Storyteller - Actor - Advocate
Dashiell is a creative force out to change the world through his stories and advocacy. A passionate filmmaker, writer and actor, Dashiell incorporates disability pride into all of his projects.
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Actor & Storyteller
Dashiell Meier is a disability advocate, filmmaker and college student. His passion for storytelling leads to a wide range of projects, including film scripts, storyboards, comics, novels, and live-action and animated shorts. He also collaborates on screenplays to ensure accurate representation of people with Trisomy 21/Down syndrome and intellectual disabilities. Dashiell hosts a YouTube talk show called Playing Favorites and has appeared in film, theatrical and commercial productions.
Dashiell will appear as a lead in the feature sports drama 21 Down, based on a true story and co-starring Ashley Judd. He plays Caden Cox, the first man with Down syndrome to score in a college football game.
As a disability rights advocate at the national and international levels Dashiell has spoken at the United Nations, U.S. Department of Education and Stanford University and is the 2025 National Down Syndrome Ambassador of the Year. He has written and produced videos for the Center for Youth Voice, Youth Choice and Special Olympics Northern California.
Dashiell’s short thriller, Day 21, which he directed, co-wrote and co-edited, won him the Best Actor for the 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge and appeared in film festivals including BraveMaker, HollyShorts, and Heartland.
His documentary short, This Is Me, a solo project that Dashiell wrote, filmed, edited and animated, has screened internationally at film festivals and has won numerous award. It will be included in the Sproutflix catalog in late 2026.
Dashiell has recently begun production on his first feature-length documentary called Worthy: A History of Down Syndrome.
