Alex Descas

Alex Descas

🎂 1st January 1958 (68 yrs) 📍 France

Known For

Coffee and Cigarettes

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.

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Alex Descas

Movies Featuring Alex Descas

The Failing

The Failing (2026)

as L'Abbé Gomis
Adam's Sake

Adam's Sake (2025)

as Naïm
Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants

Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphants (2024)

as Narrator (Voice)
Which Way Africa?

Which Way Africa? (2024)

as Narrator
Brûlé neige

Brûlé neige (2022)

as Henri
Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté

Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté (2021)

as (Voix Off)
Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard (2021)

Sing Me Back Home

Sing Me Back Home (2019)

as Juan
Maya

Maya (2018)

as Frédéric
Volontaire

Volontaire (2018)

as Albertini
Let the Sunshine In

Let the Sunshine In (2017)

as End Man
Gone

Gone (2017)

as Claude Vannier
No Image

Metropole (2017)

Chocolat

Chocolat (2016)

as Victor
Rouge

Rouge (2015)

as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»
Portrait of the Artist

Portrait of the Artist (2015)

as Scottie
No Image

Madeleine d'entre les Morts (2014)

as The man
Voilà l'enchaînement

Voilà l'enchaînement (2014)

as Lui
Murder in Pacot

Murder in Pacot (2014)

as L'homme
Un enfant en danger

Un enfant en danger (2013)

as André
Bastards

Bastards (2013)

as Dr. Béthanie
No Image

Césaire, le prix de la liberté (2013)

as Aimé Césaire
Rapt

Rapt (2009)

as Maître Walser
Persecution

Persecution (2009)

as Thomas
The Limits of Control

The Limits of Control (2009)

as Creole
35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum (2009)

as Lionel
Négropolitain

Négropolitain (2008)

as Alain
We Don't Choose Our Parents

We Don't Choose Our Parents (2008)

as Le juge Mauvoisin
No Image

Déjà vu (2007)

as Kiff
Boarding Gate

Boarding Gate (2007)

as Andrew
Tag!

Tag! (2007)

as Nkruma
Elf, Kings of Oil

Elf, Kings of Oil (2007)

as Pascal Lissouba
The Elf Case

The Elf Case (2007)

as Pascal Lissouba
L'île des esclaves

L'île des esclaves (2006)

A Perfect Couple

A Perfect Couple (2005)

as Patrick
The Intruder

The Intruder (2005)

as Le prêtre
In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams (2005)

as Mojo
The United States of Albert

The United States of Albert (2005)

as Nolton Barnett
Nèg maron

Nèg maron (2005)

as Siwo
The Man Who Came From Elsewhere

The Man Who Came From Elsewhere (2004)

as Pierre Adélaïde
Nord-plage

Nord-plage (2004)

Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes (2004)

as Alex (segment "No Problem")
La nuit sera longue

La nuit sera longue (2003)

as François
Tiresia

Tiresia (2003)

as Marignac
The Dope

The Dope (2003)

as Shaft
Ten Minutes Older: The Cello

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002)

as (segment "Vers Nancy")
Vers Nancy

Vers Nancy (2002)

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan

La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan (2002)

as (Segment 'Never Twice')
Trouble Every Day

Trouble Every Day (2001)

as Dr. Léo
Lumumba

Lumumba (2000)

as Joseph Mobutu
Last Harem

Last Harem (1999)

as Nadir
Late August, Early September

Late August, Early September (1999)

as Jérémie
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille

Le serpent a mangé la grenouille (1998)

as Yves Le Guen
In a Memory of a Film Gone By

In a Memory of a Film Gone By (1998)

as himself
The House

The House (1997)

Nenette and Boni

Nenette and Boni (1997)

as Gynecologist
My Family's Honour

My Family's Honour (1997)

as Malcolm
Africa Dreaming

Africa Dreaming (1997)

as Michael
So Be It

So Be It (1997)

Irma Vep

Irma Vep (1996)

as Desormeaux
Clubbed to Death

Clubbed to Death (1996)

as Mambo
Un si joli bouquet

Un si joli bouquet (1995)

as Barthélémy
The Great White of Lambarene

The Great White of Lambarene (1995)

as Koumba
The Heart's Cry

The Heart's Cry (1995)

as Ibrahim Sow
Duo

Duo (1995)

as Man
Never Twice

Never Twice (1995)

as Never Twice
The Masturbators

The Masturbators (1995)

as Narrator
I Can't Sleep

I Can't Sleep (1994)

as Théo
The Absence

The Absence (1993)

as Soldier
Against Oblivion

Against Oblivion (1991)

as Self
No Fear, No Die

No Fear, No Die (1990)

as Jocelyn
How Good the Whites Are

How Good the Whites Are (1988)

as Le travailleur chez Renault
Taxi Boy

Taxi Boy (1986)

as Pascal
Urgence

Urgence (1985)

The Syringe

The Syringe (1984)

as Le chef des 'Blackies'
No Image

The Arrival (N/A)