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: Acting

Born: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, 1966-05-24

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1995	Happiness Is in the Field	Lionel	68
2	1996	Nike: Good vs. Evil	Éric Cantona	100
3	1998	Elizabeth	Monsieur de Foix	72
4	1998	Mookie	Antoine Capella	54
5	1999	The Children of the Marshland	Joseph "Jo" Sardi	71
6	2001	The High Life	Joueur de pétanque 2	54
7	2003	The Overeater	Le commissaire Séléna	62
8	2003	The Car Keys	Actor who refuses to film with Laurent	51
9	2004	De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs	Self (archive footage)	70
10	2005	La vie est à nous !	Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"	52
11	2007	The Second Wind	Alban	60
12	2008	Black Butterfly	Jack	71
13	2008	Jack Says	Man At Bar	52
14	2008	French Film	Thierry Grimandi	62
15	2009	Looking for Eric	Self	65
16	2009	Death List	Michaël Lombardi	53
17	2010	Together Is Too Much	Gérard	43
18	2010	Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester	Self	60
19	2011	Switch	Damien Forgeat	59
20	2011	Force	Manuel Makarov	46
21	2012	Porn in the Hood	L'entraineur de foot	50
22	2012	Football Rebels	Self	71
23	2012	Hip Moves	Michel	29
24	2013	You and the Night	The Stallion	60
25	2013	The Class of ‘92	Self	71
26	2014	The Salvation	Corsican	65
27	2014	Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui		80
28	2016	When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season	Self	0
29	2018	The Modern Game	Self	0
30	2021	Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story	Self	65
31	2022	Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield	Himself (Archive Footage)	80
32	2022	Guy Roux, une histoire de France		72
33	2022	The Fragile Colossus	Sébastien	71
34	2023	Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football	Himself	0
35	2023	AKA	Victor Pastore	69
36	2023	L'Âge d'or de la pub	Self (archive footage)	65
37	2023	Manchester United : début de règne		0
38		Les Matins merveilleux		0
39	1992	När bollen var rund	Self	0
40	1994	Eric the King	Self	0
41	1997	Manchester United - Official Review 1996/97 - Champions Again!	Self (archive footage)	80
42	1998	Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur		73
43	1998	The Alex Ferguson Story	Self	50
44	1999	Andy Goram: The Goalie	Self (archive footage)	0
45	1999	Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia		0
46	2001	Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox		0
47	2002	Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002	Self (Forward 1992-97)	70
48	2005	Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés		80
49	2006	Lisa et le pilote d'avion	Fando	0
50	2008	Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008	Self	0
51	2010	Looking for Manchester	Self	65
52	2011	Looking for Milano	Self - Host	65
53	2012	Looking for Istanbul	Self - Host	60
54	2012	Looking for Barcelona	Self	65
55	2012	Looking for Buenos Aires	Self - Host	60
56	2013	The Stone Roses: Made of Stone	Self (uncredited)	68
57	2013	Délit de fuite	Paul	57
58	2013	Looking for Athènes	Self - Host	65
59	2014	Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History	Self	100
60	2014	Looking for Rio	Self - Host	60
61	2015	The Mad Kings	Jacky	46
62	2015	Looking for Alger	Self	60
63	2016	Marie and the Misfits	Antoine	62
64	2018	Ulysse & Mona	Ulysse	46
65	2018	Soprano : le documentaire événement	Self	100
66		Nike \| The Wall	Cantona	0
67	2016	The Blues: Another Story of France	Self	67
68	2017	Anka	Brazilian	60
69	2019	Busby	Self	62
70	2021	The United Way	Self	68
71	2021	Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In	Self	77
72	2023	Magic 7	Eric	0
73	2024	The Killer	Gobert	64
74	2025	Schmeichel	Self	80
75	2025	Key of Gibraltar	Voice from Archival Footage	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self	63
2	1987	Sacrée soirée	Self	65
3	2002	The Football Years	Self	0
4	2009	C à vous	Self - Guest	60
5	2013	Looking for		0
6	2014	Un soir à la tour Eiffel	Self	25
7	2016	Michael McIntyre's Big Show	Self - Music	74
8	2019	The Traveller	Thomas Bareski	70
9	2020	Inhuman Resources	Alain Delambre	67
10	2020	Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk	Self	0
11	2021	Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League	Self	78
12	2023	Beckham	Self	81
13	2024	Brigade anonyme	Julien Castaneda	68
14	2024	Murder Club	Daniel Hansen	75
15	2025	Schmeichel	self	63
16		Alter Ego		0

Éric Cantona

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