Alex McGregor (actress)
Alex Piara McGregor (born 7 June 1993) is a South African actress.[1] She began her career as a child actress before gaining prominence through her role as Christine in the Spud films (2010–2014).[2] Her work includes the films Impunity (2014) and Slumber Party Massacre (2021), the BBC docudrama The Gamechangers (2015), and the Syfy series Vagrant Queen (2020).[3]
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Born | Alex Piara McGregor 7 June 1993 Cape Town, South Africa |
Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Early life
McGregor grew up in Sea Point, Cape Town. She has two older sisters Tamara and Laura, the latter of whom is an actress. McGregor was inspired to act when she watched her sister play Rizzo in a production of Grease and joined her drama rehearsal.[4] Her cousins are the model sisters Kerry and Tracy McGregor.[5] McGregor signed with Storm Models and Artistes Personal Management. She first appeared on screen in a commercial when she was 6,[6] and made her television debut at age 11 in Charlie Jade.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Spud | Christine | |
2013 | Spud 2: The Madness Continues | Christine | |
House Party: Tonight's the Night | Morgan | ||
2014 | Young Ones | Sooz | |
Sophia Grace and Rosie's Royal Adventure | Not Phyllis Bundt | Direct-to-video | |
Impunity | Echo | ||
Spud 3: Learning to Fly | Christine | ||
2017 | The Dark Tower | Susan Delgado | Additional scene[8] |
2018 | The Sound | Lia | Short film |
2021 | Slumber Party Massacre | Breanie | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Charlie Jade | Young Gemma | 3 episodes |
2008 | Crusoe | Grace | 2 episodes |
2012 | Infested! | Lauren Girard | Docuseries; episode: "Driven Insane" |
2015 | The Gamechangers | Bridjet | Television film |
2016 | Of Kings and Prophets | Sarah | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
Cape Town | Yvonne Stoffberg | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
2017 | Blood Drive | Karma | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
The Searchers | Fable Brooks | Pilot[9][10] | |
2020 | Vagrant Queen | Amae Rali | Main role[11] |
2022 | Justice Served | Karabo Friedman | Main Role |
References
- Petzer, Brett (11 November 2013). "Top Ten South African actors about to make it big". The South African. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- Buck, Kirstin (20 June 2013). "Spud 2: Getting to know . . . Alex McGregor". You. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Coetzee, Nikita (10 December 2020). "Aliens in the Mother City - Vagrant Queen's Alex McGregor on filming the sci-fi show in Cape Town". News24. Retrieved 11 January 2023.(subscription required)
- Atson, Laura (29 January 2014). "Q&A with rising star Alex McGregor". You. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Visser, Gys (6 March 2017). "This SA actress just landed a MAJOR international TV role". You.
- Eliard, Jean-Paul (31 May 2020). "Alex McGregor: learning to fly". Citizen. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- "Alex McGregor - Vagrant Queen". Syfy. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Roland (28 May 2016). "Dark Tower Movie: Alex McGregor cast as Susan Delgado". Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- Andreeva, Nellie (24 February 2017). "'Searchers': Alex McGregor Cast As Female Lead In Berlanti Prods. CW Pilot". Deadline.
- "Alex McGregor: Kaapse model met 'n blink toekoms". Rooi Rose (in Afrikaans). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- Liszewski, Bridget (22 April 2020). "Vagrant Queen's Alex McGregor on what draws everyone to Amae". The TV Junkies. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
External links
- Alex McGregor at IMDb
- Alex McGregor at Artistes Personal Management (APM)