(From CNN) — Haitian native and “Heroes” cast member Jimmy Jean-Louis was searching for his elderly parents in Haiti on Wednesday afternoon after a powerful earthquake struck the nation. Jean-Louis learned that a house he had grown up in collapsed, killing several of his relatives.

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“I have not slept yet. The second house that I grew up in was down, and some relatives have died, from what I have been told,” Jean-Louis said Wednesday. “I haven’t been able to reach my parents. I have heard that they are OK, but I do not know what is going on around them.”

Jimmy Jean-Louis was born in Petionville, Haiti. He is also founder of nonprofit educational organization Hollywood Unites for Haiti.

Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family Jimmy.

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