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.
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Known For
Last Harem
(1999)
Nadir
Trouble Every Day
(2001)
Dr. Léo
The Limits of Control
(2009)
Creole
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Alex (segment "No Problem")
Irma Vep
(1996)
Desormeaux
Chocolat
(2016)
Victor
Boarding Gate
(2007)
Andrew
Let the Sunshine In
(2017)
End Man
Bastards
(2013)
Dr. Béthanie
Full Filmography
Acting
The Syringe
(1984)
Le chef des 'Blackies'
Urgence
(1985)
How Good the Whites Are
(1988)
Le travailleur chez Renault
No Fear, No Die
(1990)
Jocelyn
Against Oblivion
(1991)
Self
The Absence
(1993)
Soldier
I Can't Sleep
(1994)
Théo
The Great White of Lambarene
(1995)
Koumba
Un si joli bouquet
(1995)
Barthélémy
Duo
(1995)
Man
The Heart's Cry
(1995)
Ibrahim Sow
The Masturbators
(1995)
Narrator
Never Twice
(1995)
Never Twice
Irma Vep
(1996)
Desormeaux
Clubbed to Death
(1996)
Mambo
The House
(1997)
Nenette and Boni
(1997)
Gynecologist
So Be It
(1997)
Africa Dreaming
(1997)
Michael
My Family's Honour
(1997)
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
(1998)
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
(1998)
himself
Last Harem
(1999)
Nadir
Late August, Early September
(1999)
Jérémie
Lumumba
(2000)
Joseph Mobutu
Trouble Every Day
(2001)
Dr. Léo
Vers Nancy
(2002)
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
(2002)
(segment "Vers Nancy")
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
(2002)
(Segment 'Never Twice')
The Dope
(2003)
Shaft
Tiresia
(2003)
Marignac
La nuit sera longue
(2003)
François
Coffee and Cigarettes
(2004)
Alex (segment "No Problem")
L'Homme qui venait d'ailleurs
(2004)
Pierre Adélaïde
Nord-plage
(2004)
A Perfect Couple
(2005)
Patrick
The United States of Albert
(2005)
Nolton Barnett
Nèg maron
(2005)
Siwo
In Your Dreams
(2005)
Mojo
The Intruder
(2005)
Le prêtre
Tag!
(2007)
Nkruma
Boarding Gate
(2007)
Andrew
Déjà vu
(2007)
Kiff
Négropolitain
(2008)
The Limits of Control
(2009)
Creole
35 Shots of Rum
(2009)
Lionel
Rapt
(2009)
Maître Walser
Persecution
(2009)
Thomas
Bastards
(2013)
Dr. Béthanie
Un enfant en danger
(2013)
André
Césaire, le prix de la liberté
(2013)
Aimé Césaire
Madeleine d’entre les Morts
(2014)
Murder in Pacot
(2014)
L'homme
Voilà l'enchaînement
(2014)
Lui
Portrait of the Artist
(2015)
Scottie
Rouge
(2015)
Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
Chocolat
(2016)
Victor
Metropole
(2017)
Let the Sunshine In
(2017)
End Man
Escamotage
(2017)
Volontaire
(2018)
Albertini
Maya
(2018)
Frédéric
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
(2021)
(Voix Off)
Brûlé neige
(2022)
Henri
Which Way Africa?
(2024)
Narrator
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
(2024)
Narrator (Voice)