JLouis Mills

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JLouis Mills
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JLouis Mills is an American actor best known for the television series Heartbeat . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

In 2013, Mills lost vision in one eye which soon became discolored, causing him to wear an eyepatch. [3] Before landing his role on Heartbeat Mills worked as a caretaker and was homeless for a time. [3]

Mills is also known for such films as The Tribe and The ABCs of Death .

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