Jimmy Jean-Louis

Jimmy Jean-Louis (born August 8, 1968) is a Haitian actor and producer. Born in Pétion-Ville, he moved to Paris at a young age with his family in search of a better life. His early roles were in French television commercials and Spanish musical theatre. Eventually settling in Los Angeles in the late 1990s, he had small roles in The Bourne Identity, Tears of the Sun and Arliss before breaking into larger roles in American television and film. He played the character of "the Haitian" on the NBC television series Heroes from 2007 to 2010. He played the title character in the 2012 French telefilm Toussaint Louverture. In 2024, he co-produced and acted in the Indian film The Goat Life alongside Prithviraj.

Early life Jimmy Jean-Louis was born in Pétion-Ville, near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He lived there until the age of twelve, when he moved to Paris with his family to pursue a modeling career. After moving he experienced a culture shock because of the rural to city lifestyle change. He enrolled in business courses, but quickly realized that his heart lay in performance, and studied at the Académie Internationale de la Danse.

Acting career He worked in musical theatre in Barcelona, Spain, spending three years with musical theater "La Belle Epoque", before moving to Italy where he worked as a model.

In 2024, He co-produced and acted in The Goat Life, an Indian-Malayalam language movie. he played the role of a Somalian man named Ibrahim Kadhar who knowledge of escape routes.

Personal life Jean-Louis and his wife Evelyn have three children.

2010 Haiti earthquake efforts After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Jean-Louis went to Haiti to search for his elderly parents in Haiti the day after a powerful earthquake struck the nation. The group mobilized for disaster relief after the magnitude-7 earthquake. Detective Knight: Redemption Godwin Sango

Detective Knight: Independence Godwin Sango Assassin Club Inspector Leon Jagged Mind Papa Juste

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Year Title Role Notes1993 Emmanuelle Forever Emmanuelle's Love Emmanuelle's Magic Tribesman in the hut Emmanuelle's Secret Emmanuelle in Venice 2001 Arliss Caesar Montenez 1 episode 2003 The District Jean-Paul Bertrand 1 episode Fastlane Haitian #1 1 episode 2005 Dr. Vegas Xola 1 episode The Shield Ididsa Okoye Episode: "A Thousand Deaths" 2006–2009 Heroes The Haitian Recurring role (32 episodes) 2007 Heroes Unmasked Himself 3 episodes 2010 Entertainment Tonight Himself February 4, 2010 The Mo'Nique Show Himself February 4, 2010 2013 Arrow The Captain Recurring role 2014 Extant Pierre Lyon 2 episodes 2015 Heroes Reborn The Haitian Recurring role (6 episodes)2017 Claws Dr. Gregory Ruval Recurring role (season 1)Starring role (season 2) The Brave Lieutenant 1 episode Juste un regard Eric Toussaint 6 episodes The Way Inspector Morand 10 episodes 2018S.W.A.T. Sal Desir 1 episode 2019 SMILF Henri 1 episode 2022 Captain Clément Galpin Episode: "La Baie des Anglais"