Jimmy Jean-Louis

Actor · Born August 8, 1968 · Pétionville - Haiti

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jimmy Jean-Louis (born August 8, 1968) is a Haitian actor and model best known for his role as The Haitian on the NBC television series Heroes. Born in Petionville, Haiti, he moved to Paris at a young age to pursue a modeling career. His early roles were in French musical theatre and television commercials. Eventually settling in Los Angeles in the late 1990s, he had small parts in The Bourne Identity and Arliss before breaking into larger parts in American television and film.

Acted in 74

2020s

2026
Melodrama
Aimé
Viper
Marcus 'Shadow' Blackwood
2025
Au revoir
Frédéric
July 7: Who Killed the President of Haiti?
Renel Monise
The Fire and the Moth
Contractor
2024
Evil, I
Pastor
Dead Money
Faizel
43
The Goat Life
Ibrahim Khadiri
73
2023
Jagged Mind
Papa Juste
52
Assassin Club
Inspector Leon
38
Detective Knight: Independence
Det.Godwin Sango
40
2022
Detective Knight: Rogue
Det.Godwin Sango
44
The Gray Man
Alex Dumas
58
Pam & Tommy
Officer Jarvis · 1 episode
72
2020
Citation
Prof. Lucien N'Dyare
Jungle Jihad
The negotiator

2010s

2019
Code_Switch
Rodney Oliver
Deadly Tropics
Clément Galpin · 1 episode
68
Cargo
Movie
Rattlesnakes
Robert McQueen
54
Desrances
Francis Desrances
2018
The Outer Wild
Ramson
39
2017
SMILF
Henri · 1 episode
65
S.W.A.T.
Sal Desir · 1 episode
74
Catastrópico
Damien
Just One Look
Eric Toussaint · 6 episodes
The Empty Box
Toussaint
2016
Everything But a Man
Max
The CEO
Jean-Marc
2015
Joy
Toussaint
63
The Cursed Ones
Paladin
Heroes Reborn
The Haitian · 5 episodes
66
Yefon
President Jean Pierre
2014
Extant
Pierre Lyon · 2 episodes
64
Five Thirteen
JJL
2013
One Night in Vegas
Nick
Miserere
Puyferrat
58
Doctor Bello
Doctor Bello
2012
Metal Hurlant Chronicles
Norman · 1 episode
Arrow
The Captain · 3 episodes
73
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture · 2 episodes
2011
A Butterfly Kiss
Movie
2010
Relentless
Candidate
The Penthouse
Buzz McManus
Paris Express
Steve Loki

2000s

2009
I Sing of a Well
Movie
Moloch Tropical
Francis
Orpailleur
Myrtho
Diary of a Tired Black Man
James
2008
Loaded
Antonio
Angel Blade
The Pharaoah
Adventures of Power
Aubelin
47
2006
Heroes
The Haitian · 32 episodes
75
Phat Girlz
Dr. Tunde Jonathan
33
Le president a-t-il le sida
Dao
2005
Monster-in-Law
Prince Amir
44
The Game of Their Lives
Joe Gaetjens
50
Age of Kali
Ferdinand
2003
Tears of the Sun
Gideon
56
2002
Fastlane
Haitian #1 · 1 episode
72
Derailed
Henry
31
The Shield
Ididsa Okoye · 1 episode
86
2000
The District
Jean-Paul Bertrand · 1 episode
71

1990s

1999
Blade Sisters
Movie
1996
Arli$$
Caesar · 1 episode
70
1993
Emmanuelle's Secret
as Jean-Louis Jimmy
Emmanuelle's Perfume
as Jean-Louis Jimmy
Emmanuelle's Magic
as Jean-Louis Jimmy
Emmanuelle's Love
as Jean-Louis Jimmy
Emmanuelle in Venice
as Jean-Louis Jimmy
Emmanuelle's Revenge
as Jean-Louis Jimmy
Emmanuelle Forever
as Jean-Louis Jimmy
37

No release date

Life Outside of Pearl
Marco

Produced 10

2020s

2025
Au revoir
Executive Producer
July 7: Who Killed the President of Haiti?
Executive Producer
2024
The Goat Life
Producer
73
2022
Parsley
Executive Producer
2020
Jungle Jihad
Co-Producer

2010s

2019
Code_Switch
Associate Producer
Desrances
Executive Producer
2016
Everything But a Man
Producer
2013
And Then There Was You
Associate Producer

2000s

2006
Le president a-t-il le sida
Producer

Wrote 1

2020s

2025
Jimmy Goes to Tropico
Screenplay

Appearances3

2020s

2025
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
Self
Jimmy Goes to Tropico
Narrator

2010s

2018
La route de la soif
Self · 2 episodes