Ricque Hardin grew up in Gastonia, NC. She graduated high school a year early, because she found it to be boring and a waste of time. She was given permission to graduate early, after her and her father convinced the principal that she planned to get an early start on college. After her release, she continued to work at Twin Tops Fish Camp and got a job a the local movie theater. Ricque eventually returned to school with the intentions of going into nursing. She completed all the prerequisites and found herself in clinical work. Clinicals became too real, and the sudden loss of empathy became even more real. She asked for a job transfer to a theater in Wilmington, NC.After working many jobs to stay afloat, including a job as a barista to date, she walked into an acting studio called Actor's Arsenal in August of 2013 for her first acting class. One thing led to another and she dove into the acting world with high hopes and certainty of a performance-driven career. You can also still find her serving coffee and making friends in Wilmywood.