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Alex Descas

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. H

Born

Jan 01, 1958

France

Known For

Acting

Movies

77 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 as Alex (segment "No Problem")
★ 6.9
Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996 as Desormeaux
★ 6.7
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control
2009 as Creole
★ 6.0
Chocolat
Chocolat
2016 as Victor
★ 6.8
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day
2001 as Dr. Léo
★ 5.8
Bastards
Bastards
2013 as Dr. Béthanie
★ 5.8
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 as Andrew
★ 5.0
Last Harem
Last Harem
1999 as Nadir
★ 5.5
Late August, Early September
Late August, Early September
1999 as Jérémie
★ 5.9
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2025 as Naïm
★ 6.8
The Dope
The Dope
2003 as Shaft
★ 4.6
Rapt
Rapt
2009 as Maître Walser
★ 6.1
35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum
2009 as Lionel
★ 6.8
Let the Sunshine In
Let the Sunshine In
2017 as End Man
★ 5.2
How Good the Whites Are
How Good the Whites Are
1988 as Le travailleur chez Renault
★ 6.6
Volontaire
Volontaire
2018 as Albertini
★ 5.7
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 as (segment "Vers Nancy")
★ 6.6
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991 as Self
★ 7.0
Lumumba
Lumumba
2000 as Joseph Mobutu
★ 6.9
Maya
Maya
2018 as Frédéric
★ 5.3
The Syringe
The Syringe
1984 as Le chef des 'Blackies'
★ 5.1
The Absence
The Absence
1993 as Soldier
★ 6.5
No Fear, No Die
No Fear, No Die
1990 as Jocelyn
★ 6.1
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams
2005 as Mojo
★ 5.4
Urgence
★ 4.9
I Can't Sleep
I Can't Sleep
1994 as Théo
★ 6.3
Portrait of the Artist
Portrait of the Artist
2015 as Scottie
★ 5.7
A Perfect Couple
A Perfect Couple
2006 as Patrick
★ 5.5
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
1998 as Yves Le Guen
★ 9.0
Nenette and Boni
Nenette and Boni
1997 as Gynecologist
★ 6.4
The House
★ 7.1
Persecution
Persecution
2009 as Thomas
★ 4.4
movie
Déjà vu
2007 as Kiff
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002 as (Segment 'Never Twice')
★ 7.0
Rouge
Rouge
2015 as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
★ 6.4
Taxi Boy
Taxi Boy
1986 as Pascal
★ 5.5
Never Twice
Never Twice
1995 as Never Twice
★ 10.0
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
2004 as Pierre Adélaïde
★ 7.0
The Intruder
The Intruder
2005 as Le prêtre
★ 6.5
The Great White of Lambarene
★ 5.3
Un si joli bouquet
Un si joli bouquet
1995 as Barthélémy
★ 10.0
Elf, Kings of Oil
Elf, Kings of Oil
2007 as Pascal Lissouba
Tiresia
Tiresia
2003 as Marignac
★ 5.9
Nèg maron
Nèg maron
2005 as Siwo
★ 6.3
Sing Me Back Home
Sing Me Back Home
2019 as Juan
★ 4.8
The Elf Case
The Elf Case
2007 as Pascal Lissouba
★ 5.0
Clubbed to Death
Clubbed to Death
1996 as Mambo
★ 6.2
Duo
Duo
1995 as Man
The Heart's Cry
The Heart's Cry
1995 as Ibrahim Sow
★ 6.2
The United States of Albert
The United States of Albert
2005 as Nolton Barnett
★ 3.8
Murder in Pacot
Murder in Pacot
2014 as L'homme
★ 3.9
movie
Madeleine d'entre les Morts
2014 as The man
My Family's Honour
My Family's Honour
1997 as Malcolm
★ 9.0
Voilà l'enchaînement
Voilà l'enchaînement
2014 as Lui
★ 5.8
Gone
Gone
2017 as Claude Vannier
★ 5.0
Un enfant en danger
Un enfant en danger
2013 as André
★ 7.3
The Masturbators
The Masturbators
1995 as Narrator
★ 3.0
La nuit sera longue
La nuit sera longue
2003 as François
★ 10.0
We Don't Choose Our Parents
We Don't Choose Our Parents
2008 as Le juge Mauvoisin
Nord-plage
★ 8.0
Africa Dreaming
Africa Dreaming
1997 as Michael
★ 8.0
Négropolitain
Négropolitain
2008 as Alain
Brûlé neige
Brûlé neige
2022 as Henri
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
2024 as Narrator (Voice)
★ 7.3
movie
Césaire, le prix de la liberté
2013 as Aimé Césaire
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
★ 8.0
Vers Nancy
★ 8.0
movie
Tag!
Tag!
2007 as Nkruma
★ 5.5
Which Way Africa?
Which Way Africa?
2024 as Narrator
The Failing
The Failing
2026 as L'Abbé Gomis