Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
1 gennaio 1958 (68)
Place of birth
France
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.
Conosciuto per
5.6
Film
You+Me - Against the World
Léonard Abrams
2026
0.0
Film
Déjà vu
Kiff
2007
6.5
Series
Irma Vep
Gregory Desormeaux
2022
0.0
Film
The Failing
L'Abbé Gomis
2026
6.9
Film
Coffee and Cigarettes
Alex (segment "No Problem")
2004
5.1
Film
The Syringe
Le chef des 'Blackies'
1984
6.6
Film
How Good the Whites Are
Le travailleur chez Renault
1988
4.8
Film
Sing Me Back Home
Juan
2019
6.3
Film
Nèg maron
Siwo
2005
5.9
Film
Clubbed to Death
Mambo
1996
5.3
Film
Maya
Frédéric
2018
8.0
Film
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
(Voix Off)
2021
7.2
Series
Un flic
Schneider
2007–2012
6.8
Film
Chocolat
Victor
2016
5.2
Film
Let the Sunshine In
End Man
2017
6.7
Film
Adam's Sake
Naïm
2025
7.3
Film
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
Narrator (Voice)
2024
5.7
Film
Volontaire
Albertini
2018
5.0
Film
Gone
Claude Vannier
2017
Acting credits 19 titles
The Failing
as L'Abbé Gomis
0.0
2026
You+Me - Against the World
as Léonard Abrams
5.6
2026
Adam's Sake
as Naïm
6.7
2025
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants
as Narrator (Voice)
7.3
2024
Irma Vep
as Gregory Desormeaux
6.5
2022
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
as (Voix Off)
8.0
2021
Sing Me Back Home
as Juan
4.8
2019
Maya
as Frédéric
5.3
2018
Volontaire
as Albertini
5.7
2018
Gone
as Claude Vannier
5.0
2017
Let the Sunshine In
as End Man
5.2
2017
Chocolat
as Victor
6.8
2016
Déjà vu
as Kiff
0.0
2007
Un flic
as Schneider
7.2
2007–2012
Nèg maron
as Siwo
6.3
2005
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Alex (segment "No Problem")
6.9
2004
Clubbed to Death
as Mambo
5.9
1996
How Good the Whites Are
as Le travailleur chez Renault
6.6
1988
The Syringe
as Le chef des 'Blackies'
5.1
1984