Acting · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France · Born May 24, 1966
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.
MovieLa Nirvana
2026
MovieMarvelous Mornings
2026
as Titou
MovieCantona
2026
as Self
TVCannorama
2026
as Self - Guest
TVAlter Ego
2026
as Joseph Batista
MovieThe Sentinel
2026
MovieVos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTogether for Palestine
2025
as Self
Schmeichel
2025
as self
TVMurder Club
2024
as Daniel Hansen
MovieThe Killer
2024
as Gobert
TVBrigade anonyme
2024
as Julien Castaneda
MovieManchester United : début de règne
2023
TVBeckham
2023
as Self
MovieMagic 7
2023
as Eric
MovieL'Âge d'or de la pub
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieAKA
2023
as Victor Pastore
MovieSir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
2023
as Himself
MovieThe Fragile Colossus
2022
as Sébastien
MovieGuy Roux, une histoire de France
2022
MovieLiam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRobbo: The Bryan Robson Story
2021
as Self
TVFever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
2021
as Self
MovieSir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
2021
as Self
MovieThe United Way
2021
as Self
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
2020
as Self
TVInhuman Resources
2020
as Alain Delambre
MovieBusby
2019
as Self
TVThe Traveller
2019
as Thomas Bareski
MovieThe Modern Game
2018
as Self
MovieSoprano : le documentaire événement
2018
as Self
MovieUlysse & Mona
2018
as Ulysse
MovieAnka
2017
as Brazilian
MovieWhen Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
2016
as Self
MovieThe Blues: Another Story of France
2016
as Self
TVMichael McIntyre's Big Show
2016
as Self - Music
MovieMarie and the Misfits
2016
as Antoine
MovieLooking for Alger
2015
as Self
MovieThe Mad Kings
2015
as Jacky
MovieLes Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
TVUn soir à la tour Eiffel
2014
as Self
MovieThe Salvation
2014
as Corsican
MovieLooking for Rio
2014
as Self - Host
MovieFootball And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
2014
as Self
MovieLooking for Athènes
2013
as Self - Host
MovieThe Class of ‘92
2013
as Self
TVLooking for
2013
MovieDélit de fuite
2013
as Paul
MovieYou and the Night
2013
as The Stallion
TVClique
2013
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Stone Roses: Made of Stone
2013
as Self (uncredited)
MovieLooking for Buenos Aires
2012
as Self - Host
MovieHip Moves
2012
as Michel
MovieFootball Rebels
2012
as Self
MoviePorn in the Hood
2012
as L'entraineur de foot
MovieLooking for Barcelona
2012
as Self
MovieLooking for Istanbul
2012
as Self - Host
MovieForce
2011
as Manuel Makarov
MovieSwitch
2011
as Damien Forgeat
MovieLooking for Milano
2011
as Self - Host
MovieEric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
2010
as Self
MovieLooking for Manchester
2010
as Self
MovieTogether Is Too Much
2010
as Gérard
TVC à vous
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieDeath List
2009
as Michaël Lombardi
MovieLooking for Eric
2009
as Self
MovieFrench Film
2008
as Thierry Grimandi
MovieJack Says
2008
as Man At Bar
MovieManchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
2008
as Self
MovieBlack Butterfly
2008
as Jack
MovieThe Second Wind
2007
as Alban
Lisa et le pilote d'avion
2006
as Fando
MovieLa vie est à nous !
2005
as Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
MovieLes Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
MovieDe Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
2004
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Car Keys
2003
as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
MovieThe Overeater
2003
as Le commissaire Séléna
MovieManchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
2002
as Self (Forward 1992-97)
The Football Years
2002
as Self
MovieThe High Life
2001
as Joueur de pétanque 2
MovieBlue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox
2001
MovieRangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
1999
MovieThe Children of the Marshland
1999
as Joseph "Jo" Sardi
MovieAndy Goram: The Goalie
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMookie
1998
as Antoine Capella
Big Ron Bites Back
1998
MovieThe Alex Ferguson Story
1998
as Self
MovieElizabeth
1998
as Monsieur de Foix
MovieLes Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
MovieManchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again!
1997
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHappiness Is in the Field
1995
as Lionel
MovieEric the King
1994
as Self
Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row
1993
MovieNär bollen var rund
1992
as Self
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
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