Deric Augustine is two minutes older than his identical twin brother Deven, born to the parents of Donna and Deric Augustine in New Orleans, LA. The twins began their acting career at a young age in theater and also did print and catalog work under the guidance of their mother. At the age of thirteen, while working on the theater production 'The King and I", a talent scout recommended that the brothers move to Los Angeles to further their career but their mother suffered a hemorrhage stroke shorty after. Deric was forced to take a break from acting to focus on caring for his mother. With mounting family medical bills, Deric decided to focus on his academics and athletics in order to put himself through college. A star football player at the University of New Orleans, Deric excelled in a number of subjects including Theater. After earning his Bachelor's degree, Deric decided to pursue acting full time and moved to New York City in 2012 where he studied at Negro Ensemble Company.