ASSUMED MOVIE, TV AND CARTOON CHARACTERS W/ ASPERGERS

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My Guesses for Movies:

Males:

Liam Niesson as Professor Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey
Ralph Fiennes as Oscar in Oscar and Lucinda (Very Aspie friendly movie!)
Ralph Fiennes as the Duke in The Duchess (starring Kiera Knightly)
Edward Norton in The Painted Veil
Leslie Howard in Pygmalion
Leslie Howard in Of Human Bondage
Liev Schreiber as Carl Petrovic in The Daytrippers
John Kerr in Tea and Sympathy
Peter Fonda in Ulee's Gold
Brenden Fraser in Blast From the Past (and perhaps Bedazzled)
Kevin Spacey in Shipping News
Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys
Dan Ackroyd as Mother in Sneakers

Females:

Bette Davis in Now Voyager
Winona Ryder in Mermaids
Molly Shannon in Year of the Dog
Deborah Kerr in Seperate Tables
Jennifer Jason Leigh as Catherine in Washington Square
Kerry Fox as Janet Frame in An Angel at My Table

from the films I've seen recently

Mozart in Amadeus
Ian Curtis in Control

After having read all the previous posts, I think I have a few that others haven't mentioned, one of which might be stretch.

Steven, from "Dummy" (played by Adrien Brody)
He's socially awkward, mumbles quite a bit, doesn't seem to be comfortable with eye contact, only has one friend, and has been obsessed with ventriloquism since childhood. Some of the more meaningful conversations he's had has been with the dummy.

Adam, from "Untamed Heart" (played by Christian Slater)
He's a loner, hardly ever talks, when he does he has difficulty maintaining eye contact, is very intelligent as suggested by (apparently) obsessive book reading that results from insomnia, can be socially inappropriate (reference: haircutting scene), is obsessive about his music collection (a few old records he listens to over and over), and even states he doesn't get along well with people. There's more, but I think this covers the gist of it.

This one could be a stretch: Odo from Star Trek: Deep Space 9.

I'm not a big fan of the various Star Trek franchises, but DS9 was one of my favorite shows due mostly to Odo; I could identify with him to a certain extent (before I knew about AS). In fact, it was pretty much a coin toss between him and DZ as my avatar. Also, he's not human (not even humanoid), but he does seem to have some AS traits. I've only recently started re-watching this series on DVD (my memory may be a little shaky), so here's my reasoning:

* Loner. Doesn't like socializing. Doesn't like having uninvited guests.
* Feels isolated. He's the only known example of his species, at least initially. Even when he does find others of his species, he feels different from them.
* Socially awkward. Feels uncomfortable whenever he's in social situations that are outside his comfort zone; i.e., when he's not there in his professional capacity.
* Eye contact. He doesn't always make eye contact with the people he's talking to, and when he does it's more of an intense observational assessment, as if he's trying to analyze what the other person is doing/expressing.
* Observation. He notices small details that others would likely miss. There was an episode where he could tell a woman was lying about crying over her deceased husband because he noticed her eyes weren't red and there was no puffiness around them.
* Obsessive interest. He's the detective on the show, and much of his energy is devoted to that. When asked if there was anything he wanted, he replied that he had his work, what else could he want? He reads mysteries for a hobby, and usually solves them early on (hobby related to his work).
* Uninterested in social interactions. He's said that the reason why people engage in "coupling" was a mystery to him.
* Favors rationality over emotion. Expresses a small amount of disgust over how irrational people can be, but sometimes also seems to imply a little bit of jealousy.
* Meltdowns. I'm not talking about his 17-hour regeneration cycle where he has to return to liquid form. I remember at least one episode when he had a particularly nasty meltdown that involved destroying much of his living quarters when he found out Kira (his unrequited love interest at the time) was in love with someone else (I'll admit, not definitively AS, but coupled with the other traits I think it adds support).
* Routine. At least one episode has made note that he conducts his rounds through the Promenade on such an unwavering schedule that shopkeepers set their clocks to them. In another episode he was a few minutes late reporting for duty and his colleagues commented on how unusual it was for him to be late.
* Devoted to justice. He's obsessed with obtaining justice, even if it means bending the rules; he adheres to his own sense of integrity and honor. He's wracked with guilt whenever he's done something that went against his sense of justice.
* Can be overly truthful. He's never hesitant to say what he really thinks (unless it has to do with the aforementioned unrequited love). In one episode he admitted that all the evidence pointed to him as the most likely suspect in a murder case.

Any thoughts?

Jack Sparrow ?
Obsessed with the black pearl , treasures and women.
Also he seems to think in a very different way like if he is in his own world.

L from Death Note. (and maybe Near too)
Sai and Hinata from Naruto.
Luna Lovegood from Harry Potter.
Dr. House from House M.D.

Abby for sure is an Aspie, in fact I can seriously relate to most of her traits, I would even go as far as saying that she reminds me of myself, she gets scared of dying of boredom, has strange intuitive feelings, and she always finds these weird patterns that are quite often overlooked. The other character I can strongly associate with is Ziva, I wonder, does she have Asperger's traits, or is she slightly Aspie, . She doesn't like people, and she speaks over 6 languages, was raised around men, she's not scared of men, and she's just not scared of anyone. She doesn't really seem to relate to people much, more like an observer, so she fits the Aspie spectrum.

I know it was mention before but AMIR from Jake & Amir HAS to be aspie!

Just one random clip where one can realise how he misunderstands social hints.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEW7toPzRHo&feature=channel[/youtube]

I don't know if this thread is only for animated shows and fiction, or if its been mentioned before.. but I really believe that Michele from this seasons Big Brother 11 from CBS has Asperger's.

Detective Robert Goren - L&O: CI
Chandler Bing - Friends (or possibly Ross)
Cal - Undergrads
House(yeah I know it was speculated within an episode but still only speculated and never definitively diagnosed)
Hexidecimal - ReBoot

as well there's a perp from an episode of SVU but I've forgotten the character's name whom within the episode it was mentioned he had extreme difficulty with adjsutment to sudden changes in his routine and the character himself said he always got the same dinner at the restaurant but he never ate the beans or peas or some green, cooked, veg I believe.

I'm curious why people think Dr House has Aspergers? He doesn't speak his mind out of unawareness of social rules - it is always deliberate and he has specific manipulative reasons for doing it. He can always manipulate his way into getting what he wants, and his multitasking is amazing. He takes a lot of interest in the love lives of his employers, and random gossipy things that are quite unrelated to the cases he's trying to solve. I dunno - the noticing of details is Aspie-like, but I can't otherwise see why he's seen as having Aspergers.

Daniel farraday from Lost
Hinata and Sai from Naruto
Akiza from yugioh 5d's (im not sure about that one)
I'm out lol