Alex Descas
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as L'Abbé Gomis The Failing Released
January 17, 2026 DramaMysteryThriller
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
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
Chocolat
as Victor
The Limits of Control
as Creole
Irma Vep
as Desormeaux
Trouble Every Day
as Dr. Léo
Let the Sunshine In
as End Man
The Dope
as Shaft
Volontaire
as Albertini
Boarding Gate
as Andrew
Bastards
as Dr. Béthanie
35 Shots of Rum
as Lionel
Rapt
as Maître Walser
Last Harem
as Nadir
The Intruder
as Le prêtre
Late August, Early September
as Jérémie
Maya
as Frédéric
Persecution
as Thomas
Nenette and Boni
as Gynecologist
Lumumba
as Joseph Mobutu
No Fear, No Die
as Jocelyn