22 Facts About Alex Plank

Alexander Plank was born on June 27,1986 and is an American autism advocate, filmmaker and actor.

Alex Plank is known for founding the online community Wrong Planet, working on FX's television series The Bridge, and acting on The Good Doctor.

At the age of 9, Plank was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

Alex Plank started Wrong Planet at the age of 17 in order to find others like him on the Internet.

Alex Plank only found out about his diagnosis of Asperger's after looking through papers in his parents' drawers.

Alex Plank was a Linux developer while still in high school and was familiar with the tools needed to create an online community.

Alex Plank was a contributor to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia during its early years.

Alex Plank's story regarding the founding of Wrong Planet is covered in the special education curriculum of many universities in the United States.

Alex Plank served as a consultant for the 2013 TV series The Bridge and worked with Diane Kruger on developing her character.

Alex Plank made his on-screen acting debut in the finale of season one, playing the role of the intern at the El Paso Times.

Diane Kruger stated that Alex Plank was on set every day, would go to the writers room, and was "instrumental" to both her performance and to the writers, as he would work with the writers in the writers room.

Alex Plank introduced a variety of autistic tendencies into Kruger's character of Sonya Cross, including stimming, awkwardness around eye contact, and a flat affect.

The way in which Alex Plank got hired to work on The Bridge was somewhat unconventional.

Alex Plank was reportedly called out of the blue by an executive at FX who had heard of Plank.

In 2019, Alex Plank guest starred in season 2 of The Good Doctor as Javier Maldonado, the roommate of Lana Moore, a patient who needs to undergo brain surgery.

Alex Plank's character's help is needed in the operating room to save Lana but Javi is sensitive to light and he refuses to help with the surgery.

Alex Plank gave the keynote speech at the Autism Society of America's national conference in 2010.

Alex Plank gave the keynote at the ASCEND conference in San Francisco.

In 2010, Alex Plank started an Internet television program called Autism Talk TV.

Alex Plank traveled to France in February 2012 to direct a documentary expose, entitled Shameful, concerning the way in which autism is viewed and treated in France.

In 2006, Alex Plank was sued by the victims of a 19-year-old member of the site, William Freund, who shot two people and himself in Aliso Viejo, California.

Alex Plank appeared on Good Morning America and Fox News discussing the incident.