Known For
Acting
Known Credits
83
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 1, 1958 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
France
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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| 2026 | The Failingas L'Abbé Gomis | |
| 2025 | Adam's Sakeas Naïm | |
| 2024 | Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsas Narrator (Voice) | |
| 2024 | Which Way Africa?as Narrator | |
| 2022 | Brûlé neigeas Henri | |
| 2022 | Irma Vepas Gregory Desormeaux | |
| 2021 | Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révoltéas (Voix Off) | |
| 2021 | Chekhov's The Cherry Orchardas | |
| 2021 | Exterminate All the Brutesas | |
| 2019 | Sing Me Back Homeas Juan | |
| 2018 | Mayaas Frédéric | |
| 2018 | Volontaireas Albertini | |
| 2018 | Iskanderas Oscar | |
| 2017 | Let the Sunshine Inas End Man | |
| 2017 | Goneas Claude Vannier | |
| 2017 | Metropoleas | |
| 2016 | Chocolatas Victor | |
| 2015 | Ninaas Mathias Savignon | |
| 2015 | Rougeas Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts» | |
| 2015 | Portrait of the Artistas Scottie | |
| 2014 | Madeleine d'entre les Mortsas The man | |
| 2014 | Voilà l'enchaînementas Lui | |
| 2014 | Murder in Pacotas L'homme | |
| 2013 | Un enfant en dangeras André | |
| 2013 | Bastardsas Dr. Béthanie | |
| 2013 | Césaire, le prix de la libertéas Aimé Césaire | |
| 2009 | Raptas Maître Walser | |
| 2009 | Persecutionas Thomas | |
| 2009 | The Limits of Controlas Creole | |
| 2009 | 35 Shots of Rumas Lionel | |
| 2008 | Négropolitainas Alain | |
| 2008 | We Don't Choose Our Parentsas Le juge Mauvoisin | |
| 2007 | Déjà vuas Kiff | |
| 2007 | Boarding Gateas Andrew | |
| 2007 | Un flicas Schneider | |
| 2007 | Tag!as Nkruma | |
| 2007 | Elf, Kings of Oilas Pascal Lissouba | |
| 2007 | The Elf Caseas Pascal Lissouba | |
| 2006 | L'île des esclavesas | |
| 2006 | A Perfect Coupleas Patrick | |
| 2005 | The Intruderas Le prêtre | |
| 2005 | In Your Dreamsas Mojo | |
| 2005 | The United States of Albertas Nolton Barnett | |
| 2005 | Nèg maronas Siwo | |
| 2004 | The Man Who Came From Elsewhereas Pierre Adélaïde | |
| 2004 | Nord-plageas | |
| 2004 | Coffee and Cigarettesas Alex (segment "No Problem") | |
| 2003 | La nuit sera longueas François | |
| 2003 | Tiresiaas Marignac | |
| 2003 | The Dopeas Shaft | |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older: The Celloas (segment "Vers Nancy") | |
| 2002 | Vers Nancyas | |
| 2002 | La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Tobogganas (Segment 'Never Twice') | |
| 2001 | Trouble Every Dayas Dr. Léo | |
| 2000 | Lumumbaas Joseph Mobutu | |
| 1999 | Last Haremas Nadir | |
| 1999 | Late August, Early Septemberas Jérémie | |
| 1998 | Le serpent a mangé la grenouilleas Yves Le Guen | |
| 1998 | In a Memory of a Film Gone Byas himself | |
| 1997 | The Houseas | |
| 1997 | Nenette and Bonias Gynecologist | |
| 1997 | My Family's Honouras Malcolm | |
| 1997 | So Be Itas | |
| 1997 | Africa Dreamingas Michael | |
| 1996 | Irma Vepas Desormeaux | |
| 1996 | Clubbed to Deathas Mambo | |
| 1995 | Un si joli bouquetas Barthélémy | |
| 1995 | The Great White of Lambareneas Koumba | |
| 1995 | The Heart's Cryas Ibrahim Sow | |
| 1995 | Duoas Man | |
| 1995 | The Masturbatorsas Narrator | |
| 1995 | Never Twiceas Never Twice | |
| 1994 | I Can't Sleepas Théo | |
| 1994 | Les Cordier, juge et flicas Sayyid | |
| 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 | Urgenceas | |
| 1984 | The Syringeas Le chef des 'Blackies' | |
| An Odd Enchantmentas | ||
| The Arrivalas |
