De’Marcus was born in Houston, TX and raised in a charismatic Louisiana French Creole family rooted in Opelousas, LA. He’s a proud alumni of Houston’s historic School of Communications at Jack Yates Senior High School. De’Marcus earned a scholarship to Syracuse University, becoming a First-Generation student.
At Syracuse University, De’Marcus served as President of Black Communications Society, recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship & Engagement, Creator & Host of Live, Laugh Love TV & Radio, Commencement Speaker for Syracuse University’s 2014 Graduating Class, and voted Syracuse University Homecoming King (2nd African-American to earn the title). His resilient nature led him to B.E.T Networks post-grad, where he worked for President Stephen H. Hill.
“ I give myself an incredible amount of kindness, permission, and patience when I choose to show up authentically. I’m sharing our humanity, my humanity, with as much with as much empathy, curiosity, compassion, imagination and audacity as I can muster. ”
De’Marcus studied Shakespeare and is a proud alumnus of the British American Drama Academy - University of Oxford (Summer 17’), and proud alumni of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting Two-Year Evening Conservatory (21’) - New York City. De’Marcus enjoys collaborating, community, engagement and honing his skills with projects that make for a more diverse, inclusive, and empathetic society.
“ If I went from eating my mama’s famous oxtails one day, to studying Shakespeare at Oxford the next. Anything is possible. ”
