Alex Descas
Acting
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.
Born: January 1, 1958 · France
Filmography (40)
Adam's Sake
2025
Irma Vep
2022
Exterminate All the Brutes
2021
Maya
2018
Volontaire
2018
Iskander
2018
Let the Sunshine In
2017
Chocolat
2016
Nina
2015
Rouge
2015
Portrait of the Artist
2015
Murder in Pacot
2014
Bastards
2013
Rapt
2009
Persecution
2009
The Limits of Control
2009
35 Shots of Rum
2009
Boarding Gate
2007
A Perfect Couple
2006
The Intruder
2005
In Your Dreams
2005
Nèg maron
2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
Tiresia
2003
The Dope
2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
Trouble Every Day
2001
Lumumba
2000
Last Harem
1999
Late August, Early September
1999
The House
1997
Nenette and Boni
1997
Irma Vep
1996
Clubbed to Death
1996
I Can't Sleep
1994
Les Cordier, juge et flic
1994
No Fear, No Die
1990
How Good the Whites Are
1988
Urgence
1985
The Syringe
1984