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Alex Descas

Acting Born Jan 1, 1958 France 83 credits

Biography

Alex Descas works in acting. Born January 1, 1958 in France. Archytele lists 83 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.

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Known for

Film

Adam's Sake

as Naïm

Nina

as Mathias Savignon
Film

The Limits of Control

as Creole
Film

The Eternal Evil of Asia

as Schneider
Film

Nèg maron

as Siwo
Film

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Alex (segment "No Problem")

Doppelter Einsatz

as Dr. Léo
Film

Nenette and Boni

as Gynecologist
Film

Irma Vep

as Desormeaux

Les Cordier, juge et flic

as Sayyid
Film

How Good the Whites Are

as Le travailleur chez Renault
Film

The Syringe

as Le chef des 'Blackies'

Frequent co-stars

Isaach de Bankolé 3 shared titles
Jean-François Stévenin 2 shared titles
Michele Placido 1 shared title
Maruschka Detmers 1 shared title
Juan Diego 1 shared title
Evelyne Pieiller 1 shared title
Cheik Doukouré 1 shared title
Nicoletta Braschi 1 shared title
Pedro Reyes 1 shared title
Sotigui Kouyaté 1 shared title

Career timeline

The Failing
Adam's Sake
Which Way Africa?Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
Irma VepBrûlé neige
Exterminate All the BrutesChekhov's The Cherry OrchardFrantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
Sing Me Back Home
IskanderVolontaireMaya
Let the Sunshine InGoneMetropole
Chocolat
NinaPortrait of the ArtistRouge
Murder in PacotVoilà l'enchaînementMadeleine d'entre les Morts
BastardsAimé Césaire, le prix de la libertéUn enfant en danger
The Limits of ControlRapt35 Shots of RumPersecution
NégropolitainWe Don't Choose Our Parents
Déjà vuUn flicTag!Boarding GateThe Elf Case
A Perfect CoupleL'île des esclaves
Nèg maronThe United States of AlbertIn Your DreamsThe Intruder
Coffee and CigarettesNord-plageThe Man Who Came From Elsewhere
TiresiaThe DopeLa nuit sera longue
Ten Minutes Older: The CelloVers NancyLa merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
Trouble Every Day
Lumumba
Late August, Early SeptemberLast Harem
In a Memory of a Film Gone ByLe serpent a mangé la grenouille
The HouseAfrica DreamingNenette and BoniMy Family's HonourSo Be It
Irma VepClubbed to Death
DuoThe MasturbatorsNever TwiceThe Heart's CryThe Great White of Lambarene
Les Cordier, juge et flicI Can't Sleep
The Absence
Lest We Forget

Full filmography

  • The Failing (2026) as L'Abbé Gomis
  • Adam's Sake (2025) as Naïm
  • Which Way Africa? (2024) as Narrator
  • Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants (2024) as Narrator (Voice)
  • Irma Vep (2022) as Gregory Desormeaux
  • Brûlé neige (2022) as Henri
  • Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
  • Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (2021)
  • Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté (2021) as (Voix Off)
  • Sing Me Back Home (2019) as Juan
  • Iskander (2018) as Oscar
  • Volontaire (2018) as Albertini
  • Maya (2018) as Frédéric
  • Let the Sunshine In (2017) as End Man
  • Gone (2017) as Claude Vannier
  • Metropole (2017)
  • Chocolat (2016) as Victor
  • Nina (2015) as Mathias Savignon
  • Portrait of the Artist (2015) as Scottie
  • Rouge (2015) as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
  • Murder in Pacot (2014) as L'homme
  • Voilà l'enchaînement (2014) as Lui
  • Madeleine d'entre les Morts (2014) as The man
  • Bastards (2013) as Dr. Béthanie
  • Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté (2013) as Aimé Césaire
  • Un enfant en danger (2013) as André
  • The Limits of Control (2009) as Creole
  • Rapt (2009) as Maître Walser
  • 35 Shots of Rum (2009) as Lionel
  • Persecution (2009) as Thomas
  • Négropolitain (2008) as Alain
  • We Don't Choose Our Parents (2008) as Le juge Mauvoisin
  • Déjà vu (2007) as Kiff
  • Un flic (2007) as Schneider
  • Tag! (2007) as Nkruma
  • Boarding Gate (2007) as Andrew
  • The Elf Case (2007) as Pascal Lissouba
  • Elf, Kings of Oil (2007) as Pascal Lissouba
  • A Perfect Couple (2006) as Patrick
  • L'île des esclaves (2006)
  • Nèg maron (2005) as Siwo
  • The United States of Albert (2005) as Nolton Barnett
  • In Your Dreams (2005) as Mojo
  • The Intruder (2005) as Le prêtre
  • Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) as Alex (segment "No Problem")
  • Nord-plage (2004)
  • The Man Who Came From Elsewhere (2004) as Pierre Adélaïde
  • Tiresia (2003) as Marignac
  • The Dope (2003) as Shaft
  • La nuit sera longue (2003) as François
  • Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002) as (segment "Vers Nancy")
  • Vers Nancy (2002)
  • La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan (2002) as (Segment 'Never Twice')
  • Trouble Every Day (2001) as Dr. Léo
  • Lumumba (2000) as Joseph Mobutu
  • Late August, Early September (1999) as Jérémie
  • Last Harem (1999) as Nadir
  • In a Memory of a Film Gone By (1998) as himself
  • Le serpent a mangé la grenouille (1998) as Yves Le Guen
  • The House (1997)
  • Africa Dreaming (1997) as Michael
  • Nenette and Boni (1997) as Gynecologist
  • My Family's Honour (1997) as Malcolm
  • So Be It (1997)
  • Irma Vep (1996) as Desormeaux
  • Clubbed to Death (1996) as Mambo
  • Duo (1995) as Man
  • The Masturbators (1995) as Narrator
  • Never Twice (1995) as Never Twice
  • The Heart's Cry (1995) as Ibrahim Sow
  • The Great White of Lambarene (1995) as Koumba
  • Un si joli bouquet (1995) as Barthélémy
  • Les Cordier, juge et flic (1994) as Sayyid
  • I Can't Sleep (1994) as Théo
  • The Absence (1993) as Soldier
  • Lest We Forget (1991) as Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
  • No Fear, No Die (1990) as Jocelyn
  • How Good the Whites Are (1988) as Le travailleur chez Renault
  • Taxi Boy (1986) as Pascal
  • Urgence (1985)
  • The Syringe (1984) as Le chef des 'Blackies'
  • The Arrival
  • An Odd Enchantment