Alex Descas
Known for Acting
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
Chocolat
2016
as Victor
The Limits of Control
2009
as Creole
Adam's Sake
2025
as Naïm
Coffee and Cigarettes
2004
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
Irma Vep
1996
as Desormeaux
Trouble Every Day
2001
as Dr. Léo
Bastards
2013
as Dr. Béthanie
Boarding Gate
2007
as Andrew
Last Harem
1999
as Nadir
Let the Sunshine In
2017
as End Man
Late August, Early September
1999
as Jérémie
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002
as (segment "Vers Nancy")
Volontaire
2018
as Albertini
35 Shots of Rum
2009
as Lionel
No Fear, No Die
1990
as Jocelyn
Lumumba
2000
as Joseph Mobutu
Maya
2018
as Frédéric
Persecution
2009
as Thomas
I Can't Sleep
1994
as Théo
Rapt
2009
as Maître Walser