Alex Descas
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1958-01-01 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- France
Biography
Alex Descas (born January 1, 1958) is a French actor known for his roles in films by Claire Denis and Jim Jarmusch. In France, he is also known for his role as Schneider in the French TV series Un Flic.
He is a frequent collaborator of Claire Denis, appearing in more than half of her theatrical feature-length films, including No Fear, No Die, Nénette et Boni, I Can't Sleep, Trouble Every Day, The Intruder, 35 Shots of Rum and Bastards, as well as Ten Minutes Older: The Cello. He is of Antillean (Guadeloupean) descent.
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Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (77)
Trouble Every Day
2001
as Dr. Léo
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
Irma Vep
1996
as Desormeaux
Boarding Gate
2007
as Andrew
The Limits of Control
2009
as Creole
Urgence
1985
35 Shots of Rum
2009
as Lionel
Chocolat
2016
as Victor
Last Harem
1999
as Nadir
Bastards
2013
as Dr. Béthanie
Let the Sunshine In
2017
as End Man
Persecution
2009
as Thomas
Late August, Early September
1999
as Jérémie
Volontaire
2018
as Albertini
I Can't Sleep
1994
as Théo
Adam's Sake
2025
as Naïm
Maya
2018
as Frédéric
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
as (segment "Vers Nancy")
Nenette and Boni
1997
as Gynecologist
Rouge
2015
as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
The Dope
2003
as Shaft
Rapt
2009
as Maître Walser
In Your Dreams
2005
as Mojo
A Perfect Couple
2006
as Patrick
Lumumba
2000
as Joseph Mobutu
The Intruder
2005
as Le prêtre
No Fear, No Die
1990
as Jocelyn
Lest We Forget
1991
as Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
The Great White of Lambarene
1995
as Koumba
Un enfant en danger
2013
as André
The Absence
1993
as Soldier
Portrait of the Artist
2015
as Scottie
Sing Me Back Home
2019
as Juan
The Heart's Cry
1995
as Ibrahim Sow
Clubbed to Death
1996
as Mambo
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
2004
as Pierre Adélaïde
Duo
1995
as Man
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
2021
as (Voix Off)
Elf, Kings of Oil
2007
as Pascal Lissouba
Murder in Pacot
2014
as L'homme
Nèg maron
2005
as Siwo
Tiresia
2003
as Marignac
The Elf Case
2007
as Pascal Lissouba
The House
1997
How Good the Whites Are
1988
as Le travailleur chez Renault
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002
as (Segment 'Never Twice')
Un si joli bouquet
1995
as Barthélémy
The Syringe
1984
as Le chef des 'Blackies'
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
2024
as Narrator (Voice)
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
2021
Voilà l'enchaînement
2014
as Lui
Taxi Boy
1986
as Pascal
The Arrival
The Failing
2026
as L'Abbé Gomis
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
1998
as Yves Le Guen
My Family's Honour
1997
as Malcolm
The United States of Albert
2005
as Nolton Barnett
The Odd Enchantment of Madame P.
Nord-plage
2004
Déjà vu
2007
as Kiff
Which Way Africa?
2024
as Narrator
Africa Dreaming
1997
as Michael
Metropole
2017
Vers Nancy
2002
We Don't Choose Our Parents
2008
as Le juge Mauvoisin
Never Twice
1995
as Never Twice
Madeleine d'entre les Morts
2014
as The man
The Masturbators
1995
as Narrator
L'île des esclaves
2006
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
1998
as himself
Tag!
2007
as Nkruma
Gone
2017
as Claude Vannier
Brûlé neige
2022
as Henri
Négropolitain
2008
as Alain
La nuit sera longue
2003
as François
So Be It
1997
Césaire, le prix de la liberté
2013
as Aimé Césaire
About Alex Descas
Alex Descas (born January 1, 1958) is a French actor known for his roles in films by Claire Denis and Jim Jarmusch. In France, he is also known for his role as Schneider in the French TV series Un Flic. He is a frequent collaborator of Claire Denis, appearing in more than half of her theatrical feature-length films, including No Fear, No Die, Nénette et Boni, I Can't Sleep, Trouble Every Day, The Intruder, 35 Shots of Rum and Bastards, as well as Ten Minutes Older: The Cello. He is of Antillean (Guadeloupean) descent. Description above from th… With 83 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Alex Descas has appeared in 77 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alex Descas Movies
- Trouble Every Day (2001) — as Dr. Léo
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) — as Alex (segment "No Problem")
- Irma Vep (1996) — as Desormeaux
- Boarding Gate (2007) — as Andrew
- The Limits of Control (2009) — as Creole
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