Éric Cantona
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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
The Killer (2024)
as Gobert
Elizabeth (1998)
as Monsieur de Foix
The Salvation (2014)
as Corsican
The Second Wind (2007)
as Alban
AKA (2023)
as Victor Pastore
Cantona (2026)
as Self
Black Butterfly (2008)
as Jack
Judgement (—)
as Ted Moreau
The Sentinel (2026)
Actor
The Children of the Marshland (1999)
as Joseph "Jo" Sardi
You and the Night (2013)
as The Stallion
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Looking for Eric (2009)
as Éric Cantona
Porn in the Hood (2012)
as L'entraineur de foot
La Nirvana (2026)
Actor
Together for Palestine (2025)
as Self
Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again! (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football (2023)
as Himself
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In (2021)
as Self
The Class of ‘92 (2013)
as Self
Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row (1993)
Actor
Marvelous Mornings (2026)
as Titou
Le voleur de nuits (2020)
as Thomas Bareski
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Death List (2009)
as Michaël Lombardi
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone (2013)
as Self (uncredited)
Big Ron Bites Back (1998)
Actor
Looking for Buenos Aires (2012)
as Self - Host
Lisa et le pilote d'avion (2006)
as Fando
Looking for Athènes (2013)
as Self - Host
Ulysse & Mona (2018)
as Ulysse
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014)
Actor
Force (2011)
as Manuel Makarov
Switch (2011)
as Damien Forgeat
När bollen var rund (1992)
as Self
Looking for Istanbul (2012)
as Self - Host
Looking for Milano (2011)
as Self - Host
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
as Lionel
French Film (2008)
as Thierry Grimandi
The United Way (2021)
as Self
Together Is Too Much (2010)
as Gérard
L'Âge d'or de la pub (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
The Overeater (2003)
as Le commissaire Séléna
Délit de fuite (2013)
as Paul
The Car Keys (2003)
as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés (2005)
Actor
Looking for Barcelona (2012)
as Self
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story (2021)
as Self
The Mad Kings (2015)
as Jacky
The Blues: Another Story of France (2016)
as Self
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season (2016)
as Self
Busby (2019)
as Self
Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien (—)
Actor
La vie est à nous ! (2005)
as Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur (1998)
Actor
Eric the King (1994)
as Self
Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia (1999)
Actor
The Fragile Colossus (2022)
as Sébastien
Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox (2001)
Actor
Marie and the Misfits (2016)
as Antoine
Looking for Alger (2015)
as Self
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 (2002)
as Self (Forward 1992-97)
The Alex Ferguson Story (1998)
as Self
Magic 7 (2023)
as Eric
Soprano : le documentaire événement (2018)
as Self
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester (2010)
as Self
Looking for Manchester (2010)
as Self
Mookie (1998)
as Antoine Capella
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008 (2008)
as Self
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History (2014)
as Self
Football Rebels (2012)
as Self
Andy Goram: The Goalie (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Looking for Rio (2014)
as Self - Host
The High Life (2001)
as Joueur de pétanque 2
Manchester United : début de règne (2023)
Actor
Ooh Aah - The Eric Cantona Phenomenom (1993)
as Himself
Anka (2017)
as Brazilian
Cantona's Cup - 'Its Just a Game Not a War' (1996)
as Himself
Hip Moves (2012)
as Michel
Manchester United F.C. - Greatest Games Vol 2 (1999)
as Himself
Jack Says (2008)
as Man At Bar
The Modern Game (2018)
as Self
Guy Roux, une histoire de France (2022)
Actor