Who plays Hayna in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew?

The following contains spoilers for “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” season 1, episode 4, “I can’t say I remember not in Attlin.”

Neel (voiced by Robert Timothy Smith) in “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” may seem like a cute “Star Wars” mascot character archetype, but the brave blue alien continues to subvert the odds and is on his way to establishing himself as the series . MVP. In episode 4, titled “I Can’t Say I Don’t Remember in Attlin” after SM-33’s (voiced by Nick Frost) surprisingly meaningful favorite saying, Neel’s courage saves Wim (Ravi Cabot-Conyers), Fern (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) and KB (Kyriana Kratter) from certain death. Meanwhile, her pacifism and honesty manage to impress the future head of the Troik clan, Hayna, so deeply that her charm may inspire her to become a peaceful ruler, thus potentially ending the cycle of violence that has plagued At Acrann for who knows how long. time.

Hala Finley skillfully plays the tough but thoughtful Hayna. While it’s still unclear if the character will return in future episodes of “Skeleton Crew,” Neel (and quite possibly viewers) will probably want to see her again. While we wait for that to happen, here’s where you may have seen Finley before.

Hala Finley may be young, but she already has a decade of roles under her belt. His first screen credits date back to 2014, and in 2016, he landed a truly important role in the CBS comedy “Man with a Plan.” There, Finley was part of the main cast as Emme Burns, the young daughter of Adam Burns (“Friends” star Matt LeBlanc) and Andi Burns (Liza Snyder of “Sirens” and “Yes, Dear”). The young star was on the Emmy-nominated multi-camera show for all four seasons.

In the years between “Man with a Plan” and “Skeleton Crew,” Finley played small roles in a handful of projects, including the season four episode “Remember Me Tomorrow” of NBC’s “Magnum PI” reboot and the Robert Rodriguez’s 2023 thriller. Hypnotic.” Notably, he also appeared in the 2024 superhero film “Venom: The Last Dance”, where he plays Echo Moon, a member of the hitchhiker family who travels with Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy). With all this experience , don’t be surprised if there are plans for Finley to reappear in the galaxy far, far away sometime after “Skeleton Crew” episode 4.

New episodes of “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” drop Tuesdays at 6 pm PST on Disney+.