Alex Descas
Acting Born Jan 1, 1958 France 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Irma Vep (2022) as Gregory Desormeaux
- Nina (2015) as Mathias Savignon
- Les Cordier, juge et flic (1994) as Sayyid
- Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
- Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) as Alex (segment "No Problem")
- Irma Vep (1996) as Desormeaux
- Trouble Every Day (2001) as Dr. Léo
- Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants (2024) as Narrator (Voice)
- Sing Me Back Home (2019) as Juan
- Clubbed to Death (1996) as Mambo
- Un flic (2007) as Schneider
- The Limits of Control (2009) as Creole
- Boarding Gate (2007) as Andrew
- The Absence (1993) as Soldier
- Last Harem (1999) as Nadir
- Bastards (2013) as Dr. Béthanie
- Let the Sunshine In (2017) as End Man
- The House (1997)
- Chocolat (2016) as Victor
- Iskander (2018) as Oscar
- The Syringe (1984) as Le chef des 'Blackies'
- The Dope (2003) as Shaft
- 35 Shots of Rum (2009) as Lionel
- Adam's Sake (2025) as Naïm