Sam Esmail's ABC drama pilot Acts of Crime casts newcomer Candace Grace in lead role

Variety

Grace will star on the crime procedural as Vivien Lamonte, "a Black police detective working homicide in suburban New Jersey. Her early years were spent on the wrong side of the law, but she turned it around to join law enforcement," per Variety. Acts of Crime will mark Grace’s first major onscreen role -- she graduated from Rutgers University with a MFA acting degree last year.