TARIQ DESHAUN

Starting out first with just his voice, Tariq is an aspiring actor and singer coming up from the midwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. His ability and passion’s to immerse himself inside the soul fulfilling, experience of theatre became much apparent just as early on and his since grown into undying drive and aspirations fueled entirely by love.

Upon completing his first independent film role at 11 and his first stage play at 12, His journey began in full in 2014 after signing on with Hayes Talent Agency in Chicago. He at this same time began a short period of private, on-screen acting training with actor Denis Edward Fogell. From then on in 2015, Tariq was cast in his first on screen role in Gatorade’s nationally recognized “Moving The Game Forward” ad campaign. He was then able to garner additional professional, on set experience both from 2016-17 (now as a member of Sag-aftra) as he was cast in principal roles in both Fox’s Empire and NBC’s Chicago P.D. , while in that same time appearing in his first print ad for Comcast Xfinity.

Tariq began his post-secondary journey in 2019 at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois to start a pursuance in a BFA in musical theatre, where he’s been able to gain more knowledge not only on stage but off as well. Graduating in 2024, his earliest of roles include “Man 1” in Songs For A New World (2019). North Central College became just the second entity outside of Broadway in 2023 to produce Renascene, where in Tariq took on the role of Editor.

Tariq also volunteers his time helping out and performing at Mays Music Centre of Excellence in Naperville Illinois. This has allowed him to consistently keep around his ambitions in music entertainment and perhaps fuel his already published catalog as a singer and songwriter. Crediting his mother for motivation, he hopes everything leads on towards a long and prosperous career in the world of entertainment.