Alex Désert
Alex Désert is known for Hoppers (2026), High Fidelity (2000), Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014).
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.
Questions about Alex Désert
How many Alex Désert films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 25 films with Alex Désert, from 1990 to 2026.
What is the best rated Alex Désert film?
The best rated Alex Désert film in the catalogue is Hoppers (2026), rated 8.2.
What was the first Alex Désert film?
The first Alex Désert film in the catalogue is The Flash, from 1990.
Who has Alex Désert worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Alex Désert shares the most credits with Alexander Duke (3 films), Dan Castellaneta (3 films) and David Mirkin (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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8.2 Hoppers
2026
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8.2 Yellow Mirror
2026
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7.1 High Fidelity
2000
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6.2 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
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6.8 Swingers
1996
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7.3 Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
2026
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7.0 Let It Shine
2012
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6.7 Invisible Sister
2015
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5.8 Pretty Persuasion
2005
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8.0 Simpsley
2026
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7.0 The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
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5.4 Freaky Friday
2018
Full filmography
25 films — 25 in the catalogue
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8.2
Yellow Mirror
2026 · Carl Carlson (voice)
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8.0
Simpsley
2026 · Lou (voice)
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7.3
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
2026 · Carl Carlson (voice)
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8.2
Hoppers
2026 · Additional Voice (voice)
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7.0
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024 · Lou (voice)
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Bolivar
2022 · Andrew
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1.7 Everything I Ever Wanted to Tell My Daughter About Men
2022
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5.4
Freaky Friday
2018 · Mike
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6.7
Invisible Sister
2015 · Mr. Perkins
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6.2
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014 · Mr. Rogue
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7.0
Let It Shine
2012 · Levi
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5.9 LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
2010 · Skelly (voice)
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5.4 LEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day
2010 · Skelly (Voice)
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4.6 Bob Funk
2009 · Sonny
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5.8
Pretty Persuasion
2005 · Joe
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Still Swingin’
2005 · Self
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8.0 Chicken Party
2003 · Durell Mills
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5.2 Masked and Anonymous
2003 · Valentine
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7.1
High Fidelity
2000 · Louis
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6.8
Swingers
1996 · Charles
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6.1 PCU
1994 · Mullaney
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7.2 Lush Life
1993 · Lester
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7.0 The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992 · Julio Mendez
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6.5 The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
1991 · Julio Mendez
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6.5 The Flash
1990 · Julio Mendez
Series and TV shows
28 titles
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7.8
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
2025 · Grift (voice) · 3 ep.
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6.8
A League of Their Own
2022 · Edgar · 6 ep.
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8.0
Fire Country
2022 · Rudy
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5.9
Momma Named Me Sheriff
2019 · Mr. Bojenkins (voice) · 9 ep.
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7.5
All Rise
2019 · Detective Collins
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7.9
Carmen Sandiego
2019 · Crawfish King (voice)
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8.2
Station 19
2018 · Oliver
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7.5
Marvel's Spider-Man
2017 · Swarm (voice)
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7.2
Better Things
2016 · Cast
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8.7
Better Call Saul
2015 · Officer Baker
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7.8
The Flash
2014 · Julio Mendez · 2 ep.
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7.8
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Mr. Travers
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7.3
Mom
2013 · Wes
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8.4
Chicago Fire
2012 · John Millard
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7.2
Scandal
2012 · Bill Warren
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7.4
Once Upon a Time
2011 · Stanum
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8.2
Shameless
2011 · Union Jerry
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8.2
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
2010 · Nick Fury (voice) · 11 ep.
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6.3
The Sarah Silverman Program
2007 · Eugene
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8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Miles Green
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8.6
House
2004 · Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik
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7.3
Reno 911!
2003 · Thaddeus Owens III
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7.2
Becker
1998 · Jake Malinak · 129 ep.
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8.3
Boy Meets World
1993 · Eli Williams · 16 ep.
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7.5
The Flash
1990 · Julio Mendez · 22 ep.
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7.3
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Robinson
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8.0
The Simpsons
1989 · Employee Praising Dance Moves (voice)
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7.2
A Different World
1987 · Livingston
People data: TMDb.
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