Who does Alexa Nikolas play in The Walking Dead? Everything to know
Alexa Nikolas joined the ensemble cast of AMC's The Walking Dead in November 2012, when she was cast in the role of Haley. The protagonists meet Haley while trying to survive the "zombie" apocalypse. She is part of the Woodbury Army and her first appearance is in the episode, Hounded.
Haley's role in the story is brief but impactful and Alexa Nikolas brought her own specific charm in playing the sarcastically blunt character, who is desperately trying to defend her town. Following her first appearance, she appeared in two more episodes.
Alexa Nikolas featured in season 3 of The Walking Dead
Alexa Nicholas made her The Walking Dead debut as Haley in the sixth episode of Season 3. That also happens to be the 25th overall episode of the series. The episode was directed by Dan Attias, while Scott Gimple served as the screenwriter for it.
Titled Hounded, the plot introduced viewers to Haley's character as a member of the Woodbury army. Her official introduction happened while she was repairing the wall, which is when she first met Andrea. In her very introduction, Haley spoke of her tragic backstory - she was forced to kill her reanimated family members.
In The Walking Dead season 3 episode 6, Haley showcased some of her grit when a walker suddenly made an appearance. Despite not being able to shoot it, she watches as Andrea goes on to stab the walker and kill the reanimated corpse.
What happened to Haley in The Walking Dead?
Apart from Hounded, Alexa Nikolas' character also appeared in two more episodes, namely the 27th and 28th episodes of The Walking Dead season 3, titled Made to Suffer and The Suicide King, respectively. Haley's last appearance was in the mid-season premiere of season 3, which also happened to be episode 28.
She meets her end at the hand of Maggie who shoots her in the chest. Her death really affected Andrea, and even in a series filled with somber deaths, the moment hits hard. Andrea can be seen leaning over the body in their last moments together, before Philip mentions Haley among the list of people that Rick's gang had killed.
Everything to know about Alex Nikolas' most popular role
Some people, and especially The Walking Dead fans believe that Alexa Nikolas' role as Haley is one of her most popular role. Most notable was her brief, yet heartwarming, growing relationship with Andrea. They first meet while Haley is mending the wall and then Andrea and Haley have an encounter with a walker.
Haley was one of the people present in Milton's laboratory, attending the meeting before the Woodbury guards and Rick's group had a firefight. She was soon ordered to search for the attackers and did so, upon the Governor's command, and following the attack, goes to visit the wounded Governor with Merle Dixon. At the end of the episode, she is spotted listening to the speech about the attack.
Haley's role in the series was short but sweet, and she met her untimely end in the very next episode. Thankfully, however, she got a dignified death and did not have to turn into a walker, which is often more than what people can expect from The Walking Dead universe.