Alex Descas

Acting

Alex Descas

Born January 1, 1958France82 credits

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.

Known For

The Failing

The Failing

Movie

2026

Adam's Sake
6.8

Adam's Sake

Movie

2025

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
7.3

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

Movie

2024

Which Way Africa?

Which Way Africa?

Movie

2024

Brûlé neige

Brûlé neige

Movie

2022

Irma Vep
6.5

Irma Vep

TV

2022

Filmography

The Failing
2026The Failingas L'Abbé GomisMovie
Adam's Sake
2025Adam's Sakeas NaïmMovie
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
2024Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsas Narrator (Voice)Movie
Which Way Africa?
2024Which Way Africa?as NarratorMovie
Brûlé neige
2022Brûlé neigeas HenriMovie
Irma Vep
2022Irma Vepas Gregory DesormeauxTV
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
2021Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révoltéas (Voix Off)Movie
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
2021Chekhov's The Cherry OrchardMovie
Exterminate All the Brutes
2021Exterminate All the BrutesTV
Sing Me Back Home
2019Sing Me Back Homeas JuanMovie
Maya
2018Mayaas FrédéricMovie
Volontaire
2018Volontaireas AlbertiniMovie
Iskander
2018Iskanderas OscarTV
Let the Sunshine In
2017Let the Sunshine Inas End ManMovie
Gone
2017Goneas Claude VannierMovie
M
2017MetropoleMovie
Chocolat
2016Chocolatas VictorMovie
Nina
2015Ninaas Mathias SavignonTV
Rouge
2015Rougeas Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»Movie
Portrait of the Artist
2015Portrait of the Artistas ScottieMovie
M
2014Madeleine d'entre les Mortsas The manMovie
Voilà l'enchaînement
2014Voilà l'enchaînementas LuiMovie
Murder in Pacot
2014Murder in Pacotas L'hommeMovie
Un enfant en danger
2013Un enfant en dangeras AndréMovie
Bastards
2013Bastardsas Dr. BéthanieMovie
C
2013Césaire, le prix de la libertéas Aimé CésaireMovie
Rapt
2009Raptas Maître WalserMovie
Persecution
2009Persecutionas ThomasMovie
The Limits of Control
2009The Limits of Controlas CreoleMovie
35 Shots of Rum
200935 Shots of Rumas LionelMovie
Négropolitain
2008Négropolitainas AlainMovie
We Don't Choose Our Parents
2008We Don't Choose Our Parentsas Le juge MauvoisinMovie
D
2007Déjà vuas KiffMovie
Boarding Gate
2007Boarding Gateas AndrewMovie
Un flic
2007Un flicas SchneiderTV
Tag!
2007Tag!as NkrumaMovie
Elf, Kings of Oil
2007Elf, Kings of Oilas Pascal LissoubaMovie
The Elf Case
2007The Elf Caseas Pascal LissoubaMovie
L'île des esclaves
2006L'île des esclavesMovie
A Perfect Couple
2006A Perfect Coupleas PatrickMovie
The Intruder
2005The Intruderas Le prêtreMovie
In Your Dreams
2005In Your Dreamsas MojoMovie
The United States of Albert
2005The United States of Albertas Nolton BarnettMovie
Nèg maron
2005Nèg maronas SiwoMovie
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
2004The Man Who Came From Elsewhereas Pierre AdélaïdeMovie
Nord-plage
2004Nord-plageMovie
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004Coffee and Cigarettesas Alex (segment "No Problem")Movie
La nuit sera longue
2003La nuit sera longueas FrançoisMovie
Tiresia
2003Tiresiaas MarignacMovie
The Dope
2003The Dopeas ShaftMovie
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Celloas (segment "Vers Nancy")Movie
Vers Nancy
2002Vers NancyMovie
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
2002La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Tobogganas (Segment 'Never Twice')Movie
Trouble Every Day
2001Trouble Every Dayas Dr. LéoMovie
Lumumba
2000Lumumbaas Joseph MobutuMovie
Last Harem
1999Last Haremas NadirMovie
Late August, Early September
1999Late August, Early Septemberas JérémieMovie
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
1998Le serpent a mangé la grenouilleas Yves Le GuenMovie
In a Memory of a Film Gone By
1998In a Memory of a Film Gone Byas himselfMovie
The House
1997The HouseMovie
Nenette and Boni
1997Nenette and Bonias GynecologistMovie
My Family's Honour
1997My Family's Honouras MalcolmMovie
Africa Dreaming
1997Africa Dreamingas MichaelMovie
So Be It
1997So Be ItMovie
Irma Vep
1996Irma Vepas DesormeauxMovie
Clubbed to Death
1996Clubbed to Deathas MamboMovie
Un si joli bouquet
1995Un si joli bouquetas BarthélémyMovie
The Great White of Lambarene
1995The Great White of Lambareneas KoumbaMovie
The Heart's Cry
1995The Heart's Cryas Ibrahim SowMovie
Duo
1995Duoas ManMovie
Never Twice
1995Never Twiceas Never TwiceMovie
The Masturbators
1995The Masturbatorsas NarratorMovie
I Can't Sleep
1994I Can't Sleepas ThéoMovie
Les Cordier, juge et flic
1994Les Cordier, juge et flicas SayyidTV
The Absence
1993The Absenceas SoldierMovie
Against Oblivion
1991Against Oblivionas SelfMovie
No Fear, No Die
1990No Fear, No Dieas JocelynMovie
How Good the Whites Are
1988How Good the Whites Areas Le travailleur chez RenaultMovie
Taxi Boy
1986Taxi Boyas PascalMovie
Urgence
1985UrgenceMovie
The Syringe
1984The Syringeas Le chef des 'Blackies'Movie
T
—The ArrivalMovie