Alex Descas

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

82

Gender

Male

Birthday

1958-01-01 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

France

Alex Descas

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.

Known For

  • La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

    La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

  • Late August, Early September

    Late August, Early September

  • Irma Vep

    Irma Vep

  • Chocolat

    Chocolat

  • Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

    Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

  • Boarding Gate

    Boarding Gate

  • Les Cordier, juge et flic

    Les Cordier, juge et flic

  • Urgence

    Urgence

  • Maya

    Maya

  • The House

    The House

  • 35 Shots of Rum

    35 Shots of Rum

  • Volontaire

    Volontaire

  • The Syringe

    The Syringe

  • Rapt

    Rapt

  • Nina

    Nina

  • Tiresia

    Tiresia

  • The Dope

    The Dope

  • Persecution

    Persecution

  • The Arrival

    The Arrival

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • Irma Vep

    Irma Vep

  • The Limits of Control

    The Limits of Control

  • Last Harem

    Last Harem

  • Déjà vu

    Déjà vu

  • We Don't Choose Our Parents

    We Don't Choose Our Parents

  • Metropole

    Metropole

  • Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

    Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

  • Gone

    Gone

  • Trouble Every Day

    Trouble Every Day

  • Nenette and Boni

    Nenette and Boni

  • Duo

    Duo

  • Taxi Boy

    Taxi Boy

  • The Absence

    The Absence

  • Vers Nancy

    Vers Nancy

  • I Can't Sleep

    I Can't Sleep

  • Portrait of the Artist

    Portrait of the Artist

  • Adam's Sake

    Adam's Sake

  • Exterminate All the Brutes

    Exterminate All the Brutes

  • Against Oblivion

    Against Oblivion

  • Négropolitain

    Négropolitain

  • Bastards

    Bastards

  • The Elf Case

    The Elf Case

  • Rouge

    Rouge

  • Coffee and Cigarettes

    Coffee and Cigarettes

  • Never Twice

    Never Twice

  • The United States of Albert

    The United States of Albert

  • A Perfect Couple

    A Perfect Couple

  • Africa Dreaming

    Africa Dreaming

  • No Fear, No Die

    No Fear, No Die

  • How Good the Whites Are

    How Good the Whites Are

  • My Family's Honour

    My Family's Honour

  • The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

    The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

  • In Your Dreams

    In Your Dreams

  • In a Memory of a Film Gone By

    In a Memory of a Film Gone By

  • Un flic

    Un flic

  • The Great White of Lambarene

    The Great White of Lambarene

  • Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

    Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

  • Voilà l'enchaînement

    Voilà l'enchaînement

  • Iskander

    Iskander

  • Let the Sunshine In

    Let the Sunshine In

  • Un enfant en danger

    Un enfant en danger

  • Madeleine d'entre les Morts

    Madeleine d'entre les Morts

  • Césaire, le prix de la liberté

    Césaire, le prix de la liberté

  • Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

    Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

  • Murder in Pacot

    Murder in Pacot

  • Un si joli bouquet

    Un si joli bouquet

  • Which Way Africa?

    Which Way Africa?

  • Clubbed to Death

    Clubbed to Death

  • Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

    Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

  • Lumumba

    Lumumba

  • The Heart's Cry

    The Heart's Cry

  • La nuit sera longue

    La nuit sera longue

  • The Masturbators

    The Masturbators

  • Tag!

    Tag!

  • L'île des esclaves

    L'île des esclaves

  • Sing Me Back Home

    Sing Me Back Home

  • Elf, Kings of Oil

    Elf, Kings of Oil

  • Nèg maron

    Nèg maron

  • Brûlé neige

    Brûlé neige

  • Nord-plage

    Nord-plage

  • The Failing

    The Failing

  • So Be It

    So Be It