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Éric Cantona

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Éric Cantona

Born May 24, 1966 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France38 films

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.

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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.

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Elizabeth posterFirst watchElizabeth19987.2as Monsieur de FoixThe story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
AKA poster6.9AKA2023The Salvation poster6.5The Salvation2014The Killer poster6.3The Killer2024Looking for Eric poster6.5Looking for Eric2009The Children of the Marshland poster7.1The Children of the Marshland1999Happiness Is in the Field poster6.8Happiness Is in the Field1995Porn in the Hood poster5.0Porn in the Hood2012Switch poster5.9Switch2011

Filmography

38 films as actor
  1. TBAJudgementTed Moreau
  2. 2026La Nirvana
  3. 2026Marvelous MorningsTitou
  4. 2026The Sentinel
  5. 2024The KillerGobert
  6. 2023Magic 7Eric
  7. 2023AKAVictor Pastore
  8. 2022The Fragile ColossusSébastien
  9. 2018Ulysse & MonaUlysse
  10. 2017AnkaBrazilian
  11. 2016Marie and the MisfitsAntoine
  12. 2015The Mad KingsJacky
  13. 2014Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
  14. 2014The SalvationCorsican
  15. 2013Délit de fuitePaul
  16. 2013You and the NightThe Stallion
  17. 2012Hip MovesMichel
  18. 2012Porn in the HoodL'entraineur de foot
  19. 2011ForceManuel Makarov
  20. 2011SwitchDamien Forgeat
  21. 2010Together Is Too MuchGérard
  22. 2009Death ListMichaël Lombardi
  23. 2009Looking for EricÉric Cantona
  24. 2008French FilmThierry Grimandi
  25. 2008Jack SaysMan At Bar
  26. 2008Black ButterflyJack
  27. 2007The Second WindAlban
  28. 2006Lisa et le pilote d'avionFando
  29. 2005La vie est à nous !Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
  30. 2005Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
  31. 2003The Car KeysActor Refusing to Film with Laurent
  32. 2003The OvereaterLe commissaire Séléna
  33. 2001The High LifeJoueur de pétanque 2
  34. 1999The Children of the MarshlandJoseph "Jo" Sardi
  35. 1998MookieAntoine Capella
  36. 1998ElizabethMonsieur de Foix
  37. 1998Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
  38. 1995Happiness Is in the FieldLionel