Maya da Costa

Maya da Costa is Canadian artist of Portuguese and Vietnamese descent.  Best known for her recurring role as Maya Longette in Under the Bridge for Hulu, Maya plays one of the core group of teens who were accused of the savage murder of Reena Virk in this award winning TV miniseries by creator Quinn Shephard, starring Lily Gladstone, Riley Keough, and Vritika Gupta.

As a youth, Maya made her debut television appearance on The Healing Powers of Dude for Netflix, followed by commercial campaigns for Canadian Tire and State Farm Insurance.  Other credits include Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (Disney), and Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix).  Maya’s acting training began at age 12 in Vancouver at McIlroy and Associates with Beatrice King in their Professional Screen Acting Programs for teens, and Tricities Film Studio with Lisa Durupt.    She now continues to train at Railtown Actors Studio with Janet Kidder and John Cassini, and Deb Podowski Acting Studio.

As a dancer, Maya trained intensively in contemporary, ballet, lyrical, jazz, hip hop, tap, musical theatre, modern and commercial dance with acclaimed instructors and choreographers at Pulse Dance Centre.  She is a 2024 graduate of Harbour Dance Centre’s Intensive Training Program for commercial dance, and also trained with renowned contemporary training program Modus Operandi.  

Maya has a burning passion for all things to do with art and has a healthy list of hobbies that include piano, flute, anime design, canvas painting, cycling, volleyball and swimming.