- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 18, 1968
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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 w…
Filmography
movieSimpsley
2026 · Lou (voice)
movieExtreme Makeover: Homer Edition
2026 · Carl Carlson (voice)
movieHoppers
2026 · Additional Voice (voice), ADR & Dubbing
tvYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
2025 · Grift (voice)
movieThe Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024 · Lou (voice)
tvFire Country
2022 · Rudy
movieBolivar
2022 · Andrew
tvA League of Their Own
2022 · Edgar
tvMomma Named Me Sheriff
2019 · Mr. Bojenkins (voice)
tvAll Rise
2019 · Detective Collins
tvCarmen Sandiego
2019 · Crawfish King (voice)
movieFreaky Friday
2018 · Mike
tvStation 19
2018 · Oliver
tvMarvel's Spider-Man
2017 · Swarm (voice)
tvBetter Things
2016
tvSing It!
2016 · Barry
movieInvisible Sister
2015 · Mr. Perkins
tvBetter Call Saul
2015 · Officer Baker
movieAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014 · Mr. Rogue
tvThe Flash
2014 · Julio Mendez
tvHow to Get Away with Murder
2014 · Mr. Travers
tvMom
2013 · Wes
tvChicago Fire
2012 · John Millard
movieLet It Shine
2012 · Levi
tvScandal
2012 · Bill Warren
tvOnce Upon a Time
2011 · Stanum
tvShameless
2011 · Union Jerry
tvThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
2010 · Nick Fury (voice), Jack Fury / Damocles Officer (voice), Jack Fury (voice)
movieLEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
2010 · Skelly (voice)
movieLEGO® Clutch Powers: Bad Hair Day
2010 · Skelly (Voice)
movieBob Funk
2009 · Sonny
tvThe Sarah Silverman Program.
2007 · Eugene
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Miles Green
moviePretty Persuasion
2005 · Joe
movieStill Swingin’
2005 · Self
tvHouse
2004 · Jay 'Jay-Bird' Janosik
movieChicken Party
2003 · Durell Mills
movieMasked and Anonymous
2003 · Valentine
tvReno 911!
2003 · Thaddeus Owens III
movieHigh Fidelity
2000 · Louis
tvBecker
1998 · Jake Malinak
movieSwingers
1996 · Charles
moviePCU
1994 · Mullaney
movieLush Life
1993 · Lester
tvBoy Meets World
1993 · Eli Williams
movieThe Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992 · Julio Mendez
tvThe Heights
1992 · Stan Lee
movieThe Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
1991 · Julio Mendez
movieThe Flash
1990 · Julio Mendez
tvBeverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Robinson
tvThe Flash
1990 · Julio Mendez
tvThe 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), Carl Carlson / Fausto (voice), Carl Carlson / Security Guard / Male Scientist (voice), Judge (voice), Officer Lou (voice)
tvFree Spirit
1989
tvTV 101
1988 · Holden Hines
tvA Different World
1987 · Livingston