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Alex Descas

Acting · Age 68

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TMDB ID: 13609 ↗
Born: 1958-01-01
Current age: 68
Place of birth: France
Known for: Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Descas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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You+Me - Against the Worldmovie · 2026

Léonard Abrams · Age at release: 68

The Failingmovie · 2026

L'Abbé Gomis · Age at release: 68

Adam's Sakemovie · 2025

Naïm · Age at release: 67

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsmovie · 2024

Narrator (Voice) · Age at release: 66

Which Way Africa?movie · 2024

Narrator · Age at release: 66

Brûlé neigemovie · 2022

Henri · Age at release: 64

Irma Veptv · 2022

Gregory Desormeaux

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révoltémovie · 2021

(Voix Off) · Age at release: 63

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchardmovie · 2021

Age at release: 63

Exterminate All the Brutestv · 2021

Sing Me Back Homemovie · 2019

Juan · Age at release: 61

Mayamovie · 2018

Frédéric · Age at release: 60

Volontairemovie · 2018

Albertini · Age at release: 60

Iskandertv · 2018

Oscar

Let the Sunshine Inmovie · 2017

End Man · Age at release: 59

Gonemovie · 2017

Claude Vannier · Age at release: 59

Metropolemovie · 2017

Age at release: 59

Chocolatmovie · 2016

Victor · Age at release: 58

Ninatv · 2015

Mathias Savignon

Rougemovie · 2015

Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts» · Age at release: 57

Portrait of the Artistmovie · 2015

Scottie · Age at release: 57

Madeleine d'entre les Mortsmovie · 2014

The man · Age at release: 56

Voilà l'enchaînementmovie · 2014

Lui · Age at release: 56

Murder in Pacotmovie · 2014

L'homme · Age at release: 56

Child in Perilmovie · 2013

André · Age at release: 55

Bastardsmovie · 2013

Dr. Béthanie · Age at release: 55

Aimé Césaire, le prix de la libertémovie · 2013

Aimé Césaire · Age at release: 55

Raptmovie · 2009

Maître Walser · Age at release: 51

Persecutionmovie · 2009

Thomas · Age at release: 51

The Limits of Controlmovie · 2009

Creole · Age at release: 51

35 Shots of Rummovie · 2009

Lionel · Age at release: 51

Négropolitainmovie · 2008

Alain · Age at release: 50

We Don't Choose Our Parentsmovie · 2008

Le juge Mauvoisin · Age at release: 50

Déjà vumovie · 2007

Kiff · Age at release: 49

Boarding Gatemovie · 2007

Andrew · Age at release: 49

Un flictv · 2007

Schneider

Tag!movie · 2007

Nkruma · Age at release: 49

Elf, Kings of Oilmovie · 2007

Pascal Lissouba · Age at release: 49

The Elf Casemovie · 2007

Pascal Lissouba · Age at release: 49

L'île des esclavesmovie · 2006

Age at release: 48

A Perfect Couplemovie · 2006

Patrick · Age at release: 48

The Intrudermovie · 2005

Le prêtre · Age at release: 47

In Your Dreamsmovie · 2005

Mojo · Age at release: 47

The United States of Albertmovie · 2005

Nolton Barnett · Age at release: 47

Nèg maronmovie · 2005

Siwo · Age at release: 47

The Man Who Came From Elsewheremovie · 2004

Pierre Adélaïde · Age at release: 46

Nord-plagemovie · 2004

Age at release: 46

Coffee and Cigarettesmovie · 2004

Alex (segment "No Problem") · Age at release: 46

La nuit sera longuemovie · 2003

François · Age at release: 45

Tiresiamovie · 2003

Marignac · Age at release: 45

The Dopemovie · 2003

Shaft · Age at release: 45

Ten Minutes Older: The Cellomovie · 2002

(segment "Vers Nancy") · Age at release: 44

Vers Nancymovie · 2002

Age at release: 44

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Tobogganmovie · 2002

(Segment 'Never Twice') · Age at release: 44

Trouble Every Daymovie · 2001

Dr. Léo · Age at release: 43

Lumumbamovie · 2000

Joseph Mobutu · Age at release: 42

Last Haremmovie · 1999

Nadir · Age at release: 41

Late August, Early Septembermovie · 1999

Jérémie · Age at release: 41

Le serpent a mangé la grenouillemovie · 1998

Yves Le Guen · Age at release: 40

In a Memory of a Film Gone Bymovie · 1998

himself · Age at release: 40

The Housemovie · 1997

Age at release: 39

Nenette and Bonimovie · 1997

Gynecologist · Age at release: 39

My Family's Honourmovie · 1997

Malcolm · Age at release: 39

Africa Dreamingmovie · 1997

Michael · Age at release: 39

So Be Itmovie · 1997

Age at release: 39

Irma Vepmovie · 1996

Desormeaux · Age at release: 38

Clubbed to Deathmovie · 1996

Mambo · Age at release: 38

Un si joli bouquetmovie · 1995

Barthélémy · Age at release: 37

Le Banquetmovie · 1995

Age at release: 37

The Great White of Lambarenemovie · 1995

Koumba · Age at release: 37

The Heart's Crymovie · 1995

Ibrahim Sow · Age at release: 37

Duomovie · 1995

Man · Age at release: 37

Never Twicemovie · 1995

Never Twice · Age at release: 37

The Masturbatorsmovie · 1995

Narrator · Age at release: 37

I Can't Sleepmovie · 1994

Théo · Age at release: 36

Les Cordier, juge et flictv · 1994

Sayyid

The Absencemovie · 1993

Soldier · Age at release: 35

Lest We Forgetmovie · 1991

Dalton Prejean (segment "Pour Dalton Prejean, USA") · Age at release: 33

No Fear, No Diemovie · 1990

Jocelyn · Age at release: 32

How Good the Whites Aremovie · 1988

Le travailleur chez Renault · Age at release: 30

Taxi Boymovie · 1986

Pascal · Age at release: 28

Urgencemovie · 1985

Age at release: 27

The Syringemovie · 1984

Le chef des 'Blackies' · Age at release: 26

The Arrivalmovie

An Odd Enchantmentmovie