Alex Descas
Acting
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.
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Filmography
Acting (79)
2026
You+Me - Against the Worldas Léonard Abrams
5.6
2026
The Failingas L'Abbé Gomis
2025
Adam's Sakeas Naïm
6.8
2024
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsas Narrator (Voice)
7.3
2024
Which Way Africa?as Narrator
2022
Brûlé neigeas Henri
2021
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révoltéas (Voix Off)
8.0
2019
Sing Me Back Homeas Juan
4.8
2018
Mayaas Frédéric
5.3
2018
Volontaireas Albertini
5.7
2017
Let the Sunshine Inas End Man
5.2
2017
Goneas Claude Vannier
5.0
2017
6.0
2016
Chocolatas Victor
6.8
2015
Rougeas Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
6.0
2015
Portrait of the Artistas Scottie
5.7
2014
Madeleine d'entre les Mortsas The man
2014
Voilà l'enchaînementas Lui
5.7
2014
Murder in Pacotas L'homme
3.9
2013
Un enfant en dangeras André
7.3
2013
Bastardsas Dr. Béthanie
5.7
2013
Aimé Césaire, le prix de la libertéas Aimé Césaire
2009
Raptas Maître Walser
6.2
2009
Persecutionas Thomas
4.3
2009
The Limits of Controlas Creole
6.0
2009
35 Shots of Rumas Lionel
6.8
2008
Négropolitainas Alain
2008
We Don't Choose Our Parentsas Le juge Mauvoisin
2007
Déjà vuas Kiff
2007
Boarding Gateas Andrew
5.0
2007
Tag!as Nkruma
5.5
2007
Elf, Kings of Oilas Pascal Lissouba
2007
The Elf Caseas Pascal Lissouba
5.0
2006
A Perfect Coupleas Patrick
5.5
2005
The Intruderas Le prêtre
6.5
2005
In Your Dreamsas Mojo
5.2
2005
The United States of Albertas Nolton Barnett
3.8
2005
Nèg maronas Siwo
6.3
2004
The Man Who Came From Elsewhereas Pierre Adélaïde
7.0
2004
8.0
2004
Coffee and Cigarettesas Alex (segment "No Problem")
6.9
2003
La nuit sera longueas François
10.0
2003
Tiresiaas Marignac
5.9
2003
The Dopeas Shaft
4.6
2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Celloas (segment "Vers Nancy")
6.6
2002
8.5
2002
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Tobogganas (Segment 'Never Twice')
7.0
2001
Trouble Every Dayas Dr. Léo
5.8
2000
Lumumbaas Joseph Mobutu
6.8
1999
Last Haremas Nadir
5.5
1999
Late August, Early Septemberas Jérémie
5.9
1998
Le serpent a mangé la grenouilleas Yves Le Guen
9.0
1998
In a Memory of a Film Gone Byas himself
1997
7.2
1997
Nenette and Bonias Gynecologist
6.5
1997
My Family's Honouras Malcolm
9.0
1997
Africa Dreamingas Michael
8.0
1997
1996
Irma Vepas Desormeaux
6.7
1996
Clubbed to Deathas Mambo
5.9
1995
Un si joli bouquetas Barthélémy
10.0
1995
1995
The Great White of Lambareneas Koumba
5.3
1995
The Heart's Cryas Ibrahim Sow
6.2
1995
Duoas Man
1995
Never Twiceas Never Twice
10.0
1995
The Masturbatorsas Narrator
3.0
1994
I Can't Sleepas Théo
6.4
1993
The Absenceas Soldier
6.5
1991
Lest We Forgetas Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
7.0
1990
No Fear, No Dieas Jocelyn
6.1
1988
How Good the Whites Areas Le travailleur chez Renault
6.6
1986
Taxi Boyas Pascal
5.5
1985
4.9
1984
The Syringeas Le chef des 'Blackies'
5.1