“For my first five years of weightlifting, every part of my training was focused on technique. My starting position, my pull from the ground, my bar path as it traveled up - everything had to be perfect, and I hated it.”

English rock musician, actor, writer, and performance artist

Mat Fraser is an English rock musician, actor, writer, and performance artist. He is known for his work across music, stage, screen, and live performance, and for speaking publicly about living with thalidomide-induced phocomelia. His career spans several forms of artistic work, with credits in music and performance as well as writing and acting. Fraser’s public profile has also been shaped by his advocacy and by the way he uses performance to challenge assumptions about disability and identity.