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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Descas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted in 75
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Adam's Sake
Naïm
- 2022
Brûlé neige
Henri
- 2021
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
(Voix Off)
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
Movie
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Maya
Frédéric
Volontaire
Albertini
Iskander
Oscar · 4 episodes
- 2017
Gone
Claude Vannier
- 2016
- 2015
Rouge
Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
Portrait of the Artist
Scottie
- 2014
Voilà l'enchaînement
Lui
Murder in Pacot
L'homme
- 2013
Bastards
Dr. Béthanie
Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté
Aimé Césaire
2000s
- 2009
Rapt
Maître Walser
Persecution
Thomas
35 Shots of Rum
Lionel
- 2008
Négropolitain
Alain
We Don't Choose Our Parents
Le juge Mauvoisin
- 2007
Un flic
Schneider · 10 episodes
Elf, Kings of Oil
Pascal Lissouba
The Elf Case
Pascal Lissouba
- 2006
L'île des esclaves
Movie
A Perfect Couple
Patrick
- 2005
The Intruder
Le prêtre
In Your Dreams
Mojo
The United States of Albert
Nolton Barnett
- 2004
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
Pierre Adélaïde
- 2003
La nuit sera longue
François
The Dope
Shaft
- 2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
(segment "Vers Nancy")
Vers Nancy
Movie
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
(Segment 'Never Twice')
- 2001
- 2000
Lumumba
Joseph Mobutu
1990s
- 1999
Last Harem
Nadir
Late August, Early September
Jérémie
- 1998
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
Yves Le Guen
- 1997
Nenette and Boni
Gynecologist
My Family's Honour
Malcolm
So Be It
Movie
- 1996
Clubbed to Death
Mambo
- 1995
Un si joli bouquet
Barthélémy
The Great White of Lambarene
Koumba
The Heart's Cry
Ibrahim Sow
- 1994
I Can't Sleep
Théo
- 1993
- 1991
Lest We Forget
Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
- 1990
No Fear, No Die
Jocelyn
1980s
- 1988
How Good the Whites Are
Le travailleur chez Renault
- 1986
- 1985
Urgence
Movie
- 1984
Appearances4
2020s
- 2024
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
Narrator (Voice)
Which Way Africa?
Narrator
1990s
- 1998
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
himself
- 1995
The Masturbators
Narrator