Who is Daniels in Alien: Covenant?

Marine and crew member on the Covenant, tasked with planetary survey.

Who plays Daniels in Alien: Covenant?

Daniels is played by Katherine Waterston.

Daniels's abilities include crew leadership, surface exploration, combat readiness, problem solving, survival.

Daniels has 5 mapped relationships in Alien: Covenant. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

Alignment: Hero
Species: Human
Abilities: Crew leadership, Surface exploration, Combat readiness, Problem solving, Survival

Daniels — Alliance Protector — David / Walter (Michael Fassbender)
Walter defends Daniels from David's attack in the lab, and later David impersonates Walter to place her into cryogenic stasis against her will.
Daniels — Professional Commander — Oram (Billy Crudup)
Oram assumes command after Branson's death and makes the decisive call to investigate the planet despite Daniels' explicit protests.
Daniels — Alliance Survival Partner — Tennessee (Danny McBride)
Tennessee rescues Daniels from the pursuing xenomorph and collaborates with her to lure the creature into the terraforming bay for ejection.
Daniels — Alliance Teammate — Lope (Demián Bichir)
Both are rescued together by Tennessee during the temple escape and share the subsequent efforts to survive the infestation.
Daniels — Conflict Direct Combatant — Xenomorph / Neomorph (Goran D. Kleut)
Daniels physically confronts the xenomorph on the ship, using a heavy loading arm to crush it before it can reach the cryo deck.