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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Known For
Coffee and Cigarettes
12 Mar 2004
Chocolat
03 Feb 2016
The Limits of Control
01 May 2009
Irma Vep
01 Oct 1996
Trouble Every Day
11 Jul 2001
Let the Sunshine In
27 Sep 2017
The Dope
05 Feb 2003
Irma Vep
06 Jun 2022
Photos
Filmography
2026
- The Failingas L'Abbé Gomis
2025
- Adam's Sakeas Naïm
2024
- Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsas Narrator (Voice)
- Which Way Africa?as Narrator
2022
- Brûlé neigeas Henri
- Irma Vepas Gregory Desormeaux8 episodes
2021
2019
- Sing Me Back Homeas Juan
2018
- Mayaas Frédéric
- Volontaireas Albertini
- Iskanderas Oscar4 episodes
2017
- Let the Sunshine Inas End Man
- Goneas Claude Vannier
- Metropole
2016
- Chocolatas Victor
2015
- Ninaas Mathias Savignon1 episode
- Rougeas Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
- Portrait of the Artistas Scottie
2014
- Madeleine d'entre les Mortsas The man
- Voilà l'enchaînementas Lui
- Murder in Pacotas L'homme
2013
- Un enfant en dangeras André
- Bastardsas Dr. Béthanie
- Aimé Césaire, le prix de la libertéas Aimé Césaire
2009
- Raptas Maître Walser
- Persecutionas Thomas
- The Limits of Controlas Creole
- 35 Shots of Rumas Lionel
2008
- Négropolitainas Alain
- We Don't Choose Our Parentsas Le juge Mauvoisin
2007
- Déjà vuas Kiff
- Boarding Gateas Andrew
- Un flicas Schneider10 episodes
- Tag!as Nkruma
- Elf, Kings of Oilas Pascal Lissouba
- The Elf Caseas Pascal Lissouba
2006
- L'île des esclaves
- A Perfect Coupleas Patrick
2005
- The Intruderas Le prêtre
- In Your Dreamsas Mojo
- The United States of Albertas Nolton Barnett
- Nèg maronas Siwo
2004
- The Man Who Came From Elsewhereas Pierre Adélaïde
- Nord-plage
- Coffee and Cigarettesas Alex (segment "No Problem")
2003
- La nuit sera longueas François
- Tiresiaas Marignac
- The Dopeas Shaft
2002
- Ten Minutes Older: The Celloas (segment "Vers Nancy")
- Vers Nancy
- La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Tobogganas (Segment 'Never Twice')
2001
- Trouble Every Dayas Dr. Léo
2000
- Lumumbaas Joseph Mobutu
1999
- Last Haremas Nadir
- Late August, Early Septemberas Jérémie
1998
- Le serpent a mangé la grenouilleas Yves Le Guen
1997
- The House
- Nenette and Bonias Gynecologist
- My Family's Honouras Malcolm
- Africa Dreamingas Michael
- So Be It
1996
- Irma Vepas Desormeaux
- Clubbed to Deathas Mambo
1995
- Un si joli bouquetas Barthélémy
- Le Banquet
- The Great White of Lambareneas Koumba
- The Heart's Cryas Ibrahim Sow
- Duoas Man
- Never Twiceas Never Twice
- The Masturbatorsas Narrator
1994
- I Can't Sleepas Théo
- Les Cordier, juge et flicas Sayyid1 episode
1993
- The Absenceas Soldier
1991
- Lest We Forgetas Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
1990
- No Fear, No Dieas Jocelyn
1988
- How Good the Whites Areas Le travailleur chez Renault
1986
- Taxi Boyas Pascal
1985
1984
- The Syringeas Le chef des 'Blackies'