Jimmy Jean-Louis

Jean-Louis in 2016, photo by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Pétion-Ville, Haiti

Date of Birth: August 8, 1968

Ethnicity: Haitian

Jimmy Jean-Louis is a Haitian-American actor and model. He is known for his role as The Haitian on the series Heroes. He was named Ambassador-at-large to Haiti in 2014. He founded non-profit Hollywood Unites for Haiti.

Jimmy was born in Haiti, then moved to France at the age of twelve, and to the U.S. in 1998. He can speak English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Creole. Jimmy is married to Evelyn, with whom he has three children.