Alex Descas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 1, 1958
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Descas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
- An Odd Enchantment
An Odd Enchantment TBA
Actor
- The Arrival
The Arrival TBA
Actor
You+Me - Against the World 2026
as Léonard Abrams
The Failing 2026
as L'Abbé Gomis
Adam's Sake 2025
as Naïm
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants 2024
as Narrator (Voice)
Which Way Africa? 2024
as Narrator
Brûlé neige 2022
as Henri
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté 2021
as (Voix Off)
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard 2021
Actor
Sing Me Back Home 2019
as Juan
Maya 2018
as Frédéric
Volontaire 2018
as Albertini
Let the Sunshine In 2017
as End Man
Gone 2017
as Claude Vannier
- Metropole
Metropole 2017
Actor
Chocolat 2016
as Victor
Rouge 2015
as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
Portrait of the Artist 2015
as Scottie
- Madeleine d'entre les Morts
Madeleine d'entre les Morts 2014
as The man
Voilà l'enchaînement 2014
as Lui
Murder in Pacot 2014
as L'homme
Child in Peril 2013
as André
Bastards 2013
as Dr. Béthanie
Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté 2013
as Aimé Césaire
Rapt 2009
as Maître Walser
Persecution 2009
as Thomas
The Limits of Control 2009
as Creole
35 Shots of Rum 2009
as Lionel
Négropolitain 2008
as Alain
We Don't Choose Our Parents 2008
as Le juge Mauvoisin
- Déjà vu
Déjà vu 2007
as Kiff
Boarding Gate 2007
as Andrew
Tag! 2007
as Nkruma
The Elf Case 2007
as Pascal Lissouba
Elf, Kings of Oil 2007
as Pascal Lissouba
L'île des esclaves 2006
Actor
A Perfect Couple 2006
as Patrick
The Intruder 2005
as Le prêtre
In Your Dreams 2005
as Mojo
The United States of Albert 2005
as Nolton Barnett
Nèg maron 2005
as Siwo
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere 2004
as Pierre Adélaïde
Nord-plage 2004
Actor
Coffee and Cigarettes 2004
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
La nuit sera longue 2003
as François
Tiresia 2003
as Marignac
The Dope 2003
as Shaft
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello 2002
as (segment "Vers Nancy")
Vers Nancy 2002
Actor
La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan 2002
as (Segment 'Never Twice')
Trouble Every Day 2001
as Dr. Léo
Lumumba 2000
as Joseph Mobutu
Last Harem 1999
as Nadir
Late August, Early September 1999
as Jérémie
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille 1998
as Yves Le Guen
In a Memory of a Film Gone By 1998
as himself
The House 1997
Actor
Nenette and Boni 1997
as Gynecologist
My Family's Honour 1997
as Malcolm
So Be It 1997
Actor
Africa Dreaming 1997
as Michael
Irma Vep 1996
as Desormeaux
Clubbed to Death 1996
as Mambo
Un si joli bouquet 1995
as Barthélémy
- Le Banquet
Le Banquet 1995
Actor
The Great White of Lambarene 1995
as Koumba
The Heart's Cry 1995
as Ibrahim Sow
Duo 1995
as Man
The Masturbators 1995
as Narrator
Never Twice 1995
as Never Twice
I Can't Sleep 1994
as Théo
The Absence 1993
as Soldier
Lest We Forget 1991
as Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA")
No Fear, No Die 1990
as Jocelyn
How Good the Whites Are 1988
as Le travailleur chez Renault
Taxi Boy 1986
as Pascal
Urgence 1985
Actor
The Syringe 1984
as Le chef des 'Blackies'
Credits from TMDB.