Live Action 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Casts Miya Cech In Fan-Favorite Role of Toph

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Miya Cech is joining the cast of the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender series! The 17-year-old actress has been cast to portray the fan-favorite character Toph Beifong in season two, it was announced on Thursday (September 19) at Netflix‘s Geeked Week Live. Keep reading to find out more… “We make a point of reviewing submissions separately and after countless tapes, we both had the same reaction,” Executive Producers Christine Boylan and Habbar Raisani shared in a statement. “Miya is our Toph! Miya is a brilliant performer who knows how to precisely balance the sarcastic sense of humor, stubbornness, and vulnerability that is Toph Beifong.

Her physicality and emotional dexterity really put her in a class of one.” For those that may not know, Toph is a master earthbender who was born blind and trained to feel and sense the world around her. “I’ve been in boot camp for about a week and a half now and still have a lot of work to do, but it’s super fun,” Miya shared. “I have some martial arts experience.

I have a great instructor who I take private classes with back home in Northern California, and he keeps me in shape when I’m not working.

I also have some dance experience from when I was younger that has been very helpful as I learn about Toph’s movements.” Miya is also working with a producer and consultant who is blind and a professional from the blindness community ensuring they are represented appropriately. “I personally am of Chinese and Japanese American descent and I’m so excited to represent my Chinese heritage in Toph Beifong,” the young actress added. “One of the most incredible aspects of this show is the diversity of the Asian cultures in the ATLA world.