With Marvel series Echo now available for streaming, here’s everyone you need to know in the cast, including the actors and the characters they play.
Marvel Studios’ 2024 slate started with a bang, having released the first of its new TV shows with the limited series Echo.
The show, which is a spin-off of 2021’s Hawkeye, follows deaf ex-Tracksuit Mafia leader Maya Lopez as she’s hunted down by her former boss/adoptive uncle Kingpin.
As you dive into Maya’s world and learn all about her dark and complicated upbringing, check out this guide to Echo’s cast and characters.
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Echo cast and characters
Before we dive into it, the synopsis for the series reads: “Following the events of Hawkeye in New York City, Maya Lopez is being pursued by Wilson Fisk’s organization, leading her to return to her hometown in Oklahoma, where she must come to terms with her past, reconnect with her Native American roots, and embrace her family and community.”
Maya Lopez / Echo: Alaqua Cox
Alaqua Cox plays Maya Lopez/Echo, a deaf Native American Choctaw who acted as the leader of Kingpin’s Tracksuit Mafia until the end of Hawkeye, which saw her confront Kingpin and shoot him after she learned he had a hand in her father’s death.
Hawkeye was Cox’s first acting role ever and she has openly discussed that she was born deaf and grew up on the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin as part of the Menominee and Mohican nation, which helped connect her to the character of Maya.
Wilson Fisk / Kingpin: Vincent D’Onofrio
Vincent D’Onofrio plays Wilson Fisk/Kingpin, New York City’s biggest crime lord and leader of the Tracksuit Mafia. Kingpin is also Maya’s adoptive uncle and was shot by her at the end of Hawkeye, though he survived and now wears an eyepatch.
Fisk is reprising the character of Kingpin which he first played in 2015. D’Onofrio can only be seen in other iconic works such as Mystic Pizza, Miami Vice, and Ratched.
William Lopez: Zahn McClarnon
Zahn McClarnon plays William Lopez, the former leader of Kingpin’s Tracksuit Mafia and Maya’s now deceased father who was killed by Ronin, Clint Barton’s killer alter ego, after being tipped off by Kingpin.
McClarnon is a decorated TV and movie actor who can be seen in projects such as Togo, The Forever Purge, Fargo, and Reservation Dogs.
Bonnie: Devery Jacobs
Jacobs is best known for her role as Elora Danan on the hit TV series Reservation Dogs and recently voiced Marvel’s first original superhero Kahhori on the animated series What If…?.
Matt Murdock / Daredevil: Charlie Cox
Charlie Cox plays Matt Murdock/Daredevil, a blind lawyer from Hell’s Kitchen who lives a double life as a masked vigilante as he uses his enhanced senses to fight crime.
Cox is reprising the role of Daredevil as he first played the character in his solo Netflix’s series Daredevil in 2015. Cox is best known for this role and as the character of Owen Sleater in the HBO’s drama series Boardwalk Empire.
Henry “Black Crow” Lopez: Chaske Spencer
Chaske Spencer plays Henry “Black Crow” Lopez, Maya’s uncle and William’s brother who owns the local roller-skating rink and works for Fisk’s criminal empire. Spencer has stated that Henry feels a lot of “guilt” after Maya’s father death, which is why he didn’t seek her out in New York.
Spencer is best known for his role as Sam Uley in the Twilight franchise, but can also be seen in projects like Sneaky Pete, Blindspot, and Jessica Jones.
Chula: Tantoo Cardinal
Tantoo Cardinal plays Chula, Maya’s estranged grandmother who made the decision to stop speaking to her due to her overwhelming anger towards her father, for whom she blames for the death of her daughter, Maya’s mother.
Cardinal is a decorated TV and movie actor who has appeared in projects such as The Last Manhunt, Killers of the Flower Moon, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and Outlander.
Biscuits: Cody Lightning
Cody Lightning plays Biscuits, Maya’s well-meaning cousin who always has her back during her daring adventures in their hometown. Lightning has referred to Biscuits as Maya’s “sidekick who provides some comic relief for her” and “a big earnest puppy dog” who would do anything for his family.
Lightning has appeared in several small TV movie roles and short film, but Echo is his first major TV role.
Skully: Graham Greene
Graham Greene plays Skully, Chula’s ex-partner, a grandfather-figure to Maya, and owner of the town pawn shop who, unlike everyone else in Maya’s family, tries to mend their fractured relationship as soon as she comes to town.
Greene is best known as Harry Clearwater in the Twilight franchise, but can also be seen in Dances with Wolves and The Green Mile.
Echo is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. You can check out more of Dexerto’s coverage of the MCU series below: