Widemir Normil_

Widemir Normil (born February 5, 1963) is a Haitian Canadian actor based in Québec, best known for his roles as Fardoche in the 21st-century revival of the children's television series Passe-Partout, and Captain Raymond Célestin in Escouade 99, the Quebec adaptation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Born in Port-au-Prince, he moved to Canada with his family in childhood and grew up in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. While a student at McGill University, he competed in a modeling contest, winning first place, and was a model for a number of years before turning his hand to stand-up comedy and acting. He had a small part in the 1989 film Cruising Bar, before becoming more widely known with regular roles in the television series Le Grand Remous and Chambres en ville from 1989 to 1991. He also has regular dubbing roles, including as the French voice of Idris Elba in Marvel films and Terry Crews in The Expendables series.