Alex Désert

Alex Désert
Alma materFiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active1981–present
Websitewww.alexdesert.com

Alex Désert is an American actor and musician, known for his roles in the TV series The Flash, The Heights with Jamie Walters, Becker with Ted Danson, and Mr. Williams on Boy Meets World, as well as the voice of Nick Fury for The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Wolverine and the X-Men. Désert has been seen in Mom and Grey's Anatomy. Other television credits include Tyler Perry's House of Payne, House, A League of Their Own, Reno 911!, and The Sarah Silverman Program. In 2020, he started voicing Carl Carlson and Lou on The Simpsons, replacing Hank Azaria.[1][2][3][4]

Career

His motion picture credits include the independent hit Swingers, Playing God, High Fidelity, Bob Funk and PCU with Jeremy Piven, David Spade and Jon Favreau, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, from Disney Studios.

Désert has lent his voice to various animated series and video games, including The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes as Nick Fury; as Wise in the web series The LeBrons; Crystal Dynamic's Tomb Raider; and, Scarface: The World is Yours. He also portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, Saints Row: The Third. Starting in the World of Warcraft expansion Battle for Azeroth he portrayed the loa Bwonsamdi.

In addition to his acting career, Désert is one of the lead singers in Hepcat, a ska/reggae band that has toured the United States, Australia and Europe with bands such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Specials. Having released four albums, Hepcat's exposure has included national magazine features and an appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. He also lends his vocal talents to the Los Angeles–based reggae collective The Lions.

In 2020, he took over the role of Carl Carlson and Lou from Hank Azaria on The Simpsons in light of the George Floyd protests,[5] starting with "Undercover Burns", which premiered on September 27, 2020.[2][1][3][6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 PCU Mullaney
1996 Swingers Charles Credited as Alex Desert
1997 Playing God Bartender
2000 High Fidelity Louis Credited as Alex Desert
2003 Masked and Anonymous Valentine
Chicken Party Durell Mills Short film
2004 Death of the Day Young Vance / The Masked Avenger
2005 Pretty Persuasion Joe (Security Guard)
2009 Bob Funk Sonny
2010 Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers Skelly (voice) Direct to video[8]
2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Mr. Rogue
2015 Isaac and Quincy Quincy Short film
2016 Losing in Love Bob
2017 Alvin and the Alien Alien (voice) Short film
2020 Louden Louden

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988–1989 TV 101 Holden Hines 13 episodes
1989 Free Spirit Jeremy Episode: "Too Much of a Good Thing"
1990–1991 The Flash Julio Mendez 22 episodes
Credited as Alex Desert
1990 A Different World Livingston Episode: "The Power of the Pen"
CBS Schoolbreak Special Jordan Episode: "The Girl with the Crazy Brother"
Beverly Hills, 90210 Robinson Episode: "Class of Beverly Hills"
1992 The Heights Stan Lee 13 episodes
1993 Lush Life Lester Television film
Credited as Alex Desert
1994 Galaxy Beat Larry Longspan Television short
1995–1996 Boy Meets World Eli Williams / The Hepcat 16 episodes
1998–2004 Becker Jake Malinak Main cast
129 episodes
2004 Harry Greene and Eugene Unknown episodes
2006 Katie Sullivan Alex Television film
2007 The Sarah Silverman Program Eugene Episode: "Face Wars"
2008 Reno 911! Thaddeus Owens III Episode: "Strong Sister"
Credited as Alex Desert
Wolverine and the X-Men Nick Fury (voice) Episode: "Wolverine vs. Hulk"
Rita Rocks Frank Episode: "The Crying Game"
2009 House Jay-Bird Episode: "Broken"
2010 Dirty Backs Killer Greg Miniseries
2010–2013 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Nick Fury, Jack Fury, Damocles Officer (voice) 16 episodes[8]
2011 Let's Do This! General Sam Tundiki Television film
2011–2014 The LeBrons Wise (voice) 23 episodes[8]
2012 Let It Shine Levi Television film
Let's Do This! Dr. David Zucco
In Session with Jonathan Pessin Dr. Alex Episode: "Pilot"
2014 Grey's Anatomy Miles Green Credited as Alex Desert
Episode: "Take It Back"
Mom Wes Credited as Alex Desert
Episode: "Toilet Wine and the Earl of Sandwich"
Doc McStuffins Sam the Snake, Serpent Sam (voice) 2 episodes
Scandal Bill Warren Episode: "The Key"
Credited as Alex Desert
2015 Public Morals Diamond Jack Episode: "Collection Day"
Invisible Sister Mr. Perkins Television film
2016–2017 The Flash Captain Julio Mendez[9] 2 episodes[10][11]
2016–2019 Better Things Donte 5 episodes
Credited as Alex Desert
2016 Better Call Saul Officer Baker Episode: "Switch"
Sing It! Barry 10 episodes
How to Get Away with Murder Keith Travers Episode: "It's About Frank"
2017 Once Upon a Time Stanum / Tin Man Episode: "Where Bluebirds Fly"
2017–2019 The Stinky & Dirty Show Steam, Carry (voice) 3 episodes
2017–2020 Spider-Man Jefferson Davis / Swarm (voice)[8]
2018–2019 Mr. Pickles Mr. Bojenkins (voice) 8 episodes
2018 Station 19 Oliver Episode: "Hot Box"
Freaky Friday Mike Harper Television film
2019–2021 Momma Named Me Sheriff Mr. Bojenkins (voice) 9 episodes
2019 Shameless Union Jerry Episode: "Which America?"
2020 Carmen Sandiego Crawfish King, Waiter (voice) Episode: "The Haunted Bayou Caper"
2020–present The Simpsons Carl Carlson, Lou (voice)[12][13][14] Replacing Hank Azaria
2022 A League of Their Own Edgar[15] Recurring cast[16]
Women of the Movement Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Howard 4 episodes[17]
Chicago Fire John Millard Episode: "Angry is Easier"[18]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Tomb Raider: Legend Zip [8]
2008 Tomb Raider: Underworld [8]
2009 Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard Sonny Tang, Space Marine [8]
2011 Saints Row: The Third Zimos [8]
2012 Avengers Initiative Nick Fury
2013 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Tempest [8]
Saints Row IV Zimos Enter the Dominatrix DLC
2017 Quake Champions Sorlag
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Bwonsamdi
Artifact Farvhan the Draemer
2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition Additional Voices Credited as Alex Desert
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Bwonsamdi, Invisible Sister

References

  1. ^ a b France, Lisa Respers (September 28, 2020). "Alex Désert takes over for Hank Azaria voicing Carl on 'The Simpsons'". CNN. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Alex Desert debuts as Carl Carlson on The Simpsons". Indy 100. September 28, 2020. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Jasyson (September 28, 2020). "'The Simpsons' debut voice actor for Carl Carlson after Hank Azaria steps down". The Armenian Reporter. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Simpsons: Alex Désert replaces Hank Azaria as voice of Carl Carlson". www.bbc.com. BBC News. September 25, 2020. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Schneider, Michael (September 24, 2020). "The Simpsons' Season Premiere: Here's Who Took Over Carl's Voice From Hank Azaria". variety.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  6. ^ Martin, Annie (September 25, 2020). "'The Simpsons': Alex Desert to voice Carl in Season 32 premiere". UPI. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Jones, Mike (September 24, 2020). "The Simpsons Cast Alex Desert To Replace Hank Azaria As Carl". www.screenrant.com. ScreenRant. Archived from the original on October 5, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alex Desert (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ^ "Alex Désert reprised his role from The Flash 1990, Julio Mendez in The Flash CW in the episode "Flashpoint" where he is the captain of the Central City Police Department in the Flashpoint timeline!". www.twitter.com. Twitter. November 20, 2020. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  10. ^ Behbakht, Andy (November 1, 2020). "Every '90s Flash Actor To Appear In The Arrowverse". www.screenrant.com. Screen Rant. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Saclao, Christian (October 6, 2016). "'The Flash' Star Alex Désert On Playing Captain Julio Mendez In Season 3 Premiere, 'Flashpoint'". www.ibtimes.com. International Business Times. Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Doyle, Pip (January 29, 2021). "New Episodes Of The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad Hit 7mate". www.kiss1065.com.au. Kiis 1065. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  13. ^ Sciretta, Peter (September 25, 2020). "'The Simpsons' Replaces Hank Azaria With Alex Désert as the Voice of Carl in Season 32 Premiere". www.twitter.com. Twitter. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  14. ^ Swift, Andy (February 25, 2023). "The Simpsons Explores Carl's Racial Identity, Adding 'Another Layer' to the Beloved Character — Watch Sneak Peek". www.yahoo.com. Yahoo! News. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  15. ^ Otterson, Joe (2023-08-18). "'A League of Their Own' Season 2 Scrapped at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  16. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 7, 2022). "'A League Of Their Own' Teaser & Premiere Date: Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams & Others Play Ball With Prime Video". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  17. ^ Petski, Denise (April 13, 2021). "'Women Of The Movement': Seven Added To Recurring Cast Of ABC Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  18. ^ Ingham, Alexandra (November 6, 2022). "Chicago Fire spoilers: What to expect in season 11, episode 7 (Preview)". www.onechicagocenter.com. One Chicago Center. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

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