Alex Descas (born 1958) is a French actor known for his roles in Jim Jarmusch films and for his role as Schneider in the French TV series Un Flic. He is a frequent collaborator of Claire Denis, appearing in her films No Fear, No Die, Nénette et Boni, Trouble Every Day, Ten Minutes Older: The Cello, 35 Shots of Rum and Bastards. 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.
Known For
| Birth Location | France |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958-01-01 |
Movies
Which Way Africa?
as Narrator
2024
Brûlé neige
as Henri
2022
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
as (Voix Off)
2021
Maya
as Frédéric
2018
Volontaire
as Albertini
2018
Let the Sunshine In
as End Man
2017
2017
2017
Chocolat
as Victor
2016
Rouge
as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
2015
Portrait of the Artist
as Scottie
2015
Voilà l'enchaînement
as Lui
2014
Murder in Pacot
as L'homme
2014
Un enfant en danger
as André
2013
Bastards
as Dr. Béthanie
2013
Césaire, le prix de la liberté
as Aimé Césaire
2013
Rapt
as Maître Walser
2009
Persecution
as Thomas
2009
The Limits of Control
as Creole
2009
35 Shots of Rum
as Lionel
2009
2008
Déjà vu
as Kiff
2007
Boarding Gate
as Andrew
2007
Tag!
as Nkruma
2007
A Perfect Couple
as Patrick
2005
The Intruder
as Le prêtre
2005
In Your Dreams
as Mojo
2005
The United States of Albert
as Nolton Barnett
2005
Nèg maron
as Siwo
2005
L'Homme qui venait d'ailleurs
as Pierre Adélaïde
2004
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
2004
La nuit sera longue
as François
2003
Tiresia
as Marignac
2003
The Dope
as Shaft
2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
as (segment "Vers Nancy")
2002
2002
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
as Segment 'Never Twice'
2002
Trouble Every Day
as Dr. Léo
2001
Lumumba
as Joseph Mobutu
2000
Last Harem
as Nadir
1999
Late August, Early September
as Jérémie
1999
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
as himself
1998
1997
Nenette and Boni
as Gynecologist
1997
1997
Africa Dreaming
as Michael
1997
1997
Irma Vep
as Desormeaux
1996
Clubbed to Death
as Mambo
1996
Un si joli bouquet
as Barthélémy
1995
The Great White of Lambarene
as Koumba
1995
The Heart's Cry
as Ibrahim Sow
1995
Duo
as Man
1995
Never Twice
as Never Twice
1995
The Masturbators
as Narrator
1995
I Can't Sleep
as Théo
1994
The Absence
as Soldier
1993
Against Oblivion
as Self
1991
No Fear, No Die
as Jocelyn
1990
How Good the Whites Are
as Le travailleur chez Renault
1988
1985
The Syringe
as Le chef des 'Blackies'
1984
Alex Descas hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows