Alex Descas

Alex Descas

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.

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Filmography

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The Failing The Failing 2026 Adam's Sake ★ 6.7 Adam's Sake 2025 Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants ★ 7.3 Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants 2024 Which Way Africa? Which Way Africa? 2024 Brûlé neige Brûlé neige 2022 Irma Vep ★ 6.5 Irma Vep 2022 Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté ★ 8.0 Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté 2021 Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard 2021 Exterminate All the Brutes ★ 7.4 Exterminate All the Brutes 2021 Sing Me Back Home ★ 4.8 Sing Me Back Home 2019 Maya ★ 5.3 Maya 2018 Volontaire ★ 5.7 Volontaire 2018 Iskander ★ 5.0 Iskander 2018 Let the Sunshine In ★ 5.2 Let the Sunshine In 2017 Gone ★ 5.0 Gone 2017 Metropole Metropole 2017 Chocolat ★ 6.8 Chocolat 2016 Nina ★ 5.4 Nina 2015 Rouge ★ 6.4 Rouge 2015 Portrait of the Artist ★ 5.7 Portrait of the Artist 2015 Madeleine d'entre les Morts Madeleine d'entre les Morts 2014 Voilà l'enchaînement ★ 5.8 Voilà l'enchaînement 2014 Murder in Pacot ★ 3.9 Murder in Pacot 2014 Un enfant en danger ★ 7.3 Un enfant en danger 2013 Bastards ★ 5.7 Bastards 2013 Césaire, le prix de la liberté Césaire, le prix de la liberté 2013 Rapt ★ 6.1 Rapt 2009 Persecution ★ 4.4 Persecution 2009 The Limits of Control ★ 6.0 The Limits of Control 2009 35 Shots of Rum ★ 6.8 35 Shots of Rum 2009 Négropolitain Négropolitain 2008 We Don't Choose Our Parents We Don't Choose Our Parents 2008 Déjà vu Déjà vu 2007 Boarding Gate ★ 5.0 Boarding Gate 2007 Un flic ★ 7.2 Un flic 2007 Tag! ★ 5.5 Tag! 2007 Elf, Kings of Oil Elf, Kings of Oil 2007 The Elf Case ★ 5.0 The Elf Case 2007 L'île des esclaves L'île des esclaves 2006 A Perfect Couple ★ 5.5 A Perfect Couple 2006 The Intruder ★ 6.5 The Intruder 2005 In Your Dreams ★ 5.4 In Your Dreams 2005 The United States of Albert ★ 3.8 The United States of Albert 2005 Nèg maron ★ 6.3 Nèg maron 2005 The Man Who Came From Elsewhere ★ 7.0 The Man Who Came From Elsewhere 2004 Nord-plage ★ 8.0 Nord-plage 2004 Coffee and Cigarettes ★ 6.9 Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 La nuit sera longue ★ 10.0 La nuit sera longue 2003 Tiresia ★ 5.9 Tiresia 2003 The Dope ★ 4.6 The Dope 2003 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello ★ 6.6 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello 2002 Vers Nancy ★ 8.0 Vers Nancy 2002 La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan ★ 7.0 La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan 2002 Trouble Every Day ★ 5.8 Trouble Every Day 2001 Lumumba ★ 6.9 Lumumba 2000 Last Harem ★ 5.5 Last Harem 1999 Late August, Early September ★ 5.9 Late August, Early September 1999 Le serpent a mangé la grenouille ★ 9.0 Le serpent a mangé la grenouille 1998 The House ★ 7.1 The House 1997 Nenette and Boni ★ 6.4 Nenette and Boni 1997 My Family's Honour ★ 9.0 My Family's Honour 1997 Africa Dreaming ★ 8.0 Africa Dreaming 1997 So Be It So Be It 1997 Irma Vep ★ 6.7 Irma Vep 1996 Clubbed to Death ★ 6.2 Clubbed to Death 1996 Un si joli bouquet ★ 10.0 Un si joli bouquet 1995 The Great White of Lambarene ★ 5.3 The Great White of Lambarene 1995 The Heart's Cry ★ 6.2 The Heart's Cry 1995 Duo Duo 1995 Never Twice ★ 10.0 Never Twice 1995 The Masturbators ★ 3.0 The Masturbators 1995 I Can't Sleep ★ 6.3 I Can't Sleep 1994 Les Cordier, juge et flic ★ 5.3 Les Cordier, juge et flic 1994 The Absence ★ 6.5 The Absence 1993 Lest We Forget ★ 7.0 Lest We Forget 1991 No Fear, No Die ★ 6.1 No Fear, No Die 1990 How Good the Whites Are ★ 6.6 How Good the Whites Are 1988 Taxi Boy ★ 5.5 Taxi Boy 1986 Urgence ★ 4.9 Urgence 1985 The Syringe ★ 5.1 The Syringe 1984