Alex Descas

January 1, 1958(68 years old)
France|Acting

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.

Movies (71)

The Failing

The Failing

2026

Adam's Sake
6.7

Adam's Sake

2025

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
7.3

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

2024

Which Way Africa?

Which Way Africa?

2024

Brûlé neige

Brûlé neige

2022

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
8.0

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

2021

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

2021

Sing Me Back Home
4.8

Sing Me Back Home

2019

Maya
5.3

Maya

2018

Volontaire
5.7

Volontaire

2018

Let the Sunshine In
5.2

Let the Sunshine In

2017

Gone
5.0

Gone

2017

Chocolat
6.8

Chocolat

2016

Rouge
6.4

Rouge

2015

Portrait of the Artist
5.7

Portrait of the Artist

2015

Voilà l'enchaînement
5.8

Voilà l'enchaînement

2014

Murder in Pacot
3.9

Murder in Pacot

2014

Un enfant en danger
7.3

Un enfant en danger

2013

Bastards
5.7

Bastards

2013

Rapt
6.1

Rapt

2009

Persecution
4.4

Persecution

2009

The Limits of Control
6.0

The Limits of Control

2009

35 Shots of Rum
6.8

35 Shots of Rum

2009

Négropolitain

Négropolitain

2008

We Don't Choose Our Parents

We Don't Choose Our Parents

2008

Boarding Gate
5.0

Boarding Gate

2007

Tag!
5.5

Tag!

2007

Elf, Kings of Oil

Elf, Kings of Oil

2007

The Elf Case
5.0

The Elf Case

2007

L'île des esclaves

L'île des esclaves

2006

A Perfect Couple
5.5

A Perfect Couple

2006

The Intruder
6.5

The Intruder

2005

In Your Dreams
5.4

In Your Dreams

2005

The United States of Albert
3.8

The United States of Albert

2005

Nèg maron
6.3

Nèg maron

2005

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
7.0

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

2004

Nord-plage
8.0

Nord-plage

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes
6.9

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

La nuit sera longue
10.0

La nuit sera longue

2003

Tiresia
5.9

Tiresia

2003

The Dope
4.6

The Dope

2003

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
6.6

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

Vers Nancy
8.0

Vers Nancy

2002

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
7.0

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002

Trouble Every Day
5.8

Trouble Every Day

2001

Lumumba
6.9

Lumumba

2000

Last Harem
5.5

Last Harem

1999

Late August, Early September
5.9

Late August, Early September

1999

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
9.0

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

1998

In a Memory of a Film Gone By

In a Memory of a Film Gone By

1998

The House
7.1

The House

1997

Nenette and Boni
6.4

Nenette and Boni

1997

My Family's Honour
9.0

My Family's Honour

1997

Africa Dreaming
8.0

Africa Dreaming

1997

So Be It

So Be It

1997

Irma Vep
6.7

Irma Vep

1996

Clubbed to Death
6.2

Clubbed to Death

1996

Un si joli bouquet
10.0

Un si joli bouquet

1995

The Great White of Lambarene
5.3

The Great White of Lambarene

1995

The Heart's Cry
6.2

The Heart's Cry

1995

Duo

Duo

1995

Never Twice
10.0

Never Twice

1995

The Masturbators
3.0

The Masturbators

1995

I Can't Sleep
6.3

I Can't Sleep

1994

The Absence
6.5

The Absence

1993

Lest We Forget
7.0

Lest We Forget

1991

No Fear, No Die
6.1

No Fear, No Die

1990

How Good the Whites Are
6.6

How Good the Whites Are

1988

Taxi Boy
5.5

Taxi Boy

1986

Urgence
4.9

Urgence

1985

The Syringe
5.1

The Syringe

1984

TV Shows (6)