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Actor
Alex Descas
- Born January 1, 1958 in 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.
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Known for
Coffee and Cigarettes2004
Chocolat2016
The Limits of Control2009
Irma Vep1996
Trouble Every Day2001
Let the Sunshine In2017
The Dope2003
Irma Vep2022
Filmography
- TBAThe ArrivalFilm
- TBAAn Odd EnchantmentFilm
- 2026You+Me - Against the WorldFilmLéonard Abrams
- 2026The FailingFilmL'Abbé Gomis
- 2025Adam's SakeFilmNaïm
- 2024Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsFilmNarrator (Voice)
- 2024Which Way Africa?FilmNarrator
- 2022Irma VepSeriesGregory Desormeaux
- 2022Brûlé neigeFilmHenri
- 2021Exterminate All the BrutesSeries
- 2021Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révoltéFilm(Voix Off)
- 2021Chekhov's The Cherry OrchardFilm
- 2019Sing Me Back HomeFilmJuan
- 2018VolontaireFilmAlbertini
- 2018MayaFilmFrédéric
- 2018IskanderSeriesOscar
- 2017Let the Sunshine InFilmEnd Man
- 2017MetropoleFilm
- 2017GoneFilmClaude Vannier
- 2016ChocolatFilmVictor
- 2015Portrait of the ArtistFilmScottie
- 2015RougeFilmScottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
- 2015NinaSeriesMathias Savignon
- 2014Murder in PacotFilmL'homme
- 2014Voilà l'enchaînementFilmLui
- 2014Madeleine d'entre les MortsFilmThe man
- 2013BastardsFilmDr. Béthanie
- 2013Child in PerilFilmAndré
- 2013Aimé Césaire, le prix de la libertéFilmAimé Césaire
- 2009The Limits of ControlFilmCreole
- 200935 Shots of RumFilmLionel
- 2009RaptFilmMaître Walser
- 2009PersecutionFilmThomas
- 2008NégropolitainFilmAlain
- 2008We Don't Choose Our ParentsFilmLe juge Mauvoisin
- 2007Boarding GateFilmAndrew
- 2007Un flicSeriesSchneider
- 2007The Elf CaseFilmPascal Lissouba
- 2007Déjà vuFilmKiff
- 2007Tag!FilmNkruma
- 2007Elf, Kings of OilFilmPascal Lissouba
- 2006A Perfect CoupleFilmPatrick
- 2006L'île des esclavesFilm
- 2005The IntruderFilmLe prêtre
- 2005In Your DreamsFilmMojo
- 2005Nèg maronFilmSiwo
- 2005The United States of AlbertFilmNolton Barnett
- 2004Coffee and CigarettesFilmAlex (segment "No Problem")
- 2004The Man Who Came From ElsewhereFilmPierre Adélaïde
- 2004Nord-plageFilm
- 2003The DopeFilmShaft
- 2003TiresiaFilmMarignac
- 2003La nuit sera longueFilmFrançois
- 2002Ten Minutes Older: The CelloFilm(segment "Vers Nancy")
- 2002Vers NancyFilm
- 2002La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot TobogganFilm(Segment 'Never Twice')
- 2001Trouble Every DayFilmDr. Léo
- 2000LumumbaFilmJoseph Mobutu
- 1999Last HaremFilmNadir
- 1999Late August, Early SeptemberFilmJérémie
- 1998Le serpent a mangé la grenouilleFilmYves Le Guen
- 1998In a Memory of a Film Gone ByFilmhimself
- 1997Nenette and BoniFilmGynecologist
- 1997The HouseFilm
- 1997Africa DreamingFilmMichael
- 1997My Family's HonourFilmMalcolm
- 1997So Be ItFilm
- 1996Irma VepFilmDesormeaux
- 1996Clubbed to DeathFilmMambo
- 1995The Great White of LambareneFilmKoumba
- 1995The Heart's CryFilmIbrahim Sow
- 1995The MasturbatorsFilmNarrator
- 1995Never TwiceFilmNever Twice
- 1995Un si joli bouquetFilmBarthélémy
- 1995DuoFilmMan
- 1995Le BanquetFilm
- 1994I Can't SleepFilmThéo
- 1994Les Cordier, juge et flicSeriesSayyid
- 1993The AbsenceFilmSoldier
- 1991Lest We ForgetFilmDalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")