Alex Désert
Acting
Born: July 18, 1968 (age 58) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Alex Désert (born July 18, 1968) is a Haitian-American actor and musician most known for his roles in the TV series The Flash, Becker, and Boy Meets World. He is also a founding member of Los Angeles-based ska band Hepcat. His first strong television presence was on a controversial CBS program entitled TV 101 where he co-starred with friend Matt LeBlanc. From 1990 to 1991, he played police lab scientist Julio Mendez alongside John Wesley Shipp in CBS' superhero TV series based on DC Comics' The Flash. In 1992 he starred in the short lived Fox series the The Heights. From 1995 to 1996 Désert played Eli Williams on the hit TV show Boy Meets World From 1998 until 2004, he played the role of Jake Malinak, the blind magazine stand owner, on the American sitcom Becker alongside Ted Danson. As a film actor he appeared in PCU with Jeremy Piven and Jon Favreau. He also appeared in Swingers with Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, where he made famous the line "This place is dead anyway." He also had a small part as the character Louis in High Fidelity in 2000. Désert also appeared in Sarah Silverman's The Great Schlep web advertisement, which encouraged young Jews to drive to Florida and convince their Jewish grandparents to support Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He also appeared in Let It Shine. In 2009, he provided the voice for Col. Nick Fury in an episode of Wolverine and the X-Men. In early 2010 he starred in the film Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers and Lego Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day. In late 2010, he reprised the role for the animated series, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and his father Jack Fury. Later in 2009 he also made an appearance on the t.v. show, House. He played a claustrophobic patient at a mental hospital in the episode "Broken" during the sixth season. In 2011, Désert starred as Wise in the YouTube web series The LeBrons. Désert has lent his voice to various Video Games in his career, including Crystal Dynamic's Tomb Raider: Legend (as "Zip"), Tomb Raider: Underworld, Splinter Cell: Double Agent and Scarface: The World is Yours. He portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, Saints Row: The Third. In 2012, Désert co-starred as Levi in Disney's Let It Shine. In 2013, Désert reprised his role as Zimos in Saints Row IV DLC.
Known for
The Flash
2014
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Simpsons
1989
House
2004
Better Call Saul
2015
Shameless
2011
Once Upon a Time
2011
Chicago Fire
2012
High Fidelity
2000
Hoppers
2026
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
Station 19
2018
Photos (1)
Movies (24)
Yellow Mirror
Carl Carlson (voice)
Hoppers
Additional Voice (voice)
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Carl Carlson (voice)
High Fidelity
Louis
Simpsley
Lou (voice)
Pretty Persuasion
Joe
Invisible Sister
Mr. Perkins
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Lou (voice)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Mr. Rogue
Swingers
Charles
Let It Shine
Levi
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
Skelly (voice)
Freaky Friday
Mike
The Flash
Julio Mendez
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
Bob Funk
Sonny
Masked and Anonymous
Valentine
PCU
Mullaney
Lush Life
Lester
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
Julio Mendez
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Julio Mendez
Chicken Party
Durell Mills
LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day
Skelly (Voice)
Bolivar
Andrew
TV Shows (47)
The Simpsons
Carl Carlson (voice) · 42 eps
The Simpsons
Lou (voice) · 8 eps
The Simpsons
Audrey II (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Carl Carlson / Lou (voice) · 4 eps
The Simpsons
Carl Carlson / FBI Officer #1 (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Employee Praising Dance Moves (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Partygoer #2 (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Gamer (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Hockey Player (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
(voice) · 2 eps
The Simpsons
Carl Carlson / Fausto (voice) · 2 eps
The Simpsons
Carl Carlson / Security Guard / Male Scientist (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Judge (voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Officer Lou (voice) · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Miles Green · 1 eps
Shameless
Union Jerry · 1 eps
House
Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik · 1 eps
Chicago Fire
John Millard · 1 eps
The Flash
Julio Mendez · 2 eps
Once Upon a Time
Stanum · 1 eps
Better Call Saul
Officer Baker · 1 eps
Scandal
Bill Warren · 1 eps
Beverly Hills, 90210
Robinson · 1 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
Mr. Travers · 1 eps
Mom
Wes · 1 eps
Reno 911!
Thaddeus Owens III · 1 eps
Fire Country
Rudy · 1 eps
Marvel's Spider-Man
Swarm (voice) · 1 eps
Station 19
Oliver · 1 eps
A Different World
Livingston · 1 eps
Boy Meets World
Eli Williams · 16 eps
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Nick Fury (voice) · 11 eps
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Jack Fury / Damocles Officer (voice) · 1 eps
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Jack Fury (voice) · 1 eps
All Rise
Detective Collins · 1 eps
Becker
Jake Malinak · 129 eps
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Grift (voice) · 3 eps
Better Things
1 eps
The Flash
Julio Mendez · 22 eps
Carmen Sandiego
Crawfish King (voice) · 1 eps
The Sarah Silverman Program
Eugene · 1 eps
TV 101
Holden Hines · 13 eps
A League of Their Own
Edgar · 6 eps
Momma Named Me Sheriff
Mr. Bojenkins (voice) · 9 eps
Sing It!
Barry · 10 eps
Free Spirit
1 eps
The Heights
Stan Lee · 13 eps
