Alex Piara McGregor (born 7 June 1993) is a South African actress. She began her career as a child actress before gaining prominence through her role as Christine in the Spud films (2010–2014). 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).
Early life McGregor grew up in Sea Point, Cape Town. She has two older sisters Tamara and Lauren, 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. Her cousins are the model sisters Kerry and Tracy McGregor. McGregor signed with Storm Models and Artistes Personal Management. She first appeared on screen in a commercial when she was 6, and made her television debut at age 11 in Charlie Jade.
Personal life In September 2024, McGregor became engaged to her longterm partner Bjorn Steinbach.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2010Spud Christine Comedy/Drama 2013 Spud 2: The Madness Continues Christine Comedy House Party: Tonight's the Night Morgan Comedy 2014 Young Ones Sooz Action/Drama/Romance Sophia Grace and Rosie's Royal Adventure Not Phyllis Bundt Direct-to-video Impunity Echo Crime/Thriller Spud 3: Learning to Fly Christine Comedy 2017 The Dark Tower Susan Delgado Additional scene 2018 The Sound Lia Short film/Horror 2021 Slumber Party Massacre BreanieHorror2024InvasiveJessicaHorror2024Killer Body CountTawnyComedy/Horror
Television Year Title Role Notes 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 2020 Vagrant Queen Amae Rali Main role 2022 Justice Served Karabo Friedman Main Role
References
External links
Alex McGregor at Artistes Personal Management (APM)