Kayla Compton

Kayla Compton is an American actress, writer and director, born on February 3, 1990, in Salinas, California. She studied at the University of Central Florida and began her screen career with a 2011 appearance in Entourage. Credits include Perception, Mistresses, Chase Champion, Bro-Dum and Making Moves, plus King's Faith, Highway to Havasu and Attack of the Killer Donuts. Compton gained wider recognition as metahuman journalist Allegra Garcia in The Flash, joining the superhero series in season six and becoming a regular for seasons seven through nine. She appeared in 63 episodes and made her television directing debut with the final-season chapter "A New World, Part Two: The Blues." Compton also wrote, directed and starred in the short film In Training and worked as writer and producer on Rubies and Diamonds. She later guest-starred in Doctor Odyssey and joined the techno-thriller A.I. Heart U.