Alaqua Cox (born February 13, 1997) is a Native American (Menominee) actress. She landed her breakthrough role—her first ever acting experience—as Maya Lopez/Echo within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series Hawkeye (2021), continuing as the protagonist in the spin-off series Echo (2024). Cox was born Deaf. She was born and raised on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin, and is of the Menominee and Mohican nations. She attended the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, where she played on the girls' basketball team fr…