Kayla Compton

Kayla Compton (born February 3, 1990[1]) is an American actress mainly known for playing Allegra Garcia on the CW superhero TV series The Flash.

Kayla Compton
Born (1990-02-03) February 3, 1990
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Career

Compton's career started out with guest appearances on TV shows such as Entourage and Perception. In 2015, she starred in the mini comedy web series Chase Champion. She also made recurring appearances on the TV shows Making Moves and Bro-Dum.[2]

She starred in the 2013 drama film King's Faith and in the 2016 horror comedy Attack of the Killer Donuts.[3] In 2017, she starred in the independent feature film Highway to Havasu.[2]

In 2019, she started appearing as a recurring character on the superhero TV series The Flash.[4] Compton's character, Allegra Garcia, a former metahuman criminal was first introduced at the beginning of the sixth season of the series. She made recurring appearances throughout the season, first appearing in the episode "A Flash of the Lightning",[5] and portrayed Maya in the episode "The Exorcism of Nash Wells".[6] She was promoted to a series regular starting from the seventh season.[2][7][8][9]

Other ventures

Compton plays the guitar, and is a soprano singer. She also knows gymnastics, and was previously a cheerleader.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Entourage Monica Episode: "Home Sweet Home"
2012 Perception Indie Girl Episode: "Kilimanjaro"
2013 King's Faith Natalie Jenkins
2014 Mistresses Salesgirl Episode: "Rebuild"
2015 Vanity Young Woman Episode: "Legacy"
2015 Chase Champion Gretchen 5 episodes
2016 Bro-Dum Naomi 3 episodes
2016 Part Timers Nisha Episode: "Who's the Father?"
2016 Making Moves Kara 4 episodes
2016 Attack of the Killer Donuts Michelle Kester
2016 The Stanford Letter Kayla Short
2017 Highway to Havasu Sarah
2018 S Is for Revenge Chloe Episode: "CHAPTER 3"
2018 Rubies and Diamonds Riley Short
2018 Emily X Emily
2020 The Z Girl Next Door Girl Short
2019–present The Flash Allegra Garcia Recurring (Season 6), Series regular (Season 7-present)

References
  1. "Kayla Compton – Actor Filmography، photos، Video". elCinema.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. Petski, Denise (March 6, 2020). "'The Flash': Kayla Compton Upped To Series Regular For Season 7". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. Mintzer, Jordan (May 11, 2016). "'Attack of the Killer Donuts': Cannes Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. Singh, Olivia (June 15, 2021). "There's a reason why 'The Flash' is telling more diverse stories now. The showrunner says he 'can't stand' when a show doesn't reflect the real world". Insider. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  5. Jennings, Collier (March 6, 2020). "The Flash's Allegra Garcia Upped to Series Regular for Season 7". CBR. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. Parker, Malasha (March 24, 2020). "The Flash – The Exorcism of Nash Wells". Starry Constellation Magazine. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. Gelman, Vlada (March 6, 2020). "Flash Promotes Kayla Compton, aka Allegra, to Series Regular for Season 7". TVLine. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. Jacobs, Meredith (March 6, 2020). "'The Flash' Sets Brandon McKnight & Kayla Compton as Series Regulars in Season 7". TV Insider. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  9. Parker, Malasha (March 2, 2021). "Kayla Compton – The Flash". Starry Constellation Magazine. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  10. Hanson-Firestone, Dana (October 27, 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Kayla Compton". TVOvermind. Archived from the original on August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
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