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Alex Descas

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Alex Descas in 35 Shots of Rum (2008)
Marco returns to Paris after his brother-in-law's suicide, where he targets the man his sister believes caused the tragedy - though he is ill-prepared for her secrets as they quickly muddy the waters.
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Alex Descas was born in 1958 in France. He is an actor, known for The Limits of Control (2009), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) and Trouble Every Day (2001).
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    Known for

    The Limits of Control (2009)
    The Limits of Control
    6.2
    • Creole
    • 2009
    Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
    Coffee and Cigarettes
    7.0
    • Alex (segment "No Problem")
    • 2003
    Béatrice Dalle in Trouble Every Day (2001)
    Trouble Every Day
    5.9
    • Léo
    • 2001
    No Fear, No Die (1990)
    No Fear, No Die
    6.7
    • Jocelyn
    • 1990

    Credits

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    Actor

    • L'intérêt d'Adam
      • Naïm
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Les Resquilleurs
      Short
      • 2025
    • Code noir (2024)
      Code noir
      Podcast Series
      • Titus
      • 2024
    • Jeanne Balibar, Vincent Macaigne, Carrie Brownstein, Lars Eidinger, Alicia Vikander, Byron Bowers, Devon Ross, and Adria Arjona in Irma Vep (2022)
      Irma Vep
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Gregory Desormeaux
      • 2022
    • Alex Descas, Nina Galmiche, Sohée Monthieux, Mathieu Glissant, Lucile Mercier, Lucas Marchina, Louise Hayat-Camard, and Thad Kopec in Brûlé neige (2021)
      Brûlé neige
      Short
      • Henri
      • 2021
    • Un si beau voyage (2020)
      Un si beau voyage
      Short
      • Père
      • 2020
    • Alex Descas in Un bon tireur (2019)
      Un bon tireur
      Short
      • Daniel
      • 2019
    • Sing Me Back Home (2019)
      Sing Me Back Home
      5.3
      • Juan
      • 2019
    • La nuit d'Ismaël (2018)
      La nuit d'Ismaël
      Short
      • Client de bar
      • 2018
    • Roman Kolinka and Aarshi Banerjee in Maya (2018)
      Maya
      6.2
      • Frédéric
      • 2018
    • Diane Rouxel in Raising Colors (2018)
      Raising Colors
      5.7
      • Albertini
      • 2018
    • Maroni (2018)
      Maroni
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Oscar
      • 2018
    • Let the Sunshine In (2017)
      Let the Sunshine In
      6.0
      • Marc
      • 2017
    • Gone (2017)
      Gone
      7.4
      Short
      • Claude Vannier
      • 2017
    • Annelise Hesme, Sophie-Charlotte Husson, Thomas Jouannet, Grégoire Bonnet, and Nina Melo in Nina (2015)
      Nina
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Mathias
      • 2016
    • Omar Sy in Chocolat (2016)
      Chocolat
      7.0
      • Victor
      • 2016

    Additional Crew

    • David Copperfield, David Achkar, Michèle André, Michèle André, Valerie Arem, Philippe Berodot, Mehdi Charef, Frédéric Constant, Olivier Doran, Albert Dupontel, Doug Ellin, Christophe Farnarier, Raoul Fruhauf, Jean-Jacques Jauffret, Pascal Mathieu, Michel Montanary, Denis Morel, Nicky Naudé, Kim Nezzar, Mireille Perrier, Lionel Perrin, Yves Pignot, Jacques Ruisseau, Julien Seri, Lucia Stefanel, Katja von Garnier, Philippe Tasquin, Dennis Dommel, Thibaud Gambier, Moritz Sacher, Antoine Mazarin, Alain Pérez, Lauren Christine, Christine Fauré, Denis Dommel, Rosa Salazar Arenas, Hayley Hasselhoff, Cytise Fontaine, Krystin Chaplain, Laurence Le Strat Dépret, Renaud Heigeas, Compagnie Zizanie, Compagnie Close-Act, Sylvie Pradel, Mathieu Robert Pascal, Laurent Cheron, Tony Roussel, Christian Morante, Pascal Mahieu, Laurence Aboukhater, Alain Peral, Marine Quéméré, Stéphanie Volsy-Roussel, Marine Quemeneur, Charles-Olivier Gendron, Mathieu Pierre Pelletier, Antoine-Marin Lemierre, Mireille Aureline, Amaury Roussel, Pascal Kando, Frédéric Jakubowicz, Germain Colombier, Henri Denicourt, Gérard Thierry, Anick Dorais, Zaho de Sagazan, Nathalie Le Guellec, Iojik, Eric Bourlion, Jean-François Berger, Isolda Stefanel, Raluca Moldovan, Lenny Rousselet, Christine Faure, Mireille Mirej, Pascal Karon, Prince Mazarin, Yves Lorch, Vincent Sitz, Alain Mathecowitsch, Marie-Louise Grognet, Raluca Mocan, Olivier Legendre, Marie-Hélène Gambier, Lionel Volta, Hervé Thiry-Duval, Pierre-Yves Mathieu, Valérie Marcelli, Claudine Duthuin, Jacqueline Duthuin, Lionel Lamant, Claudine Duthuin, Roger Faure, Frédéric Constant, Lauren Marceaux Deguignet, Kelkin, Laure Abouaf, Alain Perron, Antoine Mazan, Pascale Paddy, Kelvin Bryan, Alphonsine Mireille Toudonou, Jean-Jacques Jaurès, Gil Morand, Pascal Bascaron, Lionel Voillat, Pierre-Yves Matthieu, Axel Huber, Valerio Cardelli, Tony Russell, Philippe Bernard, Ayandele Alex Pascall, Lionel Vogt, Philippe Pasquini, Grégory Roussel, Emmanuelle Franc, Axel Huet, Ryan J. Gilmer, Lorraine de Sagazan, Antoine Pizon, Jacques Jauffret, Ajah-Denise Christine Fambo-Demarteau, Pascale Paume, Serge Franco, Mireille Joffre, Olivier De Sagazan, Thierry Roussel Garneau, Roger Faulkner, Mireille Moros, Mathieu Milella, Laure Abonnat, Ronald Alphonse, Michèle Clément, Jean-Philippe Bergeron, Kasia Wolf, Pascal Duthuin, Mireille Marchall, Anastasia Wolter, Romuald Rocheta, Florence Babin, Stephen James Back, Sophie Bécourt, Florent Jakubowicz, Alain Peron, Diane Duthuin, Sylvain Joignant, Sylvain Vilpellet, Camille Mandot, Caroline Brassier, Aline Pariset, Douglas Kalifa, Anne-James Chaton, Damien Maz, Valeria Martelli, Medhi Charef, Jean-Philippe Bozier, Jean-Philippe Aizier, Mehdi Chavoshi, and Pierre Ndjami Makanda in Le Rêve aux Loups (2014)
      Le Rêve aux Loups
      Short
      • Supporter
      • 2014

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    The Limits of Control
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    The Limits of Control
    The Limits of Control
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    The Limits of Control
    The Limits of Control
    Clip 1:40
    The Limits of Control
    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 1:42
    Theatrical Trailer
    Rapt
    Trailer 1:56
    Rapt
    The Limits of Control: UK Trailer
    Trailer 1:36
    The Limits of Control: UK Trailer
    35 Shots of Rum
    Trailer 1:38
    35 Shots of Rum

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    • Alternative names
      • Alex Emier Descas
    • Born
      • 1958
      • France

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