Alex Descas

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 1, 1958 (68 yrs)

place of birth

France

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Trouble Every Day
5.8

Trouble Every Day

2001as Dr. Léo
Irma Vep
6.7

Irma Vep

1996as Desormeaux
Coffee and Cigarettes
6.9

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004as Alex (segment "No Problem")
The Limits of Control
6.0

The Limits of Control

2009as Creole
Chocolat
6.8

Chocolat

2016as Victor
Boarding Gate
5.0

Boarding Gate

2007as Andrew
Last Harem
5.5

Last Harem

1999as Nadir
Bastards
5.7

Bastards

2013as Dr. Béthanie
Adam's Sake
6.7

Adam's Sake

2025as Naïm
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
6.6

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002as (segment "Vers Nancy")
35 Shots of Rum
6.8

35 Shots of Rum

2009as Lionel
The Syringe
5.1

The Syringe

1984as Le chef des 'Blackies'
Let the Sunshine In
5.2

Let the Sunshine In

2017as End Man
Lest We Forget
7.0

Lest We Forget

1991as Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
The Absence
6.5

The Absence

1993as Soldier
Volontaire
5.7

Volontaire

2018as Albertini
Portrait of the Artist
5.7

Portrait of the Artist

2015as Scottie
Late August, Early September
5.9

Late August, Early September

1999as Jérémie
Rapt
6.2

Rapt

2009as Maître Walser
The Intruder
6.5

The Intruder

2005as Le prêtre
Persecution
4.4

Persecution

2009as Thomas
Lumumba
6.9

Lumumba

2000as Joseph Mobutu
The Dope
4.6

The Dope

2003as Shaft
No Fear, No Die
6.1

No Fear, No Die

1990as Jocelyn
Maya
5.3

Maya

2018as Frédéric
The House
7.1

The House

1997
I Can't Sleep
6.3

I Can't Sleep

1994as Théo
Rouge
6.4

Rouge

2015as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
Nenette and Boni
6.4

Nenette and Boni

1997as Gynecologist
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

2021
Taxi Boy
5.5

Taxi Boy

1986as Pascal
Nord-plage
8.0

Nord-plage

2004
How Good the Whites Are
6.6

How Good the Whites Are

1988as Le travailleur chez Renault
Nèg maron
6.3

Nèg maron

2005as Siwo
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
7.3

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

2024as Narrator (Voice)
In Your Dreams
5.4

In Your Dreams

2005as Mojo
A Perfect Couple
5.5

A Perfect Couple

2006as Patrick
The Elf Case
5.0

The Elf Case

2007as Pascal Lissouba
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
7.0

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002as (Segment 'Never Twice')
Sing Me Back Home
4.8

Sing Me Back Home

2019as Juan
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
7.0

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

2004as Pierre Adélaïde
The Great White of Lambarene
5.3

The Great White of Lambarene

1995as Koumba
Un si joli bouquet
10.0

Un si joli bouquet

1995as Barthélémy
Un enfant en danger
7.3

Un enfant en danger

2013as André
Elf, Kings of Oil

Elf, Kings of Oil

2007as Pascal Lissouba
Urgence
4.9

Urgence

1985
Clubbed to Death
6.2

Clubbed to Death

1996as Mambo
Murder in Pacot
3.9

Murder in Pacot

2014as L'homme
Tiresia
5.9

Tiresia

2003as Marignac
Vers Nancy
8.0

Vers Nancy

2002