Rumi C. Jean-Louis was born on January 28, 2014, in New York City. Rumi showed an interest in acting from a young age and after doing print work, his first theatrical audition led to booking the role of Ramon Santana in the Netflix Series, When They See Us (2019). His second audition at the age of five led to the series regular role, Frankie JR on Starz's New Series Hightown (2019).