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‘Echo’ Star Alaqua Cox on Marvel Bringing Deaf and Indigenous Representation to the Forefront and Why Acting in ASL Was ‘Challenging’
Alaqua Cox, the deaf and indigenous star of Marvel's "Echo," never thought about becoming an actor, until Marvel came calling.
Cox’s performance was so striking, Marvel built a gritty spinoff series around her, “ Echo,” with a cast made up almost entirely of Indigenous actors, including Graham Greene (“Dances With Wolves”) and Tantoo Cardinal (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) as Maya’s grandparents, Skully and Chula; Devery Jacobs (“Reservation Dogs”) as her cousin, Bonnie; and Chaske Spencer (“The Twilight Saga”) as her uncle, Henry. Graham Greene and Tantoo Cardinal have had decades of experience; what was it like to work alongside actors with such long careers? One thing that struck me in the show was how many scenes there were in just ASL, and how the actors could convey emotion with their hands as much with their faces, something that is still so rare in TV and film.
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