Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1958-01-01 (67 years)
- Place of BirthFrance
- Also Known As-
Alex Descas
Biography
Alex Descas (born 1958) is a French actor known for his roles in Jim Jarmusch films and for his role as Schneider in the French TV series Un Flic. He is a frequent collaborator of Claire Denis, appearing in her films No Fear, No Die, Nénette et Boni, Trouble Every Day, Ten Minutes Older: The Cello, 35 Shots of Rum and Bastards. He is of Antillean (Guadeloupean) descent. Description above from...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Adam's Sake
As: Naïm
- 2024
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
As: Narrator (Voice)
- 2024
Which Way Africa?
As: Narrator
- 2022
Brûlé neige
As: Henri
- 2022
Irma Vep
As: Gregory Desormeaux
- 2021
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
As: (Voix Off)
- 2019
Sing Me Back Home
As: Juan
- 2018
Maya
As: Frédéric
2018Volontaire
As: Albertini
2018Iskander
As: Oscar
2017Let the Sunshine In
As: End Man
2017Gone
As: Claude Vannier
- 2016
Chocolat
As: Victor
2015Nina
As: Mathias Savignon
2015Rouge
As: Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
2015Portrait of the Artist
As: Scottie
2014Voilà l'enchaînement
As: Lui
2014Murder in Pacot
As: L'homme
2013Un enfant en danger
As: André
2013Bastards
As: Dr. Béthanie
2009Rapt
As: Maître Walser
2009Persecution
As: Thomas
- 2009
The Limits of Control
As: Creole
200935 Shots of Rum
As: Lionel
2008Négropolitain
As: Alain
2008We Don't Choose Our Parents
As: Le juge Mauvoisin
2007Boarding Gate
As: Andrew
2007Un flic
As: Schneider
2007Tag!
As: Nkruma
2007Elf, Kings of Oil
As: Pascal Lissouba
2007The Elf Case
As: Pascal Lissouba
2005A Perfect Couple
As: Patrick
2005The Intruder
As: Le prêtre
2005In Your Dreams
As: Mojo
2005The United States of Albert
As: Nolton Barnett
2005Nèg maron
As: Siwo
2004The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
As: Pierre Adélaïde
- 2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
As: Alex (segment "No Problem")
2003La nuit sera longue
As: François
2003Tiresia
As: Marignac
2003The Dope
As: Shaft
2002Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
As: (segment "Vers Nancy")
2002La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
As: (Segment 'Never Twice')
- 2001
Trouble Every Day
As: Dr. Léo
2000Lumumba
As: Joseph Mobutu
1999Last Harem
As: Nadir
1999Late August, Early September
As: Jérémie
1998Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
As: Yves Le Guen
1997Nenette and Boni
As: Gynecologist
1997My Family's Honour
As: Malcolm
1997Africa Dreaming
As: Michael
- 1996
Irma Vep
As: Desormeaux
1996Clubbed to Death
As: Mambo
1995Un si joli bouquet
As: Barthélémy
1995The Great White of Lambarene
As: Koumba
1995The Heart's Cry
As: Ibrahim Sow
1995Duo
As: Man
1995Never Twice
As: Never Twice
1995The Masturbators
As: Narrator
1994I Can't Sleep
As: Théo
1994Les Cordier, juge et flic
As: Sayyid
1993The Absence
As: Soldier
1990No Fear, No Die
As: Jocelyn
1988How Good the Whites Are
As: Le travailleur chez Renault
1986Taxi Boy
As: Pascal
1984The Syringe
As: Le chef des 'Blackies'