Katie — I, Daniel Blake Character Profile

About Katie

A single mother and central figure. Following a relocation from a London shelter to Newcastle, she faces sanctions, severe food poverty, and shoplifting. Coerced into prostitution by a supermarket guard to feed her children, she attends Daniel's tribunal and later reads his intended eulogy at his funeral.

Katie — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Hayley Squires

Appears in

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (5)

• Katie — Social Friend — Dan (Dave Johns)

  Daniel befriends Katie, a struggling single mother

• Katie — Family Mother — Daisy (Briana Shann)

  Katie is Daisy's mother

• Katie — Family Mother — Dylan (Dylan McKiernan)

  Katie is Dylan's mother

• Katie — Conflict Adversary — Assessor (Amanda Payne)

  Struggling with welfare system requirements

• Katie — Social Acquaintance — Sheila (Sharon Percy)

  Fellow hostel resident

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• Dan (Dave Johns)
• Daisy (Briana Shann)
• Dylan (Dylan McKiernan)
• At the Sawmill (Shaun Prendergast)
• Ann (Kate Rutter)
• Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor (David Murray)
• Specialist Nurse (Sammy T. Dobson)
• Sheila (Sharon Percy)
• Neighbour With Dog (Mickey Hutton)
• Floor Manager (Stephen Clegg)
• Postman (Colin Coombs)
• Librarian (Jane Birch)