
Alex Descas
Acting
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

Irma Vep
2022 · tv

The Limits of Control
2009 · movie

Coffee and Cigarettes
2004 · movie

Les Cordier, juge et flic
1994 · tv

Nina
2015 · tv

Exterminate All the Brutes
2021 · tv

Chocolat
2016 · movie

Adam's Sake
2025 · movie

Irma Vep
1996 · movie

Late August, Early September
1999 · movie

Trouble Every Day
2001 · movie

Let the Sunshine In
2017 · movie

Rapt
2009 · movie

Bastards
2013 · movie

35 Shots of Rum
2009 · movie

The House
1997 · movie

Last Harem
1999 · movie

Boarding Gate
2007 · movie

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
2002 · movie

The Dope
2003 · movie

I Can't Sleep
1994 · movie

In Your Dreams
2005 · movie

Nenette and Boni
1997 · movie

Persecution
2009 · movie

Volontaire
2018 · movie

Un flic
2007 · tv

Maya
2018 · movie

The Great White of Lambarene
1995 · movie

Lumumba
2000 · movie

The Intruder
2005 · movie