Lizzy Clark

Prompted by Clark's role in Dustbin Baby, Clark's mother started the Don't Play Me, Pay Me campaign in attempt to stop actors "playing disabled". Her mother said that actors without mental disabilities playing characters with specific conditions is the "blacking-up of the 21st century", claiming that "we need to break down these barriers. They're unacceptable and indefensible in a modern-day society, especially when there are so many good, disabled actors who are both ready, eager and able to take on these parts". Clark is heavily involved in the campaign, and said that

Lizzy Clark (born 3 April 1994 in Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom) is an English actress. Clark is best known for playing the role of Poppy in the 2008 television film Dustbin Baby. Both Clark and Poppy have Asperger syndrome.

Clark's first experience of professional acting came in 2008 when she starred alongside Dakota Blue Richards in the BBC film Dustbin Baby, an adaptation of the Jacqueline Wilson novel of the same name. She played the part of Poppy, a teenager with Asperger syndrome. The BBC said that the fact Clark also had the condition offered her a "unique take" on the role. Clark was the first actress with Asperger syndrome to portray a fictional character with the condition. Clark auditioned for the role when her mother, Nicky, saw the position advertised on a website about autism. She said that she thinks "it's incredibly positive that the BBC chose to find an actress who has the same condition as the character."