Éric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966) is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in five years and two League and FA Cup Doubles. Cantona is often regarded as having played a key role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing force and he enjoys iconic status at the club. He wore the number 7 shirt at United, which was previously worn by George Best and Bryan Robson, and subsequently worn by David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Cantona is affectionately nicknamed by Manchester United fans "King Eric", and was voted as Manchester United's greatest ever player by Inside United magazine. Set against his footballing achievements was a poor disciplinary record throughout his career, including a conviction for assault on a fan in 1995. Following his retirement from football, he took up a career in cinema and had a role in the 1998 film Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett, and the 2009 film Looking for Eric. In 2010, he debuted as a stage actor in Face au paradis, a French play directed by his wife, Rachida Brakni. On 19 January 2011, Cantona joined the revived New York Cosmos as Director of Soccer.
96 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 96
Champs-Elysées
1982
Sacrée soirée
1987
C à vous
2009
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
The Killer
2024
Elizabeth
1998
The Traveller
2019
AKA
2023
The Salvation
2014
Beckham
2023
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
2020
Inhuman Resources
2020
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
2014
Porn in the Hood
2012
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
The Class of ‘92
2013
Alter Ego
2026
The Mad Kings
2015
Switch
2011
Brigade anonyme
2024
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
2021
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
Schmeichel
2025
L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
Looking for Eric
2009
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
2021
Force
2011
The United Way
2021
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
The Car Keys
2003
Murder Club
2024
Together for Palestine
2025
Magic 7
2023
Together Is Too Much
2010
The Children of the Marshland
1999
La Nirvana
2026
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
Happiness Is in the Field
1995
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
2013
Looking for
2013
Mookie
1998
The Football Years
2002
You and the Night
2013
Schmeichel
2025
The High Life
2001
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
2002
Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again!
1997
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
The Fragile Colossus
2022
The Blues: Another Story of France
2016
Anka
2017
The Second Wind
2007
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
2008
Lisa et le pilote d'avion
2006
French Film
2008
Hip Moves
2012
Cantona
2026
Marvelous Mornings
2026
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
2023
Jack Says
2008
Football Rebels
2012
La vie est à nous !
2005
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
2016
Ulysse & Mona
2018
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
2014
Busby
2019
The Overeater
2003
Black Butterfly
2008
Soprano : le documentaire événement
2018
Looking for Istanbul
2012
När bollen var rund
1992
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
2022
Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row
1993
Délit de fuite
2013
Manchester United : début de règne
2023
Eric the King
1994
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
2022
The Sentinel
2026
Looking for Buenos Aires
2012
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
2010
Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
1999
The Modern Game
2018
Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox
2001
Death List
2009
Andy Goram: The Goalie
1999
Looking for Alger
2015
Marie and the Misfits
2016
Looking for Rio
2014
Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
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Looking for Barcelona
2012
The Alex Ferguson Story
1998
Looking for Manchester
2010
Looking for Milano
2011
Looking for Athènes
2013
Big Ron Bites Back
1998