Jarquez Jadarrius McClendon (born December 25, 1997) is an American actor who was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Jarquez was raised in the black quarter of West Memphis, Arkansas community. His natural talent for telling jokes was already in evidence as a kid growing up, when Jarquez used to be the comedic relief in all of his classroom. He began to get into acting as a teenager while attending Academics of West Memphis High School located in West Memphis, Arkansas. Which later translated to attending Academy of Art University acting program in San Francisco, California. Jarquez made his TV debut in the 2018 Starbucks ad campaign, and Mike Earplugs commercial. He also made several appearances as a background character in major feature films (Angel Has Fallen). In the year of 2019 Jarquez landed his first leading role playing Devin Whitfield in the movie (Desperate For Love) which is scheduled to premiere January 2022. On July 27, 2021 he was cast as Leon Smith in the new movie (Scorn) directed by Oliver Lipton. More recently Jarquez preparing for his new film (Scorn) which is set to release October 2022, and press junkie for (Desperate For Love).