Alex Descas

Alex Descas

Acting · Born 1958-01-01 · France

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.

As cast

The Failing
The Failing 2026
Cast
Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake 2025
Cast
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants 2024
Cast
Which Way Africa?
Which Way Africa? 2024
Cast
Brûlé neige
Brûlé neige 2022
Cast
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté 2021
Cast
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard 2021
Cast
Sing Me Back Home
Sing Me Back Home 2019
Cast
Maya
Maya 2018
Cast
Volontaire
Volontaire 2018
Cast
Let the Sunshine In
Let the Sunshine In 2017
Cast
Gone
Gone 2017
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No poster
Metropole 2017
Cast
Chocolat
Chocolat 2016
Cast
Rouge
Rouge 2015
Cast
Portrait of the Artist
Portrait of the Artist 2015
Cast
No poster
Madeleine d'entre les Morts 2014
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Voilà l'enchaînement
Voilà l'enchaînement 2014
Cast
Murder in Pacot
Murder in Pacot 2014
Cast
Un enfant en danger
Un enfant en danger 2013
Cast
Bastards
Bastards 2013
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No poster
Césaire, le prix de la liberté 2013
Cast
Rapt
Rapt 2009
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Persecution
Persecution 2009
Cast
The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control 2009
Cast
35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum 2009
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Négropolitain
Négropolitain 2008
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We Don't Choose Our Parents
We Don't Choose Our Parents 2008
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No poster
Déjà vu 2007
Cast
Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate 2007
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Tag!
Tag! 2007
Cast
Elf, Kings of Oil
Elf, Kings of Oil 2007
Cast
The Elf Case
The Elf Case 2007
Cast
L'île des esclaves
L'île des esclaves 2006
Cast
A Perfect Couple
A Perfect Couple 2005
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The Intruder
The Intruder 2005
Cast
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams 2005
Cast
The United States of Albert
The United States of Albert 2005
Cast
Nèg maron
Nèg maron 2005
Cast
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere 2004
Cast
Nord-plage
Nord-plage 2004
Cast
Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes 2004
Cast
La nuit sera longue
La nuit sera longue 2003
Cast
Tiresia
Tiresia 2003
Cast
The Dope
The Dope 2003
Cast
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello 2002
Cast
Vers Nancy
Vers Nancy 2002
Cast
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan 2002
Cast
Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day 2001
Cast
Lumumba
Lumumba 2000
Cast
Last Harem
Last Harem 1999
Cast
Late August, Early September
Late August, Early September 1999
Cast
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille 1998
Cast
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
In a Memory of a Film Gone By 1998
Cast
The House
The House 1997
Cast
Nenette and Boni
Nenette and Boni 1997
Cast
My Family's Honour
My Family's Honour 1997
Cast
Africa Dreaming
Africa Dreaming 1997
Cast
So Be It
So Be It 1997
Cast
Irma Vep
Irma Vep 1996
Cast
Clubbed to Death
Clubbed to Death 1996
Cast
Un si joli bouquet
Un si joli bouquet 1995
Cast
The Great White of Lambarene
The Great White of Lambarene 1995
Cast
The Heart's Cry
The Heart's Cry 1995
Cast
Duo
Duo 1995
Cast
Never Twice
Never Twice 1995
Cast
The Masturbators
The Masturbators 1995
Cast
I Can't Sleep
I Can't Sleep 1994
Cast
The Absence
The Absence 1993
Cast
Against Oblivion
Against Oblivion 1991
Cast
No Fear, No Die
No Fear, No Die 1990
Cast
How Good the Whites Are
How Good the Whites Are 1988
Cast
Taxi Boy
Taxi Boy 1986
Cast
Urgence
Urgence 1985
Cast
The Syringe
The Syringe 1984
Cast
No poster
The Arrival
Cast

As director

No directing credits found.