Alex Descas

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Alex Descas

Acting 68 January 1, 1958

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 Fr…

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Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

6.9 2004 Movie
Chocolat

Chocolat

6.8 2016 Movie
You+Me - Against the World

You+Me - Against the World

5.7 2026 Movie
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control

6.0 2009 Movie
Irma Vep

Irma Vep

6.7 1996 Movie
Trouble Every Day

Trouble Every Day

5.8 2001 Movie
Let the Sunshine In

Let the Sunshine In

5.2 2017 Movie
The Dope

The Dope

4.6 2003 Movie
Irma Vep

Irma Vep

6.5 2022 TV Show
Boarding Gate

Boarding Gate

5.0 2007 Movie
Volontaire

Volontaire

5.7 2018 Movie
Bastards

Bastards

5.7 2013 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    You+Me - Against the World

    Movie Léonard Abrams

  2. 2026
    The Failing

    Movie L'Abbé Gomis

  3. 2025
    Adam's Sake

    Movie Naïm

  4. 2024
    Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

    Movie Narrator (Voice)

  5. 2024
    Which Way Africa?

    Movie Narrator

  6. 2022
    Brûlé neige

    Movie Henri

  7. 2022
    Irma Vep

    TV show Gregory Desormeaux

  8. 2021
    Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

    Movie (Voix Off)

  9. 2021
    Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

    Movie

  10. 2021
    Exterminate All the Brutes

    TV show

  11. 2019
    Sing Me Back Home

    Movie Juan

  12. 2018
    Maya

    Movie Frédéric

  13. 2018
    Volontaire

    Movie Albertini

  14. 2018
    Iskander

    TV show Oscar

  15. 2017
    Let the Sunshine In

    Movie End Man

  16. 2017
    Gone

    Movie Claude Vannier

More credits
  1. 2017
    Metropole

    Movie

  2. 2016
    Chocolat

    Movie Victor

  3. 2015
    Nina

    TV show Mathias Savignon

  4. 2015
    Rouge

    Movie Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»

  5. 2015
    Portrait of the Artist

    Movie Scottie

  6. 2014
    Madeleine d'entre les Morts

    Movie The man

  7. 2014
    Voilà l'enchaînement

    Movie Lui

  8. 2014
    Murder in Pacot

    Movie L'homme

  9. 2013
    Un enfant en danger

    Movie André

  10. 2013
    Bastards

    Movie Dr. Béthanie

  11. 2013
    Aimé Césaire, le prix de la liberté

    Movie Aimé Césaire

  12. 2009
    Rapt

    Movie Maître Walser

  13. 2009
    Persecution

    Movie Thomas

  14. 2009
    The Limits of Control

    Movie Creole

  15. 2009
    35 Shots of Rum

    Movie Lionel

  16. 2008
    Négropolitain

    Movie Alain

  17. 2008
    We Don't Choose Our Parents

    Movie Le juge Mauvoisin

  18. 2007
    Déjà vu

    Movie Kiff

  19. 2007
    Boarding Gate

    Movie Andrew

  20. 2007
    Un flic

    TV show Schneider

  21. 2007
    Tag!

    Movie Nkruma

  22. 2007
    The Elf Case

    Movie Pascal Lissouba

  23. 2007
    Elf, Kings of Oil

    Movie Pascal Lissouba

  24. 2006
    L'île des esclaves

    Movie