Éric Cantona
Acting • Born 1966-05-24
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.
Filmography
93 credits
Elizabeth
Movie • 1998
Monsieur de Foix
Jack Says
Movie • 2008
Man At Bar
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
Movie • 2016
Self
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Movie • 2021
Self
AKA
Movie • 2023
Victor Pastore
The Children of the Marshland
Movie • 1999
Joseph "Jo" Sardi
Mookie
Movie • 1998
Antoine Capella
Happiness Is in the Field
Movie • 1995
Lionel
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Movie • 2014
Death List
Movie • 2009
Michaël Lombardi
French Film
Movie • 2008
Thierry Grimandi
Looking for Eric
Movie • 2009
Self
Switch
Movie • 2011
Damien Forgeat
Together Is Too Much
Movie • 2010
Gérard
The Car Keys
Movie • 2003
Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Manchester United : début de règne
Movie • 2023
La vie est à nous !
Movie • 2005
Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
The Second Wind
Movie • 2007
Alban
Force
Movie • 2011
Manuel Makarov
Black Butterfly
Movie • 2008
Jack
Football Rebels
Movie • 2012
Self
Hip Moves
Movie • 2012
Michel
The Modern Game
Movie • 2018
Self
The High Life
Movie • 2001
Joueur de pétanque 2
You and the Night
Movie • 2013
The Stallion
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Class of ‘92
Movie • 2013
Self
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
Movie • 2023
Himself
Les matins merveilleux
Movie
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
Movie • 2010
Self
The Overeater
Movie • 2003
Le commissaire Séléna
The Fragile Colossus
Movie • 2022
Sébastien
The Salvation
Movie • 2014
Corsican
Porn in the Hood
Movie • 2012
L'entraineur de foot
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
Movie • 2022
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
När bollen var rund
Movie • 1992
Self
Soprano : le documentaire événement
Movie • 2018
Self
The Mad Kings
Movie • 2015
Jacky
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Movie • 2014
Self
Looking for Rio
Movie • 2014
Self - Host
Looking for Barcelona
Movie • 2012
Self
Looking for Athènes
Movie • 2013
Self - Host
Looking for Manchester
Movie • 2010
Self
Looking for Buenos Aires
Movie • 2012
Self - Host
Looking for Alger
Movie • 2015
Self
Looking for Milano
Movie • 2011
Self - Host
Looking for Istanbul
Movie • 2012
Self - Host
Marie and the Misfits
Movie • 2016
Antoine
Andy Goram: The Goalie
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
Movie • 1999
The Killer
Movie • 2024
Gobert
Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox
Movie • 2001
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
Movie • 2002
Self (Forward 1992-97)
Anka
Movie • 2017
Brazilian
The Blues: Another Story of France
Movie • 2016
Self
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Movie • 2013
Self (uncredited)
Ulysse & Mona
Movie • 2018
Ulysse
Délit de fuite
Movie • 2013
Paul
Lisa et le pilote d'avion
Movie • 2006
Fando
Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again!
Movie • 1997
Self (archive footage)
Eric the King
Movie • 1994
Self
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Movie • 1998
The Alex Ferguson Story
Movie • 1998
Self
Busby
Movie • 2019
Self
Magic 7
Movie • 2023
Eric
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
Movie • 2008
Self
The United Way
Movie • 2021
Self
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Movie • 2021
Self
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
Movie • 2005
Schmeichel
Movie • 2025
Self
Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
Movie
La Nirvana
Movie • 2026
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Together for Palestine
Movie • 2025
Self
The Sentinel
Movie • 2026
The Football Years
TV • 2002
Self
Murder Club
TV • 2024
Daniel Hansen
Beckham
TV • 2023
Self
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
TV • 2021
Self
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
TV • 2016
Self - Music
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
TV • 2014
Self
Looking for
TV • 2013
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Brigade anonyme
TV • 2024
Julien Castaneda
The Traveller
TV • 2019
Thomas Bareski
Inhuman Resources
TV • 2020
Alain Delambre
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
TV • 2020
Self
C à vous
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Schmeichel
TV • 2025
self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
Alter Ego
TV