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Alex Descas

Actor • Born 1958

Alex Descas

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About

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.

Known for

You+Me - Against the World posterYou+Me - Against the WorldMovie • 2026Irma Vep posterIrma VepSeries • 2022Les Cordier, juge et flic posterLes Cordier, juge et flicSeries • 1994The House posterThe HouseMovie • 1997Exterminate All the Brutes posterExterminate All the BrutesSeries • 2021Chocolat posterChocolatMovie • 2016Coffee and Cigarettes posterCoffee and CigarettesMovie • 2004Irma Vep posterIrma VepMovie • 1996Let the Sunshine In posterLet the Sunshine InMovie • 2017Adam's Sake posterAdam's SakeMovie • 2025The Limits of Control posterThe Limits of ControlMovie • 2009Trouble Every Day posterTrouble Every DayMovie • 2001Boarding Gate posterBoarding GateMovie • 2007Tiresia posterTiresiaMovie • 2003Bastards posterBastardsMovie • 2013Last Harem posterLast HaremMovie • 1999Volontaire posterVolontaireMovie • 201835 Shots of Rum poster35 Shots of RumMovie • 2009Late August, Early September posterLate August, Early SeptemberMovie • 1999I Can't Sleep posterI Can't SleepMovie • 1994No Fear, No Die posterNo Fear, No DieMovie • 1990Ten Minutes Older: The Cello posterTen Minutes Older: The CelloMovie • 2002Lumumba posterLumumbaMovie • 2000The Dope posterThe DopeMovie • 2003