Alex Désert
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.
Fotos
Filme (26)
Yellow Mirror: La realidad paralela de Homero
2026 · Carl Carlson (voice)
Los Simpson: Simpsley
2026 · Lou (voice)
Los Simpson: Extreme Makeover: Edición Homero
2026 · Carl Carlson (voice)
Hoppers
2026 · Additional Voice (voice), ADR & Dubbing
Oh ihr Simpsons, freuet euch!
2024 · Lou (voice)
Bolivar
2022 · Andrew
Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
Freaky Friday - Voll vertauscht
2018 · Mike
Überraschend unsichtbar
2015 · Mr. Perkins
Die Coopers - Schlimmer geht immer
2014 · Mr. Rogue
Let It Shine - Zeig, was Du kannst!
2012 · Levi
LEGO: Die Abenteuer von Clutch Powers
2010 · Skelly (voice)
LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day
2010 · Skelly (Voice)
Bob Funk
2009 · Sonny
High School Confidential
2005 · Joe
Still Swingin’
2005 · Self
Chicken Party
2003 · Durell Mills
Masked and Anonymous
2003 · Valentine
Alta Fidelidad
2000 · Louis
Swingers
1996 · Charles
PCU
1994 · Mullaney
Lush Life
1993 · Lester
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992 · Julio Mendez
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
1991 · Julio Mendez
The Flash
1990 · Julio Mendez
The Girl with the Crazy Brother
1990 · Jordan
Serien (32)
Der freundliche Spider-Man aus der Nachbarschaft
2025 · Grift (voice)
Fire Country
2022 · Rudy
A League of Their Own
2022 · Edgar
Momma Named Me Sheriff
2019 · Mr. Bojenkins (voice)
All Rise
2019 · Detective Collins
Carmen Sandiego
2019 · Crawfish King (voice)
Seattle Firefighters - Die jungen Helden
2018 · Oliver
Spider-Man
2017 · Swarm (voice)
Better Things
2016
Sing It!
2016 · Barry
Better Call Saul
2015 · Officer Baker
Flash
2014 · Julio Mendez
Lecciones del Crimen
2014 · Mr. Travers
Mom
2013 · Wes
Chicago Fire
2012 · John Millard
Escándalo
2012 · Bill Warren
Once Upon a Time - Es war einmal ...
2011 · Stanum
Shameless - Nicht ganz nüchtern
2011 · Union Jerry
Die Avengers - Die mächtigsten Helden der Welt
2010 · Nick Fury (voice), Jack Fury / Damocles Officer (voice), Jack Fury (voice)
The Sarah Silverman Program
2007 · Eugene
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Miles Green
Dr. House
2004 · Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik
Reno 911!
2003 · Thaddeus Owens III
Becker
1998 · Jake Malinak
Boy Meets World
1993 · Eli Williams
The Heights
1992 · Stan Lee
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Robinson
The Flash
1990 · Julio Mendez
Die Simpsons
1989 · Carl Carlson (voice), Lou (voice), Audrey II (voice), Carl Carlson / Lou (voice), Carl Carlson / FBI Officer #1 (voice), Employee Praising Dance Moves (voice), Partygoer #2 (voice), Gamer (voice), Hockey Player (voice), (voice), Carl Carlson / Fausto (voice), Carl Carlson / Security Guard / Male Scientist (voice), Judge (voice), Officer Lou (voice)
Free Spirit
1989
TV 101
1988 · Holden Hines
A Different World
1987 · Livingston