy more easily.
It's called "stop casting nondisabled actors in disabled roles."
It's called "Stop casting disabled actors as the village idiot". Perhaps more disabled actors won't find acting so daunting if they don't have to play such degrading roles.
I like Jason he is a good character
I wish I could watch Holby City in the US. This would be amazing to see. I work with people with disabilities and think this amazing.
Let's face it no one was ever going to say "actually he's a right twat"............
It'd be the pot calling the kettle black.
I also have Asperger's Syndrome but I love acting
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Do they force you to play the village idiot like they do in Holby City?
Jules is an amazing actor so talented
2:47 Not to mention, the guy Rain Man was based on was actually allistic (non-autistic). I think I read somewhere that he had something else neurodivergent about him, but he wasn't autistic. But for sure, I know that he was allistic.
Kim Peak was a savant.
FG syndrome
Kin. Peak is a savant like about 2% of people with aspergers. I have aspergers and can't act to save my life. Jukes is an amazing actor and see like a love man too.
Jason RULES
very inspiring :)
Does anyone know... Which episodes of the show does Jules act in???
He's been on quite a few episodes. Most recently, he was in an episode where he had a girlfriend. I'll see if I can find the credits for the episodes he's been on.
Ah, here you go! No idea if you can accessany of these online, but here you are: www.imdb.com/name/nm7891935/
See also: The Damned (Zara-Jayne Arnold - Jule's on-screen girlfriend - and Dayo Koleosho from a previous year are on it)
The Level (Cian Binchy, who's actually touring his show The Misfit Analysis)
Doctors (Kalijoy Perkins and her mum. Kali is a member of the band Too Hot For Candy and did the course in the same year as me. She's somewhere in this video)
The 2012 Olympic/Paralympic opening ceremony (Dayo and Lee Phillips)
+Nadia Scroce
*****
Cool! I actually know Cian Binchy from The Level in person. He's a friend of mine, not a close friend, but a friend none the less.
***** No way! What a small world!
I know right! XD
Alexander the Great season 18..
Awww bless him 😊❤️
Um, you are aware he is an adult and very talented at that. I know you mean well, but infantilisation is *NOT* a good thing!
In my world Jules hes just like me in real life but everyone tells me im in a mint person to have around but not when im not there 🤣🤣
I have aspergers syndrome.
#BigBangTheory did it first #SocialAcceptance , but fair play to you as being on the spectrum myself. but narrator needs to learn pronunciation
+Tom “MrSatNav” Buckley Are you talking about how he says aspergers? It should have a hard g, as it's a German word. I don't think Big Bang Theory did do it, at least not openly. This is much more visible, and therefore better for the autistic community. From a fellow aspie.
Uh, actually. Big Bang Theory makes fun of autism. I'm autistic and I find the show ableist.
love you as much as my son xx
Yes I agree that all kinds of people should be cast in movies, TV shows, plays, commercials etc. However you do not need
to HAVE a condition (such as autism) in order to play a condition. It's called acting - you just PRETEND to be like that even if
you are not actually like that in real life. Jules and his mother Kathy think it's wrong to have a neurotypical person playing an
autistic person (see interview on Lorraine show). There is absolutely nothing wrong with an actor playing a condition, disability,
disease, gender, age, sexuality or nationality that they don't actually have in real life. There is also absolutely nothing wrong
with Jules playing a neurotypical person. By the way I have a background in autism myself and I will probably do a bit of acting
one fine day.
Slight kicker: Jules *DOESN'T* play an NT. He plays an autistic character AND IS AUTISTIC HIMSELF.
I suggest you watch video footage of The Misfit Analysis, Sense of An Ending, the 2012 Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies, Not F..kin Sorry or My Hands And Feet Are Wiggling.
Alumni on the same course Jules and I did have been involved in all these things. Nobody plays a neurotypical character in any of those.
And yeah, you might not *need* to have a condition, but wouldn't you rather see someone who actually knows what a condition is like for real? Disabled people get pushed enough to the side as is....
A neurotypical person playing someone with Down Syndrome just would not work, for example. A trans person would be able to understand things a trans person goes through in a way that a cis person may or - much more likely - may not.
Disabled people have to play people they're not - id est, neurotypical - in real life all the time whether they act or not and it is exhausting. Nonbinary and trans people more often than not have to pass as cis. All the damn time. And that is exhausting.
Allegedly having "a background in autism" and "will probably do a bit of acting one fine day" doesn't give you a free pass. It's not all about you, oddly enough.
Acting is not all about playing pretend and reciting cute lines. Sure there are roles where you might have to play a specific character and recite their lines, but the idea is you try and think of who the character is and bring your self and your personality and experience to the role too. In fact, most of the pieces I listed above are more autobiographical than anything (Yes, even Not F..kin Sorry, which is a cabaret piece).
A CLARIFICATION: In my original comment, when I said "There is absolutely nothing wrong with Jules playing a neurotypical person", I should have added "if he chooses to do so at some point in the future". Unfortunately I did not think of this at the time. It sounded like I was talking about the character he plays in Holby City, but I was not.
ANOTHER CLARIFICATION: I now realize that the phrase "background in autism" is a bit vague. I probably should have said that I am on the autism spectrum. I have or had some degree of autism which has very much lessened over the years - I'm in my forties now. So I do have first-hand experience of this condition. I totally agree with you when you say "first-hand lived experience from birth generally trumps second-hand."
That's fair enough then
I dislike how actors with mental disorders or learning difficulties always seem to be given the role of "village idiot" in pretty much any program. While I think actors with aspergers should be accepted equally in the acting community, I do get disheartened that they're usually always playing a role that reinforces all the incorrect stereotypes.