Alex Descas

Alex Descas

Acting
Born 1958-01-01France

Biography

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.

Movies (78)

Coffee and Cigarettes
6.9

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004Movie6.9
Nèg maron
6.3

Nèg maron

2005Movie6.3
Déjà vu

Déjà vu

2007Movie
The Syringe
5.1

The Syringe

1984Movie5.1
Le Banquet

Le Banquet

1995Movie
The Limits of Control
6.0

The Limits of Control

2009Movie6.0
Let the Sunshine In
5.2

Let the Sunshine In

2017Movie5.2
Chocolat
6.8

Chocolat

2016Movie6.8
Irma Vep
6.7

Irma Vep

1996Movie6.7
Trouble Every Day
5.8

Trouble Every Day

2001Movie5.8
The House
7.3

The House

1997Movie7.3
Bastards
5.7

Bastards

2013Movie5.7
The Failing

The Failing

2026Movie
How Good the Whites Are
6.6

How Good the Whites Are

1988Movie6.6
Last Harem
5.5

Last Harem

1999Movie5.5
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
6.6

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002Movie6.6
Portrait of the Artist
5.7

Portrait of the Artist

2015Movie5.7
The Dope
4.6

The Dope

2003Movie4.6
The Absence
6.5

The Absence

1993Movie6.5
35 Shots of Rum
6.8

35 Shots of Rum

2009Movie6.8
Boarding Gate
5.0

Boarding Gate

2007Movie5.0
Nord-plage
8.0

Nord-plage

2004Movie8.0
Duo

Duo

1995Movie
Nenette and Boni
6.5

Nenette and Boni

1997Movie6.5
Lest We Forget
7.0

Lest We Forget

1991Movie7.0
Africa Dreaming
8.0

Africa Dreaming

1997Movie8.0
Négropolitain

Négropolitain

2008Movie
Taxi Boy
5.5

Taxi Boy

1986Movie5.5
Tiresia
5.9

Tiresia

2003Movie5.9
Never Twice
10.0

Never Twice

1995Movie10.0
Adam's Sake
6.8

Adam's Sake

2025Movie6.8
Clubbed to Death
5.9

Clubbed to Death

1996Movie5.9
Late August, Early September
5.9

Late August, Early September

1999Movie5.9
Tag!
5.5

Tag!

2007Movie5.5
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

2021Movie
The Arrival

The Arrival

Movie
An Odd Enchantment

An Odd Enchantment

Movie
Maya
5.3

Maya

2018Movie5.3
I Can't Sleep
6.4

I Can't Sleep

1994Movie6.4
In Your Dreams
5.2

In Your Dreams

2005Movie5.2
Persecution
4.3

Persecution

2009Movie4.3
No Fear, No Die
6.1

No Fear, No Die

1990Movie6.1
Rapt
6.2

Rapt

2009Movie6.2
Metropole
6.0

Metropole

2017Movie6.0
Murder in Pacot
3.9

Murder in Pacot

2014Movie3.9
Volontaire
5.7

Volontaire

2018Movie5.7
The United States of Albert
3.8

The United States of Albert

2005Movie3.8
Vers Nancy
8.5

Vers Nancy

2002Movie8.5
The Intruder
6.5

The Intruder

2005Movie6.5
Gone
5.0

Gone

2017Movie5.0
The Masturbators
3.0

The Masturbators

1995Movie3.0
A Perfect Couple
5.5

A Perfect Couple

2006Movie5.5
Which Way Africa?

Which Way Africa?

2024Movie
Voilà l'enchaînement
5.7

Voilà l'enchaînement

2014Movie5.7
Lumumba
6.8

Lumumba

2000Movie6.8
Rouge
6.0

Rouge

2015Movie6.0
My Family's Honour
9.0

My Family's Honour

1997Movie9.0
Elf, Kings of Oil

Elf, Kings of Oil

2007Movie
Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté

Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté

2013Movie
The Heart's Cry
6.2

The Heart's Cry

1995Movie6.2
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
7.0

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

2004Movie7.0
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
7.0

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002Movie7.0
The Elf Case
5.0

The Elf Case

2007Movie5.0
In a Memory of a Film Gone By

In a Memory of a Film Gone By

1998Movie
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
9.0

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

1998Movie9.0
So Be It

So Be It

1997Movie
The Great White of Lambarene
5.3

The Great White of Lambarene

1995Movie5.3
Un enfant en danger
7.3

Un enfant en danger

2013Movie7.3
Urgence
4.9

Urgence

1985Movie4.9
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
8.0

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

2021Movie8.0
We Don't Choose Our Parents

We Don't Choose Our Parents

2008Movie
Sing Me Back Home
4.8

Sing Me Back Home

2019Movie4.8
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
7.3

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

2024Movie7.3
Madeleine d'entre les Morts

Madeleine d'entre les Morts

2014Movie
L'île des esclaves

L'île des esclaves

2006Movie
Brûlé neige

Brûlé neige

2022Movie
Un si joli bouquet
10.0

Un si joli bouquet

1995Movie10.0
La nuit sera longue
10.0

La nuit sera longue

2003Movie10.0

TV Shows (6)

Irma Vep
6.5

Irma Vep

2022Series6.5
Nina
5.4

Nina

2015Series5.4
Les Cordier, juge et flic
5.3

Les Cordier, juge et flic

1994Series5.3
Exterminate All the Brutes
7.4

Exterminate All the Brutes

2021Series7.4
Un flic
7.2

Un flic

2007Series7.2
Iskander
5.0

Iskander

2018Series5.0