Ronel Similien, who was born in Port-de-Paix, landed his first major film role in Bad Boys for Life, where he appeared alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, two of his childhood idols. Similien left Haiti as a child and now resides in the United States. “These are actors that were my model since I was young. Having the opportunity to work with them means a lot to me, and it was fun to learn from them,” he said.