Alex Désert

Alex Désert

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1968-07-18 (55 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 43

TV Shows 24

Movies 19

Voice 3

Andrew
Bolivar

Bolivar (2022)

Movie
Edgar
A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own (2022)

TV
Mr. Bojenkins / President / Priest
Momma Named Me Sheriff

Momma Named Me Sheriff (2019)

TV
Detective Collins
All Rise

All Rise (2019)

TV
Mike Harper
Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday (2018)

Movie
8.33
Oliver
Station 19

Station 19 (2018)

TV
7.08
Better Things

Better Things (2016)

TV
5
Barry
Sing It!

Sing It! (2016)

TV
Mr. Perkins
Invisible Sister

Invisible Sister (2015)

Movie
5.82
Officer Baker
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul (2015)

TV
7.57
Mr. Rogue
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

Movie
7
Julio Mendez
The Flash

The Flash (2014)

TV
6.73
Mr. Travers
How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

TV
7.05
Mr. Bojenkins
Mr. Pickles

Mr. Pickles (2014)

TV
6
Wes
Mom

Mom (2013)

TV
6
John Millard
Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire (2012)

TV
7.31
Levi
Let It Shine

Let It Shine (2012)

Movie
7.67
Stanum
Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time (2011)

TV
6.96
Nick Fury (voice)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010)

TV
6.8
Skelly (voice)
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers (2010)

Movie
Skelly
LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day

LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day (2010)

Movie
Sonny
Bob Funk

Bob Funk (2009)

Movie
Joe
Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion (2005)

Movie
6
Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik
House

House (2004)

TV
7.74
Durell Mills
Chicken Party

Chicken Party (2003)

Movie
Valentine
Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous (2003)

Movie
Reno 911!

Reno 911! (2003)

TV
4.75
Louis
High Fidelity

High Fidelity (2000)

Movie
9.5
Jake Malinak
Becker

Becker (1998)

TV
Charles
Swingers

Swingers (1996)

Movie
10
Mullaney
PCU

PCU (1994)

Movie
6
Lester
Lush Life

Lush Life (1993)

Movie
Julio Mendez
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (1992)

Movie
Stan Lee
The Heights

The Heights (1992)

TV
Julio Mendez
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster

The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster (1991)

Movie
Julio Mendez
The Flash

The Flash (1990)

Movie
Robinson
Beverly Hills, 90210

Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

TV
5.4
Julio Mendez
The Flash

The Flash (1990)

TV
7.8
Carl Carlson (voice) / Lou (voice) / Audrey II (voice) / Carl Carlson / Lou (voice)
The Simpsons

The Simpsons (1989)

TV
6.75
Free Spirit

Free Spirit (1989)

TV
Holden Hines
TV 101

TV 101 (1988)

TV
Livingston
A Different World

A Different World (1987)

TV
6.11
General Sam Tundiki
Let's Do This!

Let's Do This!

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.73
Based on 3.06 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1987
1994
2010
2003
2022
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1968-07-18 (55 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America


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