“Like most kids, I learnt to ride a bike by falling off and getting back on again. I was 6 and not disabled at the time. Once I became a crip a couple of years later, my joints ceased up and cycling became less about childhood fun and more like a regime of physiotherapy to help me maintain my mobility.”

English actress, comedian, broadcaster and disability rights activist

Liz Carr is an English actress, comedian, broadcaster and disability rights activist. She is known for her work on stage and screen, her campaigning for disabled rights, and for her long-running role as Clarissa Mullery in the BBC crime drama Silent Witness from 2013 to 2020. She has also presented the BBC documentary Better Off Dead? in 2024. Her public work combines performance with advocacy, and she is widely associated with disabled rights and issues of representation.