Éric Cantona
Biography
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.
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Movies (39)
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Schmeichel
as Self
2025
The Killer
as Gobert
2024
Manchester United : début de règne
2023
Magic 7
as Eric
2023
L'Âge d'or de la pub
as Self (archive footage)
2023
AKA
as Victor Pastore
2023
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
as Himself
2023
The Fragile Colossus
as Sébastien
2022
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
2022
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
as Self
2021
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
as Self
2021
The United Way
as Self
2021
Busby
as Self
2019
The Modern Game
as Self
2018
Soprano : le documentaire événement
as Self
2018
Ulysse & Mona
as Ulysse
2018
Anka
as Brazilian
2017
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
as Self
2016
The Blues: Another Story of France
as Self
2016
Marie and the Misfits
as Antoine
2016
Looking for Alger
as Self
2015
The Mad Kings
as Jacky
2015
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
The Salvation
as Corsican
2014
Looking for Rio
as Self - Host
2014
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
as Self
2014
Looking for Athènes
as Self - Host
2013
The Class of ‘92
as Self
2013
Délit de fuite
as Paul
2013
You and the Night
as The Stallion
2013
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
as Self (uncredited)
2013
Looking for Buenos Aires
as Self - Host
2012
Hip Moves
as Michel
2012
Football Rebels
as Self
2012
Porn in the Hood
as L'entraineur de foot
2012
Looking for Barcelona
as Self
2012
Looking for Istanbul
as Self - Host
2012
TV Shows (11)
Schmeichel
as self
2025
Murder Club
as Daniel Hansen
2024
Brigade anonyme
as Julien Castaneda
2024
Beckham
as Self
2023
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
as Self
2021
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
as Self
2020
Inhuman Resources
as Alain Delambre
2020
The Traveller
as Thomas Bareski
2019
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
as Self - Music
2016
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
as Self
2014
Looking for
2013