Alex Descas (born January 1, 1958) is a French actor known for his roles in films by

Claire Denis Claire Denis (; ; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film '' Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Her work has dealt with themes of colonial and p ...

and

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician. He has been a major proponent of independent film, independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as ''Stranger Than Paradise'' ...

. In France he is also known for his role as Schneider in the French TV series ''Un Flic''. He is a frequent collaborator of

, 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 ''35 Shots of Rum'' () is a 2008 drama film directed by Claire Denis. It stars Alex Descas, Mati Diop, Nicole Dogue, and Grégoire Colin. It tells the story of a father-daughter relationship complicated by the arrival of an attractive young ma ...

'' and '' Bastards,'' as well as '' Ten Minutes Older: The Cello''. He is of Antillean (Guadeloupean) descent.

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* Living people 1958 births 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors Black French male actors Cours Florent alumni French male film actors French male television actors French people of Guadeloupean descent Place of birth missing (living people) {{France-screen-actor-stub