Alicia Clark is a fictional character in the AMC television series Fear the Walking Dead, created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson. Portrayed by Alycia Debnam-Carey, Alicia is the daughter of Madison Clark, the former main protagonist. She begins the series as a teenager who struggles with her family situation and plans to leave the city for a new life, before facing civilization slowly crumbling due to a zombie outbreak. The character has received praise, with critics calling her an emotional anchor of the series, complimenting her evolution, and naming her one of the most memorable characters of the Walking Dead universe.
Appearances
Season 1
Alicia becomes more worried about her brother Nick's chemical dependency. School closes early due to the high levels of absenteeism and rumors of an epidemic. Alicia, her mother Madison, Nick, and Madison's fiancé Travis Manawa choose to flee to the desert, and they want Travis' son Chris, and Chris' mother Liza to follow. Alicia finds her boyfriend Matt ill in his disheveled house. Travis arrives and sees a bite on Matt, who convinces Alicia to leave. The group returns to Madison's home to gather supplies. Travis tells Madison to take the kids to the desert without him; he will catch up. Alicia witnesses her infected neighbor, Mr. Dawson, attacking Mrs. Cruz across the street, but Madison prevents her from intervening. The Manawas and Salazars flee the chaos in the streets. The group reaches Travis' truck and escapes, but Daniel Salazar's wife Griselda is injured by a collapsing scaffold. Unable to reach a hospital, the group drives to Madison's house, from which Alicia, Madison and Nick temporarily flee when Mr. Dawson enters, attracted by the barking dog Nick had let in.
Nick leads Madison and Alicia to the house next door, where they take a shotgun. All three families stay the night and evacuate in the morning. As the Clarks and Manawas start driving away, the National Guard arrives and quarantines the neighborhood into a Safe Zone. Later, Chris shows a video to Travis and Madison of a light signaling from the Dead Zone. Madison exchanges signals with the flashing light in the Dead Zone. She sneaks outside to investigate and finds evidence that the guardsmen killed civilians, including the uninfected. Soldiers take Griselda and Nick to a military hospital while Nick's family attempts to block his departure. Liza agrees to go assist the medical team, despite not wanting to leave Chris. Travis retreats to the roof and sees the signal from the Dead Zone. In the abandoned home of a wealthy family, Alicia and Chris get drunk, play luxury dress-up, and vandalize the home. In a military cell, Victor Strand bribes a guardsman to save a feverish Nick from being moved, and recruits Nick for an escape plot.
The group drives to the National Guard's headquarters to rescue Nick, Liza, and Griselda. Officer Adams agrees to be their guide when let go by Travis. The group infiltrates the base, and Travis, Madison, Daniel and his daughter Ofelia go inside, while Alicia and Chris stay behind. The infected breach the perimeter defenses and swarm the base. Alicia and Chris are threatened by soldiers who want to take their vehicle. Travis' group reach the holding cells and set the detainees free before reuniting with Nick, Liza, and Strand. They try to escape through the medical ward, where Dr. Exner tells them of an escape route, but stays behind. Before they can escape, the group encounters Adams, who shoots Ofelia in the arm. Enraged, Travis brutally beats Adams and leaves him for dead. Strand leads the group to his oceanside mansion, where he tells Nick that he owns a yacht on which they can escape. On the beach, Liza reveals to Madison that she was bitten during the escape. Liza pleads with Madison and Travis to kill her before she turns.
Season 2
The city of Los Angeles is bombed by the military. Madison, Alicia, Nick and the others board Strand's yacht, the Abigail, and escape the bombing. Strand refuses to pick up survivors they come across at sea. Strand informs the group they are heading to San Diego. Alicia mans the radio, hears distress calls, and strikes up a conversation with another seaborne survivor named Jack. Alicia learns from Jack that his boat is sinking, and he asks for help. Strand rejects her plan to help Jack and threatens to throw overboard anyone who disobeys him.