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Jimmy Jean-Louis is a Haitian-French actor and model best known for his role as "the Haitian" on the NBC television series Heroes. Born in Pétion-Ville, he moved to Paris at a young age to pursue a modeling career. 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 and Arliss before breaking into larger roles in American television and film. He now has a starring role on season two of the television show Claws.
Born
Thursday, 08 August 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Goat Life | Khadiri / Ibrahim | 2024 |
| Jagged Mind | Papa Juste | 2023 |
| Detective Knight: Independence | Det.Godwin Sango / Godwin | 2023 |
| Assassin Club | Inspector Leon | 2023 |
| Detective Knight: Redemption | Godwin Sango | 2022 |
| Detective Knight: Rogue | Godwin Sango | 2022 |
| The Gray Man | Alex Dumas | 2022 |
| Pam & Tommy | Officer Jarvis | 2022 |
| Citation | Prof. Lucien N'Dyare | 2020 |
| Terror Lake Drive | Terror | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Goat Life | Khadiri / Ibrahim | 2024 |
| Jagged Mind | Papa Juste | 2023 |
| Detective Knight: Independence | Det.Godwin Sango / Godwin | 2023 |
| Assassin Club | Inspector Leon | 2023 |
| Detective Knight: Redemption | Godwin Sango | 2022 |
| Detective Knight: Rogue | Godwin Sango | 2022 |
| The Gray Man | Alex Dumas | 2022 |
| Pam & Tommy | Officer Jarvis | 2022 |
| Citation | Prof. Lucien N'Dyare | 2020 |
| Terror Lake Drive | Terror | 2020 |
| 419 | Bright | 2020 |
| Deadly Tropics | Galpin | 2019 |
| Cargo | Jean | 2019 |
| Rattlesnakes | Robert McQueen | 2019 |
| Desrances | Francis Desrances | 2019 |
| The Outer Wild | Ramson | 2018 |
| Esohe | Gary Baba | 2018 |
| Lalo's House | Jean | 2018 |
| SMILF | Henri | 2017 |
| S.W.A.T. | Sal Desir | 2017 |
| La petite histoire des super-héros | Self | 2017 |
| The Brave | Lieutenant | 2017 |
| Catastrópico | Damien | 2017 |
| Claws | Dr. Gregory Ruval | 2017 |
| Juste un regard | Eric Toussaint | 2017 |
| The Empty Box | Toussaint | 2017 |
| Everything But a Man | Max | 2016 |
| The CEO | Jean-Marc | 2016 |
| Joy | Touissant / Toussaint | 2015 |
| The Cursed Ones | Paladin | 2015 |
| Heroes Reborn | The Haitian | 2015 |
| Jimmy Goes to Nollywood | Himself | 2015 |
| Yefon | President Jean Pierre | 2015 |
| Extant | Pierre Lyon | 2014 |
| One Night in Vegas | Nick | 2013 |
| The Mark of the Angels - Miserere | Puyferrat | 2013 |
| Five Thirteen | JJL | 2013 |
| Doctor Bello | Doctor Bello | 2013 |
| Metal Hurlant Chronicles | Norman | 2012 |
| Arrow | The Captain | 2012 |
| Toussaint Louverture | Toussaint Louverture | 2012 |
| Reel Black Love | 2012 | |
| A Butterfly Kiss | L'homme au tableau | 2011 |
| Sinking Sands | Jimah Sanson | 2011 |
| The Penthouse | Buzz McManus | 2010 |
| Coursier | Steve Loki | 2010 |
| Soul Sisters | Tai Ojo | 2010 |
| I Sing of a Well | Narrator | 2009 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Moloch Tropical | Francis | 2009 |
| Orpailleur | Myrtho | 2009 |
| Diary of a Tired Black Man | James | 2009 |
| Loaded | Antonio | 2008 |
| On the Bench! | Self | 2008 |
| Angel Blade | The Pharoah | 2008 |
| Adventures of Power | Aubelin | 2008 |
| Tellement People | Self | 2007 |
| Rwanda Rising | Ipaule Kalisa | 2007 |
| Heroes | The Haitian | 2006 |
| Cousines | Ralph | 2006 |
| Phat Girlz | Dr. Tunde Jonathan | 2006 |
| Monster-in-Law | Prince Amir | 2005 |
| The Game of Their Lives | Joe Gaetjens | 2005 |
| Age of Kali | Ferdinand | 2005 |
| This Girl's Life | Action Jackson | 2004 |
| Fashion News Live | Self | 2004 |
| Dr. Vegas | Xola | 2004 |
| Hollywood Homicide | Gianfranco Ferre Clerk | 2003 |
| Tears of the Sun | Gideon | 2003 |
| Fastlane | Haitian #1 | 2002 |
| The Bourne Identity | Wombosi Bodyguard | 2002 |
| Derailed | Henry | 2002 |
| The Shield | Ididsa Okoye | 2002 |
| The District | Jean-Paul Bertrand | 2000 |
| Love, etc. | 1996 | |
| Arli$$ | Caesar Montenez | 1996 |
| Emmanuelle's Secret | 1993 | |
| Emmanuelle's Perfume | 1993 | |
| Emmanuelle's Love | 1993 | |
| Emmanuelle in Venice | (as Jean-Louis Jimmy) | 1993 |
| Emmanuelle Forever | 1993 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Parsley | 2022 |
| Rattlesnakes | 2019 |
| Desrances | 2019 |
| Esohe | 2018 |
| Lalo's House | 2018 |
| The Empty Box | 2017 |
| Everything But a Man | 2016 |
| The Cursed Ones | 2015 |
| One Night in Vegas | 2013 |
| And Then There Was You | 2013 |
| Soul Sisters | 2010 |
