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 & TV Shows
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) — Alex (segment "No Problem")
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Chocolat (2016) — Victor
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The Limits of Control (2009) — Creole
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Irma Vep (1996) — Desormeaux
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Trouble Every Day (2001) — Dr. Léo
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Let the Sunshine In (2017) — End Man
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The Dope (2003) — Shaft
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Irma Vep (2022) — Gregory Desormeaux
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Volontaire (2018) — Albertini
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Boarding Gate (2007) — Andrew
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Bastards (2013) — Dr. Béthanie
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35 Shots of Rum (2009) — Lionel
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Rapt (2009) — Maître Walser
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Last Harem (1999) — Nadir
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The Intruder (2005) — Le prêtre
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Late August, Early September (1999) — Jérémie
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Maya (2018) — Frédéric
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Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
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Lumumba (2000) — Joseph Mobutu
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Persecution (2009) — Thomas
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Nenette and Boni (1997) — Gynecologist
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No Fear, No Die (1990) — Jocelyn
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Adam's Sake (2025) — Naïm
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Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002) — (segment "Vers Nancy")
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Tiresia (2003) — Marignac
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The House (1997)
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I Can't Sleep (1994) — Théo
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In Your Dreams (2005) — Mojo
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The Syringe (1984) — Le chef des 'Blackies'
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Clubbed to Death (1996) — Mambo
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Iskander (2018) — Oscar
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Urgence (1985)
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Les Cordier, juge et flic (1994) — Sayyid
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A Perfect Couple (2006) — Patrick
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The Great White of Lambarene (1995) — Koumba
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Murder in Pacot (2014) — L'homme
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Portrait of the Artist (2015) — Scottie
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Nèg maron (2005) — Siwo
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How Good the Whites Are (1988) — Le travailleur chez Renault
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Rouge (2015) — Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»