In the tradition of “The X-Files,” the Cigarette Smoking Man, “Heroes” has given audiences for the new millenium another mysterious figure without a name. The character, known only as the Haitian, has the ability to manipulate memories and to nullify the powers of the heroes and villains he has in close proximity.
But beyond that, we haven’t learned a lot about the mysterious man. But actor Jimmy Jean-Louis, who plays the Haitian on NBC’s “Heroes,” recently told our partner site, TV Guide On-Line that plans are in the works for audiences to find out more about the character he plays.
“We will get to know him in Haiti, get to know his brother, get to know him,” Jean-Louis said. However, the actor did say that we won’t find out some of the details he’s most interested in learning about his alter-ego.
“Does he have a girl? Does he have a few girls? Kids?” Jean-Louis asked. “Down the line, it would be nice to have a storyline that makes him a little bit more human. Because he’s very intriguing, but we don’t know what he’s up to when he’s finished erasing people’s minds. It’s like, where does he go? Does he go to a club? Does he party all night long?” the actor chuckled. “It would be nice to answer all those questions.”
Jean-Louis even took a few minutes to offer some advice to those taking over in the void left after the termination of Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb.
“I’d definitely say, less action, and let’s concentrate more on the characters,” he said. “In the first season, we had a lot of storylines. And then, from time to time you had an action, and that’s what got people hooked. But now it seems to be a little too much action, like you expect it. Every minute, there’s some hero exercising his power. We have to reduce that a little bit, so when it comes, it surprises people.”
“It will take, obviously, excellent writers to write the storylines in such a way that it’s not boring,” he said. “Because the character is so well written so far that it’s going to take genius to keep writing The Haitian in a very good way.”
“Heroes” airs Monday nights at 9 p.m. EST on NBC.
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