Alex Descas
Acting

Alex Descas

Born 1958-01-01 · France

Alex Descas (born 1958) is a French actor known for his roles in Jim Jarmusch films and for his role as Schneider in the French TV series Un Flic. He is a frequent collaborator of Claire Denis, appearing in her films No Fear, No Die, Nénette et Boni, Trouble Every Day, Ten Minutes Older: The Cello, 35 Shots of Rum and Bastards. 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.

ActorCast

Known for

Chocolat★ 6.9Viewing moment
Chocolat
2016
Irma Vep★ 6.7Viewing moment
Irma Vep
1996
Coffee and Cigarettes★ 7Viewing moment
Coffee and Cigarettes
2003
Boarding Gate★ 5Viewing moment
Boarding Gate
2007
Volontaire★ 5.8Viewing moment
Volontaire
2018
Bastards★ 5.8Viewing moment
Bastards
2013
Trouble Every Day★ 5.8Viewing moment
Trouble Every Day
2001
Let the Sunshine In★ 5.2Viewing moment
Let the Sunshine In
2017
Late August, Early September★ 5.9Viewing moment
Late August, Early September
1999
The Limits of Control★ 6Viewing moment
The Limits of Control
2009
Last Harem★ 5.6Viewing moment
Last Harem
1999
The Dope★ 4.7Viewing moment
The Dope
2003
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello★ 6.8Viewing moment
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
The Intruder★ 6.6Viewing moment
The Intruder
2005
35 Shots of Rum★ 6.8Viewing moment
35 Shots of Rum
2009
Persecution★ 4.4Viewing moment
Persecution
2009
The Syringe★ 3.7Viewing moment
The Syringe
1984
Irma Vep★ 6.5Viewing moment
Irma Vep
2022 · Series
Clubbed to Death★ 6.1Viewing moment
Clubbed to Death
1996
Rapt★ 6.2Viewing moment
Rapt
2009
Nenette and Boni★ 6.6Viewing moment
Nenette and Boni
1997
The Great White of Lambarene★ 5Viewing moment
The Great White of Lambarene
1995
A Perfect Couple★ 5.3Viewing moment
A Perfect Couple
2005
The House★ 7.2Viewing moment
The House
1997
I Can't Sleep★ 6.1Viewing moment
I Can't Sleep
1994
Maya★ 5.5Viewing moment
Maya
2018
Lumumba★ 6.3Viewing moment
Lumumba
2000
Taxi Boy★ 5.5Viewing moment
Taxi Boy
1986
Against Oblivion★ 7Viewing moment
Against Oblivion
1991
Tiresia★ 5.3Viewing moment
Tiresia
2003
No Fear, No Die★ 5.9Viewing moment
No Fear, No Die
1990
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot TobogganViewing moment
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002
In Your Dreams★ 5.5Viewing moment
In Your Dreams
2005
Adam's Sake★ 6.7Viewing moment
Adam's Sake
2025
Portrait of the Artist★ 6.1Viewing moment
Portrait of the Artist
2015
Nèg maron★ 6.5Viewing moment
Nèg maron
2005
Rouge★ 7Viewing moment
Rouge
2015
So Be ItViewing moment
So Be It
1997
Iskander★ 5Viewing moment
Iskander
2018 · Series
The Absence★ 5.3Viewing moment
The Absence
1993

Frequent collaborators

Claire DenisClaire DenisAgnès GodardAgnès GodardValeria Bruni TedeschiValeria Bruni TedeschiCharlotte GainsbourgCharlotte GainsbourgAntoine ChappeyAntoine ChappeyStéphane RideauStéphane RideauJean-Luc GodardJean-Luc GodardSigrid BouazizSigrid Bouaziz