Alex Descas

Birthday: 1958-01-01
Birthplace: France
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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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Credits

Year Title Character
The Arrival
2026-01-17 The Failing L'Abbé Gomis
2025-09-17 Adam's Sake Naïm
2022-08-08 Brûlé neige Henri
2021-11-07 Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté (Voix Off)
2021-07-08 Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
2019-03-06 Sing Me Back Home Juan
2018-12-19 Maya Frédéric
2018-06-06 Volontaire Albertini
2017-09-27 Let the Sunshine In End Man
2017-09-13 Gone Claude Vannier
2017-01-01 Metropole
2016-02-03 Chocolat Victor
2015-06-11 Rouge Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
2015-03-15 Portrait of the Artist Scottie
2014-10-03 Madeleine d'entre les Morts The man
2014-09-07 Voilà l'enchaînement Lui
2014-09-05 Murder in Pacot L'homme
2013-09-15 Un enfant en danger André
2013-08-07 Bastards Dr. Béthanie
2013-06-26 Césaire, le prix de la liberté Aimé Césaire
2009-11-18 Rapt Maître Walser
2009-10-17 Persecution Thomas
2009-05-01 The Limits of Control Creole
2009-02-18 35 Shots of Rum Lionel
2008-12-30 Négropolitain Alain
2008-10-29 We Don't Choose Our Parents Le juge Mauvoisin
2007-10-16 Déjà vu Kiff
2007-08-22 Boarding Gate Andrew
2007-01-24 Tag! Nkruma
2007-01-01 Elf, Kings of Oil Pascal Lissouba
2007-01-01 The Elf Case Pascal Lissouba
2006-12-31 L'île des esclaves
2005-09-14 A Perfect Couple Patrick
2005-05-04 The Intruder Le prêtre
2005-04-13 In Your Dreams Mojo
2005-04-08 The United States of Albert Nolton Barnett
2005-01-19 Nèg maron Siwo
2004-12-06 The Man Who Came From Elsewhere Pierre Adélaïde
2004-10-07 Nord-plage
2004-03-12 Coffee and Cigarettes Alex (segment "No Problem")
2003-11-24 La nuit sera longue François
2003-05-20 Tiresia Marignac
2003-02-05 The Dope Shaft
2002-09-20 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (segment "Vers Nancy")
2002-09-02 Vers Nancy
2002-04-03 La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan (Segment 'Never Twice')
2001-07-11 Trouble Every Day Dr. Léo
2000-09-27 Lumumba Joseph Mobutu
1999-11-24 Last Harem Nadir
1999-02-10 Late August, Early September Jérémie
1998-08-12 Le serpent a mangé la grenouille Yves Le Guen
1997-10-01 The House
1997-01-29 Nenette and Boni Gynecologist
1997-01-02 My Family's Honour Malcolm
1997-01-01 Africa Dreaming Michael
1997-01-01 So Be It
1996-10-01 Irma Vep Desormeaux
1996-06-25 Clubbed to Death Mambo
1995-09-20 Un si joli bouquet Barthélémy
1995-04-26 The Great White of Lambarene Koumba
1995-04-05 The Heart's Cry Ibrahim Sow
1995-04-04 Duo Man
1995-01-01 Never Twice Never Twice
1994-05-18 I Can't Sleep Théo
1993-01-20 The Absence Soldier
1990-09-05 No Fear, No Die Jocelyn
1988-01-20 How Good the Whites Are Le travailleur chez Renault
1986-04-30 Taxi Boy Pascal
1985-01-30 Urgence
1984-11-14 The Syringe Le chef des 'Blackies'