Which actor played Kayla Watts in Jurassic World Dominion?

DeWanda Wise played Kayla Watts in Jurassic World Dominion.

Kayla is introduced as a former U.S. Air Force pilot who works as a cargo pilot in a world where dinosaurs have escaped into the wild. She initially transports dinosaurs for the Biosyn-linked black market, but changes sides after witnessing Maisie Lockwood being trafficked.

Her role becomes crucial when she helps Owen Grady and Claire Dearing reach the Biosyn sanctuary. A Quetzalcoatlus attacks her aircraft, forcing a crash landing, but Kayla later flies the survivors to safety in a Biosyn helicopter.

A common mix-up is confusing Kayla with Claire Dearing, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, or Maisie Lockwood, played by Isabella Sermon. Wise's casting was notable because director Colin Trevorrow offered her the role after seeing her work in She's Gotta Have It, without requiring a formal audition.