Éric Cantona profile
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Éric Cantona

24th May 1966 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France Acting

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.

78 Movies 16 TV Shows 2 In Production 96 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

AKA poster
AKA 28th April 2023 as Victor Pastore
Busby poster
Busby 11th November 2019 as Self
Anka poster
Anka 23rd February 2017 as Brazilian
Force poster
Force 26th October 2011 as Manuel Makarov
Switch poster
Switch 6th June 2011 as Damien Forgeat
The Car Keys poster
The Car Keys 10th December 2003 as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
Mookie poster
Mookie 9th December 1998 as Antoine Capella
Elizabeth poster
Elizabeth 13th September 1998 as Monsieur de Foix
La Nirvana poster Coming soon
La Nirvana 19th August 2026
Marvelous Mornings poster Coming soon
Marvelous Mornings 29th July 2026 as Titou