 He was cast as the romantic lead in the 2006 film "Phat Girlz" starring opposite Mo'Nique as her love interest.He achieved his most widespread fame, however, when cast in the recurring role of The Haitian on the NBC television series "Heroes", who is an associate of Noah Bennet.In an interview on "The Post Show" on G4, Jimmy Jean-Louis stated that the Haitian was originally supposed to be from New Zealand, and that the character was going to be "The Kiwi", which is a colloquial term for the people of New Zealand.