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Alex Descas

Actor | * 01/01/1958 (66) | France (France)
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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversi ...

Coffee and Cigarettes

R

2003 | 3.5/5 | 1h 36min
Comedy, Drama
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Dah and Jocelyn come from Benin, Africa, to coach their rooster, "S'en fout la mort", for an illicit cock-fight in the basement of a restaurant. ...

No Fear, No Die

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1990 | 2.9/5 | 1h 30min
Drama
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Shane and June Brown are an American couple honeymooning in Paris in an effort to nurture their new life together, a life complicated by Shane’s mysterious and frequent visits to a medical clinic wh ...

Trouble Every Day

NR

2001 | 2.9/5 | 1h 41min
Drama, Horror, Romance / Love
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A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not on ...

The Limits of Control

R

2009 | 3.0/5 | 1h 56min
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Movies with Alex Descas as Actor(52)

as Narrator2024 Which Way Africa?
as Henri2022 Brûlé neige
as (Voix Off)2021 Frantz Fanon, trajectoire d'un révolté
as Albertini2018 Volontaire
as Frédéric2018 Maya
as End Man2017 Let the Sunshine In
as Victor2016 Chocolat
as Scottie2015 Portrait of the Artist
as Scottie, dans «Madeleine d'entre les morts»2015 Rouge
as Lui2014 Voilà l'enchaînement
as L'homme2014 Murder in Pacot
as Dr. Béthanie2013 Bastards
as Creole2009 The Limits of Control
as Thomas2009 Persecution
as Maître Walser2009 Rapt
as Lionel2009 35 Shots of Rum
as Andrew2007 Boarding Gate
as Nkruma2007 Tag!
as Le prêtre2005 The Intruder
as Mojo2005 In Your Dreams
as Nolton Barnett2005 The United States of Albert
as Siwo2005 Nèg maron
as Patrick2005 A Perfect Couple
2004 Nord-plage
as Pierre Adélaïde2004 L'homme qui venait d'ailleurs
as François2003 La nuit sera longue
as Shaft2003 The Dope
as Marignac2003 Tiresia
as Alex2003 Coffee and Cigarettes
2002 La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan
as (segment "Vers Nancy")2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
as Dr. Léo2001 Trouble Every Day
as Joseph Mobutu2000 Lumumba
as Nadir1999 Last Harem
as Jérémie1999 Late August, Early September
1998 Le serpent a mangé la grenouille
as Michael1997 Africa Dreaming
as Gynecologist1997 Nenette and Boni
1997 My Family's Honour
1997 The House
as Mambo1996 Clubbed to Death
as Desormeaux1996 Irma Vep
1995 Never Twice
as Koumba1995 The Great White of Lambarene
as Barthélémy1995 Un si joli bouquet
as Narrator1995 The Masturbators
as Ibrahim Sow1994 The Heart's Cry
as Théo1994 I Can't Sleep
as Soldier1992 The Absence
as himself1991 Against Oblivion
as Jocelyn1990 No Fear, No Die
as Le chef des 'Blackies'1984 The Syringe

TV Shows/Series with Alex Descas as Actor(6)

as Gregory Desormeaux2022 Irma Vep
2021 Exterminate All the Brutes
as Oscar2018 Iskander
as Mathias Savignon2015 Nina
as Schneider2007 Un flic
as Sayyid1994 Les Cordier, juge et flic

Full Name: Alex Descas
Citizenship: France
Born: Wednesday, 01/01 1958 (January) in France (France) (current age: 66 years + 114 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: French (FR)
Educated at: Cours Florent
Alex Descas frequently works together with these people:
Claire Denis (21x, Crew)
Agnès Godard (11x, Crew)
Olivier Assayas (10x, Crew)
Jean-Pol Fargeau (7x, Crew)
Arnaud de Moleron (7x, Crew)
Joana Preiss (6x, Actress)
Tindersticks (6x, Crew)
Bertrand Bonello (6x, Crew)
Olivier Torres (6x, Actor)
Vincent Ravalec (6x, Crew)
Antoine Barraud (6x, Crew)
Raoul Peck (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1150702, Added: 12/28/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024