Actor

Alex Descas

1984–presentb. 1958DramaComedyThrillerDocumentary

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

75 acting credits

as Alex (segment "No Problem")

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Alex (segment "No Problem")

2004

Coffee and Cigarettes

as Victor

Chocolat

as Victor

2016

Chocolat

Filmography

2026The FailingL'Abbé Gomis 2025Adam's SakeNaïm6.7 2024Which Way Africa?Narrator 2024Kenya - Gardiennes des éléphantsNarrator (Voice)7.3 2022Brûlé neigeHenri 2021Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté(Voix Off)8.0 2021

About

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.

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