Carlacia Grant


Carlacia Grant is an American television actress. She is a series regular on Netflix teen mystery drama Outer Banks.

Early life

Grant was born in New Haven, Connecticut and also lived for a time in Florida. She graduated from Florida State University in May 2023, with a Bachelor of Science in Media and Communication Studies with a minor in English. She started acting at a summer camp production of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island when she was 13 years-old following a suggestion to try it from her grandmother.

Career

She made her television debut playing Irene in the History Channel’s 2016 remake of Roots. She played Danielle Turner in OWN series Greenleaf series and Leesha in Game of Silence. She also appeared in a 2021 episode of The Resident.
In November 2020 she auditioned for Netflix teen mystery drama Outer Banks. The following year, she debuted in a recurring role as Bahamian Cleo on season two of the series. She reprised the role for season's three and four, promoted to be a series regular.

Personal life

Grant's parents are from the Caribbean and she has Haitian heritage through her mother and Jamaican heritage from her father.