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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Key of Gibraltar as Voice from Archival Footage
- 2025 · Schmeichel as Self
- 2024 · Murder Club as Daniel Hansen
- 2024 · The Killer as Gobert
- 2023 · Beckham as Self
- 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
- 2021 · Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story as Self
- 2021 · Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League as Self
- 2021 · Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In as Self
- 2021 · The United Way as Self
- 2020 · Inhuman Resources as Alain Delambre
- 2019 · Busby as Self
- 2019 · The Traveller as Thomas Bareski
- 2017 · Anka as Brazilian
- 2016 · When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season as Self
- 2016 · Michael McIntyre's Big Show as Self - Music
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2014 · Un soir à la tour Eiffel as Self
- 2014 · The Salvation as Corsican
- 2013 · The Class of ‘92 as Self
- 2013 · You and the Night as The Stallion
- 2012 · Porn in the Hood as L'entraineur de foot
- 2011 · Switch as Damien Forgeat
- 2009 · C à vous as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Looking for Eric as Self
- 2008 · French Film as Thierry Grimandi
- 2008 · Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008 as Self
- 2008 · Black Butterfly as Jack
- 2007 · The Second Wind as Alban
- 2005 · La vie est à nous ! as Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
- 2005 · Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés as
- 2003 · The Car Keys as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
- 2002 · Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 as Self (Forward 1992-97)
- 2002 · The Football Years as Self
- 2001 · The High Life as Joueur de pétanque 2
- 1999 · The Children of the Marshland as Joseph "Jo" Sardi
- 1998 · The Alex Ferguson Story as Self
- 1998 · Elizabeth as Monsieur de Foix
- 1998 · Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur as
- 1997 · Manchester United - Official Review 1996/97 - Champions Again! as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · Happiness Is in the Field as Lionel
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- Future · Le Meilleur de nulle part ailleurs as Self
- 2025 · Schmeichel as self
- 2024 · Brigade anonyme as Julien Castaneda
- 2023 · Manchester United : début de règne as
- 2023 · Magic 7 as Eric
- 2022 · The Fragile Colossus as Sébastien
- 2022 · Guy Roux, une histoire de France as
- 2022 · Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield as Himself (Archive Footage)
- 2020 · Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk as Self
- 2018 · The Modern Game as Self
- 2018 · Soprano : le documentaire événement as Self
- 2018 · Ulysse & Mona as Ulysse
- 2016 · The Blues: Another Story of France as Self
- 2016 · Marie and the Misfits as Antoine
- 2015 · Looking for Alger as Self
- 2015 · The Mad Kings as Jacky
- 2014 · Looking for Rio as Self - Host
- 2014 · Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History as Self
- 2013 · Looking for Athènes as Self - Host
- 2013 · Looking for as
- 2013 · Délit de fuite as Paul
- 2013 · The Stone Roses: Made of Stone as Self (uncredited)
- 2012 · Looking for Buenos Aires as Self - Host
- 2012 · Hip Moves as Michel
- 2012 · Football Rebels as Self
- 2012 · Looking for Barcelona as Self
- 2012 · Looking for Istanbul as Self - Host
- 2011 · Force as Manuel Makarov
- 2011 · Looking for Milano as Self - Host
- 2010 · Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester as Self
- 2010 · Looking for Manchester as Self
- 2010 · Together Is Too Much as Gérard
- 2009 · Death List as Michaël Lombardi
- 2008 · Jack Says as Man At Bar
- 2006 · Lisa et le pilote d'avion as Fando
- 2004 · De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · The Overeater as Le commissaire Séléna
- 2001 · Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox as
- 1999 · Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia as
- 1999 · Andy Goram: The Goalie as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Mookie as Antoine Capella
- 1996 · Nike: Good vs. Evil as Éric Cantona
- 1994 · Eric the King as Self
- Future · Nike | The Wall as Cantona
- 1992 · När bollen var rund as Self
- Future · Les Matins merveilleux as
- Future · Alter Ego as