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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

79 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.5

Known For

You+Me - Against the World
You+Me - Against the World
2026 • as Léonard Abrams
★ 5.5
Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996 • as Desormeaux
★ 6.7
Chocolat
Chocolat
2016 • as Victor
★ 6.8
Let the Sunshine In
Let the Sunshine In
2017 • as End Man
★ 5.2
Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 • as Alex (segment "No Problem")
★ 6.9
The Absence
The Absence
1993 • as Soldier
★ 6.5
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day
2001 • as Dr. Léo
★ 5.8
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control
2009 • as Creole
★ 6.0
Nèg maron
Nèg maron
2005 • as Siwo
★ 6.2
Nord-plage
★ 8.0
Duo
Duo
1995 • as Man
Last Harem
Last Harem
1999 • as Nadir
★ 5.5
Tiresia
Tiresia
2003 • as Marignac
★ 5.9
The Syringe
The Syringe
1984 • as Le chef des 'Blackies'
★ 5.1
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007 • as Andrew
★ 5.0
The United States of Albert
The United States of Albert
2005 • as Nolton Barnett
★ 3.8
Late August, Early September
Late August, Early September
1999 • as Jérémie
★ 5.9
How Good the Whites Are
How Good the Whites Are
1988 • as Le travailleur chez Renault
★ 6.6
The House
★ 7.2
Négropolitain
Négropolitain
2008 • as Alain
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2025 • as Naïm
★ 6.9
The Failing
The Failing
2026 • as L'Abbé Gomis
My Family's Honour
My Family's Honour
1997 • as Malcolm
★ 9.0
movie
Bastards
Bastards
2013 • as Dr. Béthanie
★ 5.7
Gone
Gone
2017 • as Claude Vannier
★ 5.0
No Fear, No Die
No Fear, No Die
1990 • as Jocelyn
★ 6.1
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
2004 • as Pierre Adélaïde
★ 7.0
Tag!
Tag!
2007 • as Nkruma
★ 5.5
Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté
Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté
2013 • as Aimé Césaire
Clubbed to Death
Clubbed to Death
1996 • as Mambo
★ 5.9
Rapt
Rapt
2009 • as Maître Walser
★ 6.2
Volontaire
Volontaire
2018 • as Albertini
★ 5.7
The Heart's Cry
The Heart's Cry
1995 • as Ibrahim Sow
★ 6.2
movie
★ 6.0
35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum
2009 • as Lionel
★ 6.8
Vers Nancy
★ 8.5
Maya
Maya
2018 • as Frédéric
★ 5.3
Child in Peril
Child in Peril
2013 • as André
★ 7.3
The Masturbators
The Masturbators
1995 • as Narrator
★ 3.0
The Dope
The Dope
2003 • as Shaft
★ 4.6
I Can't Sleep
I Can't Sleep
1994 • as Théo
★ 6.4
Which Way Africa?
Which Way Africa?
2024 • as Narrator
The Intruder
The Intruder
2005 • as Le prêtre
★ 6.5
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 • as (segment "Vers Nancy")
★ 6.6
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget
1991 • as Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
★ 7.0
Africa Dreaming
Africa Dreaming
1997 • as Michael
★ 8.0
Taxi Boy
Taxi Boy
1986 • as Pascal
★ 5.5
movie
Déjà vu
2007 • as Kiff
Persecution
Persecution
2009 • as Thomas
★ 4.4
Murder in Pacot
Murder in Pacot
2014 • as L'homme
★ 3.9
Elf, Kings of Oil
Elf, Kings of Oil
2007 • as Pascal Lissouba
Nenette and Boni
Nenette and Boni
1997 • as Gynecologist
★ 6.5
Sing Me Back Home
Sing Me Back Home
2019 • as Juan
★ 4.8
Rouge
Rouge
2015 • as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
★ 6.0
A Perfect Couple
A Perfect Couple
2006 • as Patrick
★ 5.5
Urgence
★ 4.9
The Great White of Lambarene
★ 5.3
We Don't Choose Our Parents
We Don't Choose Our Parents
2008 • as Le juge Mauvoisin
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
2024 • as Narrator (Voice)
★ 7.3
Lumumba
Lumumba
2000 • as Joseph Mobutu
★ 6.8
The Elf Case
The Elf Case
2007 • as Pascal Lissouba
★ 5.0
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002 • as (Segment 'Never Twice')
★ 7.0
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams
2005 • as Mojo
★ 5.2
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
★ 8.0
Portrait of the Artist
Portrait of the Artist
2015 • as Scottie
★ 5.7
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
1998 • as Yves Le Guen
★ 9.0
Un si joli bouquet
Un si joli bouquet
1995 • as Barthélémy
★ 10.0
Voilà l'enchaînement
Voilà l'enchaînement
2014 • as Lui
★ 5.7
La nuit sera longue
La nuit sera longue
2003 • as François
★ 10.0
movie
Madeleine d'entre les Morts
2014 • as The man
Never Twice
Never Twice
1995 • as Never Twice
★ 10.0
Brûlé neige
Brûlé neige
2022 • as Henri