Jimmy Jean-Louis
Jimmy Jean-Louis
Born in Petion-Ville, Haiti, actor Jimmy Jean-Louis moved to Paris during adolescence (1980). He enrolled in business courses, but quickly realized that his heart lay in performance, and studied at the Academie International de Dance. This marked a prescient move, for around a decade later, producers discovered Jean-Louis during one of his dancing stints in a French club (1991); deeply impressed, they tapped him to appear in a Coca-Cola ad, the success of which prompted the star ascendant to spend several years modeling across Europe for such notables as Gianfranco Ferré and Valentino. By the mid-'90s, he was gracing music videos by such superstars as Mariah Carey, Seal, and George Michael, and appearing in low-budget "independent" films in Los Angeles. Hollywood A-list roles were quick to follow. Jean-Louis debuted on the big screen in the Jean-Claude Van Damme action opus Derailed, then signed for supporting roles in such films as Hollywood Homicide (2003), Monster-in-Law (2005), and Phat Girlz (2006). He achieved his most widespread fame, however, when cast in the recurring role of The Haitian on the superhero-themed serial Heroes (2007). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Jimmy Jean-Louis:
- Phat Girlz with Mo'nique , Godfrey , Kendra C. Johnson , Joyful Drake , Jack Noseworthy , Eric Roberts , Doug Ballard , Felix Pire , Dayo Ade , Elise Muller
- The Game of Their Lives with Gerard Butler , Wes Bentley , Jay Rodan , Gavin Rossdale , Costas Mandylor , Louis Mandylor , Zachery Ty Bryan , Patrick Stewart , Terry Kinney , John Rhys-Davies , Tim Vickery , Pat Noonan , Ben Olsen , Eddie Pope , Jason Kreis , Freddy Adu , Chris Albright , Clint Dempsey , Landon Donovan , Alecko Eskandarian , John Harkes , Chris Klein , Damani Ralph , Nelson Vargas
- Loaded with Jesse Metcalfe , Erin Gray , Bennett Perry , Monica Keena , Corey Large , Chace Crawford , Kurupt , Vinnie Jones , Nicole Eggert , Johnny Messner , Nathalie Kelley
- Heroes: Season 01 with Masi Oka , Milo Ventimiglia , Hayden Panettiere , Ali Larter , Adrian Pasdar , Sendhil Ramamurthy , Santiago Cabrera , Greg Grunberg , Jack Coleman , Leonard Roberts , James Kyson Lee , Noah Gray-Cabey , Tawny Cypress , Christopher Eccleston , Malcolm McDowell , Eric Roberts , Zachary Quinto , Nora Zehetner
- Hollywood Homicide with Harrison Ford , Josh Hartnett , Lena Olin , Bruce Greenwood , Isaiah Washington , Lolita Davidovich , Keith David , Master P , Gladys Knight , Lou Diamond Phillips , Meredith Scott Lynn , Tom Todoroff , James MacDonald , Kurupt , Andre Benjamin , Alan Dale , Clyde Kusatsu , Dwight Yoakam , Martin Landau , Eric Idle , Frank Jr. Sinatra , Robert Wagner , Johnny Grant , Smokey Robinson , Luis Avalos , Gretchen Becker , Dennis Burkley , Eloy Casados , Ronald DeVoe , Blake Gibbons , Ernest Jr. Harden , Vincent Laresca , Michael Merrins , Leroy Michaux , Regina Russell , T-Bone , Stephen Stafford , Magic Camera Co. , May Boss , Christopher Wiehl , Arina Gasanova , Darrell Foster , Gregg Daniel , Victor Togunde , Shawn Woods , Jennifer York , Johnny Sneed , Michael Bentt , Valarie Rae Miller , Katie Boggs , Kevin Daniels , Frankie Jay Allison , Chris Ufland , Lauren Sanchez , Anthony Mackie , Kelly Lynn Warren , Sarah Scivier , Sonia Iris Lozada , K.D. Aubert , Manny Suarez , Brianna Lynn Brown , Jason Matthew Smith , Choppa , Krazy , Giovanni Guichard , Shalena Hughes , Jamison Jones , Ramon Muniz , Slade Barnett , Malakai , Joe Wandell , Ragan Wallake , Kevin Law , Shea Elmore , Rudi Frenner , Gregg Donovan , Brian Larkins , John David Heffron , Jennette McCurdy , Paul Butcher , Elvira Jimenez , Tara Tovarek , Joan Farrell , Lisa Arning , Ali Elk , Freddy Lewis , Brad Tiemann , Gregg Miller , TJ Deline , James E. Henderson , Kathi Copeland , Steve Haase , Will McFadden , JD Ryznar
- Tears of the Sun with Bruce Willis , Monica Bellucci , Cole Hauser , Fionnula Flanagan , Johnny Messner , Malick Bowens , Tom Skerritt , Paul Francis , Chad Smith , Akosua Busia , Peter Mensah , Charles Ingram , Nick Chinlund , Eamonn Walker , Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy , Sammi Rotibi , Rodney Charles
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