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  • BIRTH 18/07/1968
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 17
  • MOVIES 12

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.

Alex Désert

Shows (17)

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Miles Green
House
House
Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik
How to Get Away with Murder
How to Get Away with Murder
Mr. Travers
The Flash (2014)
The Flash (2014)
Julio Mendez
Better Call Saul
Better Call Saul
Officer Baker
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Once Upon a Time (2011)
Stanum
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
(voice) / Audrey II (voice) / Carl Carlson (voice) / Carl Carlson / Fausto (voice) / Carl Carlson / FBI Officer #1 (voice) / Carl Carlson / Lou (voice) / Employee Praising Dance Moves (voice) / Gamer (voice) / Hockey Player (voice) / Judge Roy Snyder / Dr. Hibbert (voice) / Lou (voice) / Partygoer #2 (voice) / Venice Citizen (voice)
Station 19
Station 19
Oliver
Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire
John Millard
Fire Country
Fire Country
Rudy
Mom
Mom
Wes
All Rise
All Rise
Detective Collins
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Robinson
The Flash
The Flash
Julio Mendez
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Damocles Officer (voice) / Nick Fury (voice)
Becker
Becker
Jake Malinak
Momma Named Me Sheriff
Momma Named Me Sheriff
Mr. Bojenkins (voice)

Movies (12)

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No…
Mr. Rogue
Let It Shine
Let It Shine
Levi
Invisible Sister
Invisible Sister
Mr. Perkins
Swingers
Swingers
Charles
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday
Mike
PCU
PCU
Mullaney
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Julio Mendez
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
Julio Mendez
The Flash
The Flash
Julio Mendez
Bob Funk
Bob Funk
Sonny
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
Skelly (voice)
LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day
LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day
Skelly (Voice)