Alex Désert

Born: 1968-07-18

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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Invisible Sister

as Mr. Perkins
Released: 2015-12-10

Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly...

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Swingers

as Charles
Released: 1996-10-18

After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six...

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

as Mr. Rogue
Released: 2014-10-08

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds...

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as Louis
Released: 2000-03-17

When record store owner and compulsive list-compiler Rob Gordon gets dumped by his long-time...

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LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers

as Skelly (voice)
Released: 2010-05-28

Clutch Powers ventures on a mission assigned to him by his boss to solve the chaos that occurred...

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Let It Shine

as Levi
Released: 2012-06-15

A young teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help his friend out and win the girl of...

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Freaky Friday

as Mike
Released: 2018-09-14

When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day...

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PCU

as Mullaney
Released: 1994-04-29

Nervous high school senior Tom Lawrence visits Port Chester University, where he gets a taste of...

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Masked and Anonymous

as Valentine
Released: 2003-07-25

Amidst unrest, organizers put on a benefit concert.

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Pretty Persuasion

as Joe
Released: 2005-01-22

A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama...

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Bob Funk

as Sonny
Released: 2009-03-20

After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see...

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The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

as (voice)
Released: 2024-12-16

The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.

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The Flash

as Julio Mendez
Released: 1990-11-04

A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed...

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Lush Life

as Lester
Released: 1993-10-01

Jeff Goldblum and Forest Whitaker star as New York jazz musicians, forced to confront a life...

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The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster

as Julio Mendez
Released: 1991-09-18

Every super hero has his nemesis - and this time Flash has that murderous mischief maker the...

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The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

as Julio Mendez
Released: 1992-12-31

The Scarlet Speedster teams up with the city's previous superhero, The Nightshade, in two...

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LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day

as Skelly (Voice)
Released: 2010-01-01

Arthur Fol attempts to get Peg's second hair back from the planet Ashlar by using his new...

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Bolivar

as Andrew
Released: 2022-08-31

Maggie is struggling to keep her life together after the death of her mother when her addict...

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Chicken Party

as Durell Mills
Released: 2003-10-14

A comedic look at crime, love, tolerance and fried chicken.

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Grey's Anatomy

as Miles Green
First aired: 2005-03-27

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan...

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The Simpsons

as Carl Carlson (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Lou (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Audrey II (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Carl Carlson / Lou (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Carl Carlson / FBI Officer #1 (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Employee Praising Dance Moves (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Partygoer #2 (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Gamer (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Hockey Player (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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The Simpsons

as Carl Carlson / Fausto (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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House

as Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik
First aired: 2004-11-16

Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of...

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The Flash

as Julio Mendez
First aired: 2014-10-07

After being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to...

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Shameless

as Union Jerry
First aired: 2011-01-09

Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids,...

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Chicago Fire

as John Millard
First aired: 2012-10-10

An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's...

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Better Call Saul

as Officer Baker
First aired: 2015-02-08

Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul...

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Once Upon a Time

as Stanum
First aired: 2011-10-23

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between...

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Mom

as Wes
First aired: 2013-09-23

Aan irreverent and outrageous take on true family love‐and dysfunction. Newly sober single mom...

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How to Get Away with Murder

as Mr. Travers
First aired: 2014-09-25

A sexy, suspense-driven legal thriller about a group of ambitious law students and their...

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Scandal

as Bill Warren
First aired: 2012-04-05

Everyone has secrets and Olivia Pope has dedicated her life to protecting and defending the...

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Station 19

as Oliver
First aired: 2018-03-22

A group of heroic firefighters at Seattle Fire Station 19—from captain to newest recruit—risk...

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Becker

as Jake Malinak
First aired: 1998-11-02

Becker is a dedicated, outspoken and talented doctor with a gruff exterior. While he tends to...

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Beverly Hills, 90210

as Robinson
First aired: 1990-10-04

Follow the lives of a group of teenagers living in the upscale, star-studded community of...

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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

as Nick Fury (voice)
First aired: 2010-10-20

When the powers of a single hero are not enough to save the world, the world’s greatest...

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Fire Country

as Rudy
First aired: 2022-10-07

Seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a...

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Reno 911!

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-07-23

This partially unscripted comedy brings viewers into the squad car as incompetent officers swing...

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All Rise

as Detective Collins
First aired: 2019-09-23

A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops...

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A Different World

as Livingston
First aired: 1987-09-24

A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise...

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Marvel's Spider-Man

as Swarm (voice)
First aired: 2017-08-19

An insecure but courageous and intelligent teen named Peter Parker, a new student of Midtown...

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The Flash

as Julio Mendez
First aired: 1990-09-20

When a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged...

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Better Things

as uncredited
First aired: 2016-09-08

Sam Fox is a single, working actor with no filter trying to raise her three daughters – Max,...

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The Sarah Silverman Program.

as Eugene
First aired: 2007-02-01

Sarah Silverman plays a character named Sarah Silverman, whose absurd daily life unfolds in...

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TV 101

as Holden Hines
First aired: 1988-11-29

TV 101 is an American drama series that aired on CBS from 1988 until 1989. The series stars Sam...

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Momma Named Me Sheriff

as Mr. Bojenkins (voice)
First aired: 2019-11-18

He still lives at home with his Momma, his best friend is a doll, and he's the Sheriff of Old Town.

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A League of Their Own

as Edgar
First aired: 2022-08-11

In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional...

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The Heights

as Stan Lee
First aired: 1992-08-27

The Heights is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to...

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Free Spirit

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-09-22

Free Spirit is an American fantasy sitcom that aired on ABC during the 1989–1990 television...

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Sing It!

as Barry
First aired: 2016-05-25

Scripted comedy that lovingly satirizes the reality singing competitions that have become a...

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