Éric Cantona

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

Sacrée soirée

Champs-Elysées

C à vous

Michael McIntyre's Big Show

The Killer

The Traveller

The Salvation

Elizabeth

All Movies (80)

• La Nirvana2026
• Marvelous Mornings2026 · as Titou
• Cantona2026 · as Self
• The Sentinel2026
• Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Together for Palestine2025 · as Self
• Schmeichel2025 · as Self
• The Killer2024 · as Gobert
• Manchester United : début de règne2023
• Magic 72023 · as Eric
• L'Âge d'or de la pub2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• AKA2023 · as Victor Pastore
• Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football2023 · as Himself
• The Fragile Colossus2022 · as Sébastien
• Guy Roux, une histoire de France2022
• Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story2021 · as Self
• Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In2021 · as Self
• The United Way2021 · as Self
• Busby2019 · as Self
• The Modern Game2018 · as Self
• Soprano : le documentaire événement2018 · as Self
• Ulysse & Mona2018 · as Ulysse
• Anka2017 · as Brazilian
• When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season2016 · as Self
• The Blues: Another Story of France2016 · as Self
• Marie and the Misfits2016 · as Antoine
• Looking for Alger2015 · as Self
• The Mad Kings2015 · as Jacky
• Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui2014
• The Salvation2014 · as Corsican
• Looking for Rio2014 · as Self - Host
• Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History2014 · as Self
• Looking for Athènes2013 · as Self - Host
• The Class of ‘922013 · as Self
• Délit de fuite2013 · as Paul
• You and the Night2013 · as The Stallion
• The Stone Roses: Made of Stone2013 · as Self (uncredited)
• Looking for Buenos Aires2012 · as Self - Host
• Hip Moves2012 · as Michel
• Football Rebels2012 · as Self
• Porn in the Hood2012 · as L'entraineur de foot
• Looking for Barcelona2012 · as Self
• Looking for Istanbul2012 · as Self - Host
• Force2011 · as Manuel Makarov
• Switch2011 · as Damien Forgeat
• Looking for Milano2011 · as Self - Host
• Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester2010 · as Self
• Looking for Manchester2010 · as Self
• Together Is Too Much2010 · as Gérard
• Death List2009 · as Michaël Lombardi
• Looking for Eric2009 · as Self
• French Film2008 · as Thierry Grimandi
• Jack Says2008 · as Man At Bar
• Manchester United: The Official History 1878-20082008 · as Self
• Black Butterfly2008 · as Jack
• The Second Wind2007 · as Alban
• Lisa et le pilote d'avion2006 · as Fando
• La vie est à nous !2005 · as Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
• Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés2005
• De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs2004 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Car Keys2003 · as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent
• The Overeater2003 · as Le commissaire Séléna
• Manchester United: The Official History 1878-20022002 · as Self (Forward 1992-97)
• The High Life2001 · as Joueur de pétanque 2
• Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox2001
• Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia1999
• The Children of the Marshland1999 · as Joseph "Jo" Sardi
• Andy Goram: The Goalie1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Mookie1998 · as Antoine Capella
• Big Ron Bites Back1998
• The Alex Ferguson Story1998 · as Self
• Elizabeth1998 · as Monsieur de Foix
• Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur1998
• Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again!1997 · as Self (archive footage)
• Happiness Is in the Field1995 · as Lionel
• Eric the King1994 · as Self
• Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row1993
• När bollen var rund1992 · as Self
• Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien—

All TV Shows (17)

• Cannorama2026 · as Self - Guest
• Alter Ego2026 · as Joseph Batista
• Schmeichel2025 · as self
• Murder Club2024 · as Daniel Hansen
• Brigade anonyme2024 · as Julien Castaneda
• Beckham2023 · as Self
• Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League2021 · as Self
• Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk2020 · as Self
• Inhuman Resources2020 · as Alain Delambre
• The Traveller2019 · as Thomas Bareski
• Michael McIntyre's Big Show2016 · as Self - Music
• Un soir à la tour Eiffel2014 · as Self
• Looking for2013
• C à vous2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Football Years2002 · as Self
• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self