Miya Cech

Miya Cech
Miya Cech 2021.jpg
Cech in 2021
Born (2007-03-04) March 4, 2007 (age 14)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Miya Cech (born March 4, 2007) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in a 2015 episode of Hawaii Five-0 and her film debut in The Darkest Minds (2018). She then starred in Rim of the World (2019), the second revival of Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019), The Astronauts (2020–present) and Marvelous and the Black Hole (2021) to critical praise. She is also set to play a lead role in Surfside Girls.

Life and career

2000s and 2010s

Miya Cech was born on March 4, 2007, in Tokyo. Cech's first role was as a guest star in Hawaii Five-0 in 2015. She appeared in further guest roles in American Horror Story and American Housewife in 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2018, Cech made her film debut in The Darkest Minds as Zu, a mute girl who can manipulate electricity. The film received generally negative reviews, but her performance received praise. Deadline Hollywood said "Cech do[es] what [she] can with nothing", while IndieWire considered her a standout. The next year, she starred in Netflix's Rim of the World as ZhenZhen. Released on May 24, 2019, the film was negatively received by critics; Cech's performance received commendation, however. John Serba of Decider said, "Cech is my favorite, carrying the character in her sideways glances and quiet, confident swagger[.] ... She's funnier [than the males], too." Later that month, she portrayed a pre-teen version of the protagonist, Sasha Tran (Ali Wong), in Always Be My Maybe. According to Variety, this is Cech's most well-known film role. Later that year, she starred as Akiko Yamato in the second revival of Are You Afraid of the Dark?. The series was critically acclaimed; Decider called Cech the "[s]leeper [s]tar" of the show.

2020s

Cech starred in Nickelodeon drama series The Astronauts, which premiered in 2020. Common Sense Media praised the child actors, calling them wonderful. Cech played a lead role of Sammy in Marvelous and the Black Hole, which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Critics acclaimed her performance. IndieWire stated, "[the film is] grounded by ... Cech, who effectively channels the angst of teendom into an offbeat tale[,] ... [and] does solid work in immersing us in Sammy's frustration and sadness, even if the script doesn't always give her the best lines to punch with." In December 2021, she was announced to have been cast in a lead role alongside YaYa Gosselin in Apple TV+ series Surfside Girls. She will portray Jade, who seeks to "find a scientific explanation for the existence of ghosts".

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Hawaii Five-0 Young Kono Kalakaua Episode: "Mo'o 'olelo Pu"
2016 American Horror Story Amy Chen Episode: "Chapter 4"
2017–2019 American Housewife Marigold 3 episodes
2018 The Darkest Minds Suzume "Zu" Kimura
2019 Arrow Young Emiko Episode: "Inheritance"
2019 Rim of the World ZhenZhen Streaming film
2019 Always Be My Maybe Younger Sasha Streaming film
2019 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Akiko Yamato Main role; 3 episodes
2020–present The Astronauts Samantha "Samy" Sawyer-Wei Main role; 10 episodes
2021 Marvelous and the Black Hole Sammy
TBA Surfside Girls Jade Lead role; post-production; streaming series

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