Deric Augustine

Deric Augustine (born April 3, 1990) is a film and television actor, and novelist. He stars as Miles Penn, one of the main characters in the ABC police procedural series The Rookie (2025–2026). He also had recurring roles of Muhammad Ali in the MGM+ crime drama series Godfather of Harlem (2019–2021, 2025), Clay Taylor in the CW sports drama series All American (2021–2023), and Jace in the BET+ crime family drama series The Family Business: New Orleans (2025). He also appeared in the television series such as Queen Sugar (2016), The Vampire Diaries (2016), Cloak & Dagger (2018), Criminal Minds (2018), Shameless (2020–2021), and Swagger (2021). In 2025, Augustine published a young adult fantasy novel, titled Nawlins.