Alex Descas
Alex Descas, born 1958, is a French-African actor known for his roles in Jim Jarmusch films and for his role as Schneider in the French TV series Un Flic.
He is a frequent collaborator of Claire Denis, appearing in her films No Fear, No Die, Nénette et Boni, Trouble Every Day, Ten Minutes Older: The Cello, 35 Shots of Rum and Bastards.
Notable film and television work
- 2014 Murder in Pacot - Husband
- 2009 - 2011 Un Flic (TV series) — Schneider
- 2009 Rapt — Maître Walser
- 2009 Persécution — Thomas
- 2009 The Limits of Control — Creole
- 2009 La Louve (TV series) — David Santini
- 2008 35 Shots of Rum — Lionel
- 2007 Déjà vu (TV movie) — Kiff
- 2007 Boarding Gate — Andrew
- 2004 The Intruder — Priest
- 2003 Cette femme-là — Denis
- 2003 Coffee and Cigarettes — Alex
- 2003 Tiresia — Marignac
- 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
- 2001 Trouble Every Day — Léo
- 2000 Lumumba — Joseph Mobutu
- 1999 Harem Suaré — Nadir
- 1998 Fin août, début septembre — Jérémie
- 1996 Clubbed to Death (Lola) — Mambo
- 1996 Irma Vep — Desormeaux
- 1996 Nénette et Boni — Gynaecologist
- 1991 A Child from the South (TV movie) — Zeto
- 1990 No Fear, No Die — Jocelyn
- 1987 Les keufs