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Alex Descas

Alex Descas

Acting

Born: January 1, 1958France

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 the Wikipedia article Alex Descas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For
Filmography
The Failing

The Failing

L'Abbé Gomis

2026
Adam's Sake

Adam's Sake

Naïm

2025
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

Narrator (Voice)

2024
Which Way Africa?

Which Way Africa?

Narrator

2024
Brûlé neige

Brûlé neige

Henri

2022
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

(Voix Off)

2021
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

2021
Sing Me Back Home

Sing Me Back Home

Juan

2019
Maya

Maya

Frédéric

2018
Volontaire

Volontaire

Albertini

2018
Let the Sunshine In

Let the Sunshine In

End Man

2017
Gone

Gone

Claude Vannier

2017

Metropole

2017
Chocolat

Chocolat

Victor

2016
Rouge

Rouge

Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»

2015
Portrait of the Artist

Portrait of the Artist

Scottie

2015

Madeleine d'entre les Morts

The man

2014
Voilà l'enchaînement

Voilà l'enchaînement

Lui

2014
Murder in Pacot

Murder in Pacot

L'homme

2014
Un enfant en danger

Un enfant en danger

André

2013
Bastards

Bastards

Dr. Béthanie

2013

Césaire, le prix de la liberté

Aimé Césaire

2013
Rapt

Rapt

Maître Walser

2009
Persecution

Persecution

Thomas

2009
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

Creole

2009
35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum

Lionel

2009
Négropolitain

Négropolitain

Alain

2008
We Don't Choose Our Parents

We Don't Choose Our Parents

Le juge Mauvoisin

2008

Déjà vu

Kiff

2007
Boarding Gate

Boarding Gate

Andrew

2007
Tag!

Tag!

Nkruma

2007
The Elf Case

The Elf Case

Pascal Lissouba

2007
Elf, Kings of Oil

Elf, Kings of Oil

Pascal Lissouba

2007
L'île des esclaves

L'île des esclaves

2006
A Perfect Couple

A Perfect Couple

Patrick

2006
The Intruder

The Intruder

Le prêtre

2005
In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

Mojo

2005
The United States of Albert

The United States of Albert

Nolton Barnett

2005
Nèg maron

Nèg maron

Siwo

2005
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

Pierre Adélaïde

2004
Nord-plage

Nord-plage

2004
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

Alex (segment "No Problem")

2004
La nuit sera longue

La nuit sera longue

François

2003
Tiresia

Tiresia

Marignac

2003
The Dope

The Dope

Shaft

2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

(segment "Vers Nancy")

2002
Vers Nancy

Vers Nancy

2002
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

(Segment 'Never Twice')

2002
Trouble Every Day

Trouble Every Day

Dr. Léo

2001
Lumumba

Lumumba

Joseph Mobutu

2000
Last Harem

Last Harem

Nadir

1999
Late August, Early September

Late August, Early September

Jérémie

1999
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

Yves Le Guen

1998
In a Memory of a Film Gone By

In a Memory of a Film Gone By

himself

1998
The House

The House

1997
Nenette and Boni

Nenette and Boni

Gynecologist

1997
My Family's Honour

My Family's Honour

Malcolm

1997
So Be It

So Be It

1997
Africa Dreaming

Africa Dreaming

Michael

1997
Irma Vep

Irma Vep

Desormeaux

1996
Clubbed to Death

Clubbed to Death

Mambo

1996
Un si joli bouquet

Un si joli bouquet

Barthélémy

1995
The Great White of Lambarene

The Great White of Lambarene

Koumba

1995
The Heart's Cry

The Heart's Cry

Ibrahim Sow

1995
Duo

Duo

Man

1995
The Masturbators

The Masturbators

Narrator

1995
Never Twice

Never Twice

Never Twice

1995
I Can't Sleep

I Can't Sleep

Théo

1994
The Absence

The Absence

Soldier

1993
Against Oblivion

Against Oblivion

Self

1991
No Fear, No Die

No Fear, No Die

Jocelyn

1990
How Good the Whites Are

How Good the Whites Are

Le travailleur chez Renault

1988
Taxi Boy

Taxi Boy

Pascal

1986
Urgence

Urgence

1985
The Syringe

The Syringe

Le chef des 'Blackies'

1984