When Michael Theo was diagnosed with autism as a boy, his parents were told to set their expectations low. Initially non-verbal, Michael developed an early fascination with animated film and TV and that helped him learn to talk.
His teenage years were difficult but everything changed in his mid-20s when his search for a girlfriend propelled him onto the TV series Love on the Spectrum. Audiences in Australia and around the world fell in love with the straight-talking romantic.
Then a TV director came knocking to see whether Theo could act and an unlikely dream became a reality.
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