Jacquin Deleon was born in Camden, NJ, to an African American mother and third-generation Cuban father. Upon graduating high school DeLeon eventually attended Temple University in Philadelphia P.A for the broadcasting program. While there, he took screenwriting classes and shot student films. Jacquin shot his first short film, Nameless, in 2012. After raising the money for from friends and family, Deleon cast the "Blind Side" Quinton Aaron and "The Wire" Brandon Fobbs to star. Nameless was accepted into several festivals, including the HBFF (Hollywood Black Film Festival) and UWFF (Urban World Film Festival), and took home the SFBFF (San Fransisco Film Festival)Jury Prize.

In 2014 DeLeon saw his first feature film, "A Girl Like Grace" completed. The film cast by Leah Butler was able to attract the star-studded cast of Meagan Good, Garcelle Beauvais, Raven Symone, Romeo Miller, and Ryan Destiny.