Alex Descas
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.
Movie Appearances
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
2004
Never Twice
as Never Twice
1995
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
as (Voix Off)
2021
The Limits of Control
as Creole
2009
Irma Vep
as Desormeaux
1996
The House
1997
35 Shots of Rum
as Lionel
2009
Rapt
as Maître Walser
2009
Trouble Every Day
as Dr. Léo
2001
I Can't Sleep
as Théo
1994
Last Harem
as Nadir
1999
Africa Dreaming
as Michael
1997
Against Oblivion
as Self
1991
The Dope
as Shaft
2003
Lumumba
as Joseph Mobutu
2000
Persecution
as Thomas
2009
Late August, Early September
as Jérémie
1999
A Perfect Couple
as Patrick
2006
No Fear, No Die
as Jocelyn
1990
Vers Nancy
2002
