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Alex Descas

Alex Descas

1958-01-01 France

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

Movies

Trouble Every Day

Trouble Every Day

2001 5.8

as Dr. Léo
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

2009 6.0

as Creole
Bastards

Bastards

2013 5.8

as Dr. Béthanie
Maya

Maya

2018 5.3

as Frédéric
I Can't Sleep

I Can't Sleep

1994 6.4

as Théo
Last Harem

Last Harem

1999 5.5

as Nadir
Irma Vep

Irma Vep

1996 6.7

as Desormeaux
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002 6.6

as (segment "Vers Nancy")
Boarding Gate

Boarding Gate

2007 5.0

as Andrew
Portrait of the Artist

Portrait of the Artist

2015 5.7

as Scottie
Nenette and Boni

Nenette and Boni

1997 6.5

as Gynecologist
Adam's Sake

Adam's Sake

2025 6.6

as Naïm
The Dope

The Dope

2003 4.6

as Shaft
Chocolat

Chocolat

2016 6.8

as Victor
The Syringe

The Syringe

1984 4.4

as Le chef des 'Blackies'
Persecution

Persecution

2009 4.5

as Thomas
We Don't Choose Our Parents

We Don't Choose Our Parents

2008 0.0

as Le juge Mauvoisin
The Intruder

The Intruder

2005 6.6

as Le prêtre
Against Oblivion

Against Oblivion

1991 6.5

as Self
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004 6.9

as Alex (segment "No Problem")
Urgence

Urgence

1985 4.8
Rouge

Rouge

2015 6.5

as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
The House

The House

1997 7.2
Late August, Early September

Late August, Early September

1999 6.0

as Jérémie
35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum

2009 6.8

as Lionel
The Great White of Lambarene

The Great White of Lambarene

1995 5.0

as Koumba
Rapt

Rapt

2009 6.1

as Maître Walser
How Good the Whites Are

How Good the Whites Are

1988 6.1

as Le travailleur chez Renault
Tiresia

Tiresia

2003 5.9

as Marignac
A Perfect Couple

A Perfect Couple

2005 5.2

as Patrick
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002 0.0

as (Segment 'Never Twice')
Lumumba

Lumumba

2000 6.8

as Joseph Mobutu
Volontaire

Volontaire

2018 5.8

as Albertini
In a Memory of a Film Gone By

In a Memory of a Film Gone By

1998 0.0

as himself
L'île des esclaves

L'île des esclaves

2006 0.0
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

2004 6.0

as Pierre Adélaïde
Voilà l'enchaînement

Voilà l'enchaînement

2014 5.8

as Lui
My Family's Honour

My Family's Honour

1997 0.0

as Malcolm
Brûlé neige

Brûlé neige

2022 0.0

as Henri
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

2024 7.3

as Narrator (Voice)
Let the Sunshine In

Let the Sunshine In

2017 5.2

as End Man
Un enfant en danger

Un enfant en danger

2013 7.0

as André
In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

2005 5.5

as Mojo
Taxi Boy

Taxi Boy

1986 3.0

as Pascal
The United States of Albert

The United States of Albert

2005 3.5

as Nolton Barnett
No Fear, No Die

No Fear, No Die

1990 6.0

as Jocelyn
Duo

Duo

1995 0.0

as Man
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

2021 0.0
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

1998 0.0

as Yves Le Guen
The Elf Case

The Elf Case

2007 5.0

as Pascal Lissouba
Vers Nancy

Vers Nancy

2002 8.0
Négropolitain

Négropolitain

2008 0.0

as Alain
Africa Dreaming

Africa Dreaming

1997 0.0

as Michael
Gone

Gone

2017 5.0

as Claude Vannier
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

2021 10.0

as (Voix Off)
Nèg maron

Nèg maron

2005 6.1

as Siwo
Un si joli bouquet

Un si joli bouquet

1995 0.0

as Barthélémy
The Absence

The Absence

1993 5.3

as Soldier
Murder in Pacot

Murder in Pacot

2014 4.2

as L'homme
La nuit sera longue

La nuit sera longue

2003 0.0

as François
Clubbed to Death

Clubbed to Death

1996 6.2

as Mambo
Never Twice

Never Twice

1995 0.0

as Never Twice
Elf, Kings of Oil

Elf, Kings of Oil

2007 0.0

as Pascal Lissouba
Tag!

Tag!

2007 5.5

as Nkruma
Which Way Africa?

Which Way Africa?

2024 0.0

as Narrator
Sing Me Back Home

Sing Me Back Home

2019 5.0

as Juan
The Heart's Cry

The Heart's Cry

1995 5.4

as Ibrahim Sow
Nord-plage

Nord-plage

2004 0.0
The Masturbators

The Masturbators

1995 1.0

as Narrator
So Be It

So Be It

1997 0.0

TV Shows

Les Cordier, juge et flic

Les Cordier, juge et flic

1994 5.4

as Sayyid
Irma Vep

Irma Vep

2022 6.6

as Gregory Desormeaux
Nina

Nina

2015 5.8

as Mathias Savignon
Iskander

Iskander

2018 5.2

as Oscar
Un flic

Un flic

2007 7.2

as Schneider