Éric Cantona
- Acting
- May 24, 1966 · Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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.
Known for
Filmography
- La Nirvana
- Marvelous Mornings · Titou
- Cantona · Self
- Cannorama · Self
- Alter Ego · Joseph Batista
- The Sentinel
- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés · Self
- Together for Palestine · Self
- Schmeichel · Self
- Murder Club · Daniel Hansen
- The Killer · Gobert
- Brigade anonyme · Julien Castaneda
- Manchester United : début de règne
- Beckham · Self
- Magic 7 · Eric
- L'Âge d'or de la pub · Self
- AKA · Victor Pastore
- Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football · Self
- The Fragile Colossus · Sébastien
- Guy Roux, une histoire de France
- Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield · Self
- Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story · Self
- Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League · Self
- Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In · Self
- The United Way · Self, Writers' Production
- Le voleur de nuits · Thomas Bareski
- Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk · Self
- Inhuman Resources · Alain Delambre
- Busby · Self
- The Traveller · Thomas Bareski
- The Modern Game · Self
- Soprano : le documentaire événement · Self
- Ulysse & Mona · Ulysse
- Anka · Brazilian
- When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season · Self
- The Blues: Another Story of France · Self
- Michael McIntyre's Big Show · Self
- Marie and the Misfits · Antoine
- Looking for Alger · Self, Producer
- The Mad Kings · Jacky
- Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
- Un soir à la tour Eiffel · Self
- The Salvation · Corsican
- Looking for Rio · Self
- Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History · Self, Director
- Looking for Athènes · Self
- The Class of ‘92 · Self
- Looking for
- Délit de fuite · Paul
- You and the Night · The Stallion
- Clique · Self
- The Stone Roses: Made of Stone · Self
- Looking for Buenos Aires · Self
- Hip Moves · Michel
- Football Rebels · Self, Co-producer
- Porn in the Hood · L'entraineur de foot
- Looking for Barcelona · Self, Executive producer
- Looking for Istanbul · Self, Producer
- Force · Manuel Makarov
- Switch · Damien Forgeat
- Looking for Milano · Self
- Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester · Self
- Looking for Manchester · Self
- Together Is Too Much · Gérard
- C à vous · Self
- Death List · Michaël Lombardi
- Looking for Eric · Éric Cantona, Executive producer
- French Film · Thierry Grimandi
- Jack Says · Man At Bar
- Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008 · Self
- Black Butterfly · Jack
- The Second Wind · Alban
- Lisa et le pilote d'avion · Fando, Producer
- La vie est à nous ! · Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
- Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
- De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs · Self
- The Car Keys · Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- The Overeater · Le commissaire Séléna
- Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 · Self
- The Football Years · Self