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Alex Descas

Known for acting · Born 1 January 1958 · 68 · France

85 credits

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.

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Known for

The Limits of Control

2009

35 Shots of Rum

2009

Irma Vep

1996

Trouble Every Day

2001

The Dope

2003

Last Harem

1999

Maya

2018

Irma Vep

2022

Boarding Gate

2007

Lumumba

2000

Volontaire

2018

Adam's Sake

2025

Acting (85)

2026You+Me - Against the WorldLéonard AbramsFilm
2026The FailingL'Abbé GomisFilm
2025Adam's SakeNaïmFilm
2024Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsNarrator (Voice)Film
2024Which Way Africa?NarratorFilm
2022Irma VepGregory Desormeaux · 8 episodesSeries
2022Brûlé neigeHenriFilm
2021Exterminate All the BrutesSeries
2021Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté(Voix Off)Film
2021Chekhov's The Cherry OrchardFilm
2019Sing Me Back HomeJuanFilm
2018VolontaireAlbertiniFilm
2018MayaFrédéricFilm
2018IskanderOscar · 4 episodesSeries
2017Let the Sunshine InEnd ManFilm
2017MetropoleFilm
2017GoneClaude VannierFilm
2016ChocolatVictorFilm
2015Portrait of the ArtistScottieFilm
2015RougeScottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»Film
2015NinaMathias SavignonSeries
2014Murder in PacotL'hommeFilm
2014Voilà l'enchaînementLuiFilm
2014Madeleine d'entre les MortsThe manFilm
2013BastardsDr. BéthanieFilm
2013Un enfant en dangerAndréFilm
2013Aimé Césaire, le prix de la libertéAimé CésaireFilm
2009The Limits of ControlCreoleFilm
200935 Shots of RumLionelFilm
2009RaptMaître WalserFilm
2009PersecutionThomasFilm
2008NégropolitainAlainFilm
2008We Don't Choose Our ParentsLe juge MauvoisinFilm
2007Boarding GateAndrewFilm
2007Un flicSchneider · 10 episodesSeries
2007The Elf CasePascal LissoubaFilm
2007Déjà vuKiffFilm
2007Tag!NkrumaFilm
2007Elf, Kings of OilPascal LissoubaFilm
2006A Perfect CouplePatrickFilm
2006L'île des esclavesFilm
2005The IntruderLe prêtreFilm
2005In Your DreamsMojoFilm
2005Nèg maronSiwoFilm
2005The United States of AlbertNolton BarnettFilm
2004Coffee and CigarettesAlex (segment "No Problem")Film
2004The Man Who Came From ElsewherePierre AdélaïdeFilm
2004Nord-plageFilm
2003The DopeShaftFilm
2003TiresiaMarignacFilm
2003La nuit sera longueFrançoisFilm
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Cello(segment "Vers Nancy")Film
2002Vers NancyFilm
2002La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan(Segment 'Never Twice')Film
2001Trouble Every DayDr. LéoFilm
2000LumumbaJoseph MobutuFilm
1999Last HaremNadirFilm
1999Late August, Early SeptemberJérémieFilm
1998Le serpent a mangé la grenouilleYves Le GuenFilm
1998In a Memory of a Film Gone ByhimselfFilm
1997Nenette and BoniGynecologistFilm
1997The HouseFilm
1997Africa DreamingMichaelFilm
1997My Family's HonourMalcolmFilm
1997So Be ItFilm
1996Irma VepDesormeauxFilm
1996Clubbed to DeathMamboFilm
1995The Great White of LambareneKoumbaFilm
1995The Heart's CryIbrahim SowFilm
1995The MasturbatorsNarratorFilm
1995Never TwiceNever TwiceFilm
1995Un si joli bouquetBarthélémyFilm
1995DuoManFilm
1995Le BanquetFilm
1994I Can't SleepThéoFilm
1994Les Cordier, juge et flicSayyidSeries
1993The AbsenceSoldierFilm
1991Lest We ForgetDalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")Film
1990No Fear, No DieJocelynFilm
1988How Good the Whites AreLe travailleur chez RenaultFilm
1986Taxi BoyPascalFilm
1985UrgenceFilm
1984The SyringeLe chef des 'Blackies'Film
—The ArrivalFilm
—An Odd EnchantmentFilm