Alex Descas

Alex Descas

Acting
🎂 1958-01-01 (68 years)
📍 France
👤 Male
🎬 71 Movies
🔗 IMDb
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. H ...
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Filmography (71 movies)

The Failing
The Failing
2026
as L'Abbé Gomis
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake
2025
as Naïm
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
2024
as Narrator (Voice)
Which Way Africa?
Which Way Africa?
2024
as Narrator
Brûlé neige
Brûlé neige
2022
as Henri
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
2021
as (Voix Off)
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
2021
 Sing Me Back Home
Sing Me Back Home
2019
as Juan
Maya
Maya
2018
as Frédéric
Volontaire
Volontaire
2018
as Albertini
Let the Sunshine In
Let the Sunshine In
2017
as End Man
Gone
Gone
2017
as Claude Vannier
Chocolat
Chocolat
2016
as Victor
Rouge
Rouge
2015
as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
Portrait of the Artist
Portrait of the Artist
2015
as Scottie
Voilà l'enchaînement
Voilà l'enchaînement
2014
as Lui
Murder in Pacot
Murder in Pacot
2014
as L'homme
Un enfant en danger
Un enfant en danger
2013
as André
Bastards
Bastards
2013
as Dr. Béthanie
Rapt
Rapt
2009
as Maître Walser
Persecution
Persecution
2009
as Thomas
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control
2009
as Creole
35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum
2009
as Lionel
Négropolitain
Négropolitain
2008
as Alain
We Don't Choose Our Parents
We Don't Choose Our Parents
2008
as Le juge Mauvoisin
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate
2007
as Andrew
Tag!
Tag!
2007
as Nkruma
Elf, Kings of Oil
Elf, Kings of Oil
2007
as Pascal Lissouba
The Elf Case
The Elf Case
2007
as Pascal Lissouba
L'île des esclaves
L'île des esclaves
2006
 A Perfect Couple
A Perfect Couple
2006
as Patrick
The Intruder
The Intruder
2005
as Le prêtre
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams
2005
as Mojo
The United States of Albert
The United States of Albert
2005
as Nolton Barnett
Nèg maron
Nèg maron
2005
as Siwo
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
2004
as Pierre Adélaïde
Nord-plage
Nord-plage
2004
 Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
La nuit sera longue
La nuit sera longue
2003
as François
Tiresia
Tiresia
2003
as Marignac
The Dope
The Dope
2003
as Shaft
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
as (segment "Vers Nancy")
Vers Nancy
Vers Nancy
2002
 La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002
as (Segment 'Never Twice')
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day
2001
as Dr. Léo
Lumumba
Lumumba
2000
as Joseph Mobutu
Last Harem
Last Harem
1999
as Nadir
Late August, Early September
Late August, Early September
1999
as Jérémie
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
1998
as Yves Le Guen
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
1998
as himself
The House
The House
1997
 Nenette and Boni
Nenette and Boni
1997
as Gynecologist
My Family's Honour
My Family's Honour
1997
as Malcolm
Africa Dreaming
Africa Dreaming
1997
as Michael
So Be It
So Be It
1997
 Irma Vep
Irma Vep
1996
as Desormeaux
Clubbed to Death
Clubbed to Death
1996
as Mambo
Un si joli bouquet
Un si joli bouquet
1995
as Barthélémy
The Great White of Lambarene
The Great White of Lambarene
1995
as Koumba
The Heart's Cry
The Heart's Cry
1995
as Ibrahim Sow
Duo
Duo
1995
as Man
Never Twice
Never Twice
1995
as Never Twice
The Masturbators
The Masturbators
1995
as Narrator
I Can't Sleep
I Can't Sleep
1994
as Théo
The Absence
The Absence
1993
as Soldier
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion
1991
as Self
No Fear, No Die
No Fear, No Die
1990
as Jocelyn
How Good the Whites Are
How Good the Whites Are
1988
as Le travailleur chez Renault
Taxi Boy
Taxi Boy
1986
as Pascal
Urgence
Urgence
1985
 The Syringe
The Syringe
1984
as Le chef des 'Blackies'