In the season finale episode of Ballers, “Yay Area,” Spencer (Dwayne Johnson) and Joe (Rob Corddry) get a promising sign as they get closer to bringing an NFL team to Las Vegas. But at a big roundtable meeting with team owners, there’s one powerful (and gorgeous) league executive who stands in their way – Candace Brewer.
[Corinealdi starred in Ava DuVerney’s 2012 film Middle of Nowhere]
Candace is portrayed by Emayatzy Corinealdi. She is known for her roles on Hand of God (Tessie Graham), in the 2016 TV mini-series Roots (Belle), and the soap operas The Young and the Restless (Nurse Susan Mehta), among others. Ballers airs Sundays at 10pm on HBO.