Alex Descas

Alex Descas (born 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.[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Director Notes
1984 Asphalt Warriors Blackies leader Sergio Gobbi
1985 Hell Train Roger Hanin
Urgence Gilles Béhat
1986 Je hais les acteurs Allan Gérard Krawczyk
Bleu comme l'enfer The black Yves Boisset
Taxi Boy Pascal Alain Page
Justice de flic Michel Gérard
1987 Lady Cops Josiane Balasko
1988 Ya bon les blancs Renault's worker Marco Ferreri
Série noire Jean Gallieni Gilles Béhat (2)
1990 No Fear, No Die Jocelyn Claire Denis Nominated - César Award for Most Promising Actor
1991 Contre l'oubli Claire Denis (2)
A Child from the South Zeto Sérgio Rezende TV Movie
1992 The Absence Soldier Peter Handke
1993 Tout va bien dans le service Manda Charlotte Silvera TV Movie
1994 The Heart's Cry Ibrahim Sow Idrissa Ouedraogo
I Can't Sleep Théo Claire Denis (3)
1995 Le grand blanc de Lambaréné Koumba Bassek Ba Kobhio
Portrait des hommes qui se branlent Narrator Vincent Ravalec Short
Le banquet Christel Milhavet Short
Never Twice Vincent Ravalec (2) Short
Un si joli bouquet Barthélémy Jean-Claude Sussfeld TV Movie
1996 Irma Vep Desormeaux Olivier Assayas
Clubbed to Death Mambo Yolande Zauberman
Nénette et Boni The gynaecologist Claire Denis (4)
Les Cordier, juge et flic Sayyid Alain Wermus TV Series (1 Episode)
1997 The House Sarunas Bartas
Saraka bô Bataille Denis Amar
Combats de femme Désiré Laurent Dussaux TV Series (1 Episode)
1998 Late August, Early September Jérémie Olivier Assayas (2)
Le serpent a mangé la grenouille Yves Le Guen Alain Guesnier
L'honneur de ma famille Malcolm Rachid Bouchareb TV Movie
La poursuite du vent John Themba Nina Companeez TV Mini-Series
1999 Harem Suare Nadir Ferzan Özpetek
2000 Lumumba Mobutu Sese Seko Raoul Peck
2001 Trouble Every Day Léo Semenau Claire Denis (5)
Le mal du pays Kamanda Laurent Bachet Short
2002 Ten Minutes Older Claire Denis (6)
Tèt Grenné Richard Christian Grandman
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes Alex Jim Jarmusch
Tiresia Marignac Bertrand Bonello
That Woman Denis Guillaume Nicloux
La beuze Shaft François Desagnat & Thomas Sorriaux
La nuit sera longue François Olivier Torres Short
2004 The Intruder The priest Claire Denis (7)
Nord-Plage José Hayot
L'homme qui venait d'ailleurs Pierre François Luciani TV Movie
2005 Les états-Unis d'Albert Nolton Barnett André Forcier
Un couple parfait Patrick Nobuhiro Suwa
Nèg maron Siwo Jean-Claude Flamand-Barny
Dans tes rêves Mojo Denis Thybaud
Close-Up Ottis Claude Farge Short
2007 Boarding Gate Andrew Olivier Assayas (3)
Kull ! Nkruma Anders Skog Short
Déjà vu Kiff François Vautier TV Movie
Les prédateurs Pascal Lissouba Lucas Belvaux TV Series (2 Episodes)
2008 35 Shots of Rum Lionel Claire Denis (8)
On choisit pas ses parents... Judge Mauvoisin Thierry Binisti TV Movie
2009 Persécution Thomas Patrice Chéreau
Rapt Lawyer Walser Lucas Belvaux (2)
The Limits of Control The Creole Jim Jarmusch (2)
Négropolitain Alain Gary Pierre-Victor Short
La louve David Santini Bruno Bontzolakis TV Series (1 Episode)
2009-12 Un flic Schneider Patrick Dewolf TV Series (10 Episodes)
2013 Bastards Dr. Béthanie Claire Denis (9)
Césaire, le Prix de la Liberté Aimé Césaire Felix Olivier TV Movie
Un enfant en danger André Jérôme Cornuau TV Movie
2014 Murder in Pacot The man Raoul Peck (2)
La vie pure Léon Damas Jeremy Banster
Le dos rouge Scottie Antoine Barraud
Voilà l'enchaînement Him Claire Denis (10) Short
2016 Chocolat Victor Roschdy Zem
2017 Let the Sunshine In The thin guy Claire Denis (11)
2018 Volontaire Albertini Hélène Fillières
2018 Maya

Theater

Year Title Author Director Notes
1991 Les Chants de Maldoror Comte de Lautréamont Hans-Peter Cloos Théâtre Paris-Villette
Martin Luther King ou la force d'aimer A. Réa A. Réa Théâtre de la Bastille
1993 Passions secrètes Jacques-Pierre Amette Patrice Kerbrat Théâtre Montparnasse
2002 The Treatment Martin Crimp Nathalie Richard Théâtre national de Chaillot
2004 The Bridge of San Luis Rey Thornton Wilder Irina Brook Théâtre de Sartrouville et des Yvelines
2005 L'Île des esclaves Pierre de Marivaux Irina Brook (2) Théâtre de l'Atelier
2012 Race David Mamet Pierre Laville Comédie des Champs-Élysées
2016 Phèdre Jean Racine Krzysztof Warlikowski Théâtre de l'Odéon

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