Alex Désert

Alex Désert

Birthdate
July 18, 1968 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
July 18, 1968 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

Alex Désert's LGBTQ+ Titles

Pretty Persuasion
Pretty Persuasion
Joe

Acting (57)

2022
Fire Country as Rudy (1 episode)
2022
Bolivar as Andrew
2022
A League of Their Own as Edgar (6 episodes)
2019
Momma Named Me Sheriff as Mr. Bojenkins (voice) (9 episodes)
2019
All Rise as Detective Collins (1 episode)
2018
Freaky Friday as Mike
2018
Station 19 as Oliver (1 episode)
2017
Marvel's Spider-Man as Swarm (voice) (1 episode)
2016
Better Things (1 episode)
2016
Sing It! as Barry (10 episodes)
2015
Invisible Sister as Mr. Perkins
2015
Better Call Saul as Officer Baker (1 episode)
2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day as Mr. Rogue
2014
The Flash as Julio Mendez (2 episodes)
2014
How to Get Away with Murder as Mr. Travers (1 episode)
2013
Mom as Wes (1 episode)
2012
Chicago Fire as John Millard (1 episode)
2012
Let It Shine as Levi
2012
Scandal as Bill Warren (1 episode)
2011
Once Upon a Time as Stanum (1 episode)
2011
Shameless as Union Jerry (1 episode)
2010
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as Nick Fury (voice) (52 episodes)
2010
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers as Skelly (voice)
2010
LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day as Skelly (Voice)
2009
Bob Funk as Sonny
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program. as Eugene (1 episode)
2005
Grey's Anatomy as Miles Green (1 episode)
2005
2004
House as Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik (1 episode)
2003
Chicken Party as Durell Mills
2003
Masked and Anonymous as Valentine
2003
Reno 911! (1 episode)
2000
High Fidelity as Louis
1998
Becker as Jake Malinak (129 episodes)
1996
Swingers as Charles
1994
PCU as Mullaney
1993
Lush Life as Lester
1992
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade as Julio Mendez
1992
The Heights as Stan Lee (13 episodes)
1991
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster as Julio Mendez
1990
The Flash as Julio Mendez
1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 as Robinson (1 episode)
1990
The Flash as Julio Mendez (22 episodes)
1989
The Simpsons as (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Audrey II (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Carl Carlson (voice) (36 episodes)
1989
The Simpsons as Carl Carlson / FBI Officer #1 (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Carl Carlson / Fausto (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Carl Carlson / Lou (voice) (4 episodes)
1989
The Simpsons as Employee Praising Dance Moves (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Gamer (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Hockey Player (voice) (1 episode)
1989
The Simpsons as Lou (voice) (8 episodes)
1989
The Simpsons as Partygoer #2 (voice) (1 episode)
1989
Free Spirit (1 episode)
1988
TV 101 as Holden Hines (13 episodes)
1987
A Different World as Livingston (1 episode)