Alex Descas

Alex Descas

Born 1958-01-01 (age 68) France
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Biography

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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Known For

Irma Vep
Irma Vep

1996

as Desormeaux

Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes

2004

as Alex (segment "No Problem")

Trouble Every Day
Trouble Every Day

2001

as Dr. Léo

The Limits of Control
Last Harem
Last Harem

1999

as Nadir

Boarding Gate
Boarding Gate

2007

as Andrew

Chocolat
Chocolat

2016

as Victor

35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum

2009

as Lionel

Bastards
Bastards

2013

as Dr. Béthanie

Let the Sunshine In
Let the Sunshine In

2017

as End Man

The Absence
The Absence

1993

as Soldier

The House
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002

as (segment "Vers Nancy")

Adam's Sake
Adam's Sake

2025

as Naïm

Late August, Early September
Taxi Boy
Taxi Boy

1986

as Pascal

The Syringe
The Syringe

1984

as Le chef des 'Blackies'

Nenette and Boni
Nenette and Boni

1997

as Gynecologist

Clubbed to Death
Clubbed to Death

1996

as Mambo

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Déjà vu

2007

as Kiff