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Alex Descas

Date of birth: 1958-01-01

Place of birth: France

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

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 Credits

Coffee and Cigarettes
3.5

Coffee and Cigarettes

2004-03-12

An anthology of eleven vignettes featuring star-studded casts of extremely unique individuals who al

Never Twice
0

Never Twice

1995-01-01

After much hesitation, a gigolo decides to take a shot of a radical remedy to save his failing viril

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
5

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

2021-11-07

Frantz Fanon alone embodies all the issues of French colonial history. Martinican resistance fighter

The Limits of Control
3

The Limits of Control

2009-05-01

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While

Irma Vep
3.3

Irma Vep

1996-10-01

Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a re

The House
3.5

The House

1997-10-01

A moving world of spirits and ghosts, condemned to brush against one another without really meeting

35 Shots of Rum
3.4

35 Shots of Rum

2009-02-18

A widower and his daughter witness the retirement of a colleague of his and the closing of her depar

Rapt
3

Rapt

2009-11-18

A rich industrialist is brutally kidnapped. While he physically and mentally degenerates in imprison

Trouble Every Day
2.9

Trouble Every Day

2001-07-11

Newlyweds Shane and June arrive in Paris for their honeymoon. In the process of trying to find a cur

I Can't Sleep
3

I Can't Sleep

1994-05-18

Ninon is a spirited hotel-manager who teaches self-defense classes to her terrified eldery neighbors

Last Harem
2.7

Last Harem

1999-11-24

On the eve of the fall of the Ottoman Empire: in the harem of Sultan Abdulhamit II, the odalisque of

Africa Dreaming
0

Africa Dreaming

1997-01-01

A series of six dramatic shorts, each from a different African country and all on the broad theme of

Against Oblivion
3.3

Against Oblivion

1991-12-11

A compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to

The Dope
2.3

The Dope

2003-02-05

Alphonse Brown, who firmly believes he is the bastard son of James Brown, meets up with his best fri

Lumumba
3.4

Lumumba

2000-09-27

The true story of the rise to power and brutal assassination of the formerly vilified and later rede

Persecution
2.2

Persecution

2009-10-17

A solitary man and his partner share a tense love/hate relationship. Their lives are disrupted when

Late August, Early September
3

Late August, Early September

1999-02-10

A book editor juggles relationships with two women while coping with his best friend's terminal illn

A Perfect Couple
2.6

A Perfect Couple

2005-09-14

A French couple has been living in Lisbon for years, and they return to Paris for a friend's wedding

No Fear, No Die
3

No Fear, No Die

1990-09-05

Dah and Jocelyn come from former French colonies to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an

Vers Nancy
4

Vers Nancy

2002-09-02

A train conversation between an immigrant French woman and novelist Jean-Luc Nancy centering on the

Bastards
2.9

Bastards

2013-08-07

Marco returns to Paris after his brother-in-law's suicide, where he targets the man his sister belie

The United States of Albert
1.5

The United States of Albert

2005-04-08

Albert Renaud, a young French Canadian dreams of becoming a movie star and take the train to Hollywo

The Syringe
2.4

The Syringe

1984-11-14

Good dope is becoming rare in the North of Paris. Drugstores are being raided by junkies and gangs a

My Family's Honour
0

My Family's Honour

1997-01-02

In the nightclub where she works, Carole is dreaming. She has always dreamed of leaving her rainy Ro

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
0

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

1998-08-12

Yves Le Guen, a black man with a degree in economics, is hired as a handyman on the property of Mr.

Déjà vu
0

Déjà vu

2007-10-16

How Good the Whites Are
3

How Good the Whites Are

1988-01-20

The humanitarian aid expedition "Angeles Azules" (Blue Angels), comprising twelve Europeans and six

La nuit sera longue
0

La nuit sera longue

2003-11-24

It is the story of a prohibited and perverted identification: how an eight-year-old boy, entrusted t

The Great White of Lambarene
2.5

The Great White of Lambarene

1995-04-26

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965), the mission doctor, theologian and philosopher who founded a hospital

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
3.3

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

2002-09-20

Collection of short films the summaries of which include; a foreign man moving to Italy, getting mar

Brûlé neige
0

Brûlé neige

2022-08-08

Murder in Pacot
1.9

Murder in Pacot

2014-09-05

In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, a middle-aged Port-au-Prince couple come face to face with

Which Way Africa?
0

Which Way Africa?

2024-02-16

Forest dwellers pound drums upholding rituals while urbanites cry "Progress!" More plunder the land'

Urgence
2.3

Urgence

1985-01-30

When a neo-Nazi group of terrorists is set to blow a pop concert off the face of the earth because i

In a Memory of a Film Gone By
0

In a Memory of a Film Gone By

1998-01-01

A film about the creation of director Šarūnas Bartas's feature film and the mysterious atmosphere of

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
0

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

2002-04-03

This program of short films by Vincent Ravalec (Never twice, Le Masseur and Les Mots de l'amour) dea

Nèg maron
3

Nèg maron

2005-01-19

Two childhood friends, Joshua and Flint, are adrift in boredom in their area of Sainte-Rose, Guadelo

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
3.6

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

2024-03-19

In the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya drought is a menace to both humans and animals. This d

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere
3

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

2004-12-06

At the end of 19th century, Doctor Pierre Adélaïde, born in Martinique, gets to a small village in C

Madeleine d'entre les Morts
0

Madeleine d'entre les Morts

2014-10-03

In Madeleine Among the Dead, Bonello wanted to tell Hitchcock’s Vertigo from the perspective of Made

Adam's Sake
3.3

Adam's Sake

2025-09-17

Lucy works in an understaffed pediatric ward. When 4-year-old Adam is placed in her care, Lucy is co

Metropole
0

Metropole

2017-01-01

Having arrived in Paris in 1985, Hector did everything to be like “them”. In a notebook he finds in

Un enfant en danger
3.5

Un enfant en danger

2013-09-15

Rebecca is a cop in the Juvenile Division. One day, Mathieu Francoeur comes to the station, saying h

Chocolat
3.4

Chocolat

2016-02-03

Chocolat the clown, the first black stage performer in France, goes from anonymity to fame after for

Let the Sunshine In
2.6

Let the Sunshine In

2017-09-27

Isabelle, Parisian artist, divorced mother, is looking for love, true love, at last.

Volontaire
2.9

Volontaire

2018-06-06

The story revolves around 22-year-old Laure, who is trying to find her feet. After performing brilli

In Your Dreams
2.6

In Your Dreams

2005-04-13

Ninth is a promising young rapper whose reputation does not exceed even the few streets of his neigh

Nord-plage
0

Nord-plage

2004-10-07

Portrait of Nord-Plage, a small neighborhood in the north of Martinique, which is slowly dying, and

Maya
2.6

Maya

2018-12-19

The film follows a 30-year-old man named Gabriel, a French war reporter who was taken to hostage in

Clubbed to Death
3.1

Clubbed to Death

1996-06-25

A young woman visiting Paris, misses the last bus home, finds herself stranded on the outskirts of P

Tag!
2.8

Tag!

2007-01-24

"Tag!" - About the American malaria researcher Nkruma who arrives with a family to Gothenburg for a

Voilà l'enchaînement
2.9

Voilà l'enchaînement

2014-09-07

With two actors and no sets, master filmmaker Claire Denis traces the arc of a strained relationship

Nenette and Boni
3.2

Nenette and Boni

1997-01-29

Teenage siblings Nenette and Boni were raised apart as a result of their parents' divorce. Their mot

The Intruder
3.3

The Intruder

2005-05-04

An emotionally cold man leaves the safety of his Alpine home to seek a heart transplant and an estra

The Absence
2.6

The Absence

1993-01-20

Four nameless people -- the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler -- journey to a desolat

Boarding Gate
2.5

Boarding Gate

2007-08-22

A beautiful woman, Sandra, seduces a wealthy businessman, Miles Rennburg. Little does he realise tha

Un si joli bouquet
0

Un si joli bouquet

1995-09-20

A young investigative journalist is about to publish a book with revelations about power and corrupt

Duo
0

Duo

1995-04-04

One of a series of short films inspired by paintings. In this video, Jacques de Loustal's Le Contemp

Portrait of the Artist
2.9

Portrait of the Artist

2015-03-15

A famous filmmaker works on his next film, which will focus on monstrosity. He is obsessed by the id

Gone
2.5

Gone

2017-09-13

Thomas, an architect, discovers that he made a serious mistake on a building site. As he attempts to

Négropolitain
0

Négropolitain

2008-12-30

Carl is about to spend his first day with the police. To facilitate his entry into the trade, the di

The Heart's Cry
2.7

The Heart's Cry

1995-04-05

This drama focuses upon the psychological adjustment problems of a young boy whose family moves him

Rouge
3.3

Rouge

2015-06-11

A companion to the director's Le Dos Rouge/Portrait of the Artist. A famous filmmaker works on his

Tiresia
2.9

Tiresia

2003-05-20

Based on the legend of Tiresias, it tells of a transgender woman who is kidnapped by a man and left

So Be It
0

So Be It

1997-01-01

Based on a play by Wole Soyinka, The Strong Breed, SO BE IT offers an emotionally searing allegory o

Césaire, le prix de la liberté
0

Césaire, le prix de la liberté

2013-06-26

The Masturbators
0.5

The Masturbators

1995-01-01

Images of the Port Dauphine subway terminus are accompanied by a text read aloud about masturbation

Elf, Kings of Oil
0

Elf, Kings of Oil

2007-01-01

In 1988, supported by François Mitterrand, Loïk Le Floch-Prigent ran for the presidency of Elf. Alfr

The Elf Case
2.5

The Elf Case

2007-01-01

In 1988, after much cunning political maneuvering, Loïk Le Floch-Prigent and Alfred Sirven become th

L'île des esclaves
0

L'île des esclaves

2006-12-31

Shipwrecked by a storm on Slave Island, the survivors are forced, according to the law of this Repub

Taxi Boy
1.5

Taxi Boy

1986-04-30

The meeting of Manuel, a lady's dancer, Petrus, an unfortunate gambler, and Corinne, a fast-food wai

We Don't Choose Our Parents
0

We Don't Choose Our Parents

2008-10-29

Following their mother's suicide, three children are the subject of a dispute between their gay half

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard
0

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

2021-07-08

After long years spent in exile in Paris, Lyubov, a strange and elusive woman, returns to her ancest

Sing Me Back Home
2.5

Sing Me Back Home

2019-03-06

After scuttling her career as a singer, Jewell Stone lives in Paris a job as a waitress. Marie, her

The Arrival
0

The Arrival

As two long-lost blood brothers grow closer, seduced by the idea of their shared history finally mak

The Failing
0

The Failing

2026-01-17

Father Cyril Nouvel has mysteriously disappeared. Yet it is at his initiative that his brother, Gend