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Éric Cantona
Actor, Producer, WriterBorn May 24, 1966 (58 years)
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.
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
| 2024 | The Killer · as Gobert |
| 2024 | Anonymous Brigade (TV Series) · as Julien Castaneda |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | AKA · as Victor Pastore |
| 2022 | The Fragile Colossus · as Sébastien |
| 2022 | |
| 2020 | Inhuman Resources (TV Series) · as Alain Delambre |
| 2019 | The Traveler (TV Series) · as Thomas Bareski |
| 2018 | The Champions (2018) (TV Series) · as Cantona |
| 2018 | Ulysses & Mona · as Ulysse |
| 2017 | Anka · as Brazilian |
| 2016 | Marie and the Misfits · as Antoine |
| 2015 | The Mad Kings · as Jacky |
| 2014 | The Salvation · as Corsican |
| 2013 | You and the Night · as The Stallion |
| 2012 | Hip Moves · as Michel |
| 2012 | Porn in the Hood · as L'entraineur De Foot |
| 2011 | De Force · as Manuel Makarov |
| 2011 | Switch · as Damien Forgeat |
| 2010 | Together Is Too Much · as Gérard |
| 2009 | La liste · as Michaël Lombardi |
| 2008 | French Film · as Thierry Grimandi |
| 2008 | Jack Says · as Man At Bar |
| 2008 | Black Butterfly · as Jack |
| 2007 | The Second Wind · as Alban |
| 2005 | It's Our Life! · as Pierre "l'oiseau Bleu" |
| 2005 | Une belle histoire · as Cast |
| 2003 | Les clefs de bagnole · as Actor Who Refuses To Film With Laurent |
| 2003 | The Over-Eater · as Le Commissaire Séléna |
| 2002 | History Of Football: The Beautiful Game (TV Series) · as Eric Cantona |
| 2001 | The High Life · as Joueur De Pétanque 2 |
| 1999 | The Children of the Marshland · as Joseph "jo" Sardi |
| 1998 | Mookie · as Antoine Capella |
| 1998 | Elizabeth · as Monsieur De Foix |
| 1995 | Happiness Is in the Field · as Lionel |
| 1995 | Eleven Men Against Eleven · as Player |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Filmed Tribute |