Éric Cantona

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-05-24 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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...

Acting

1998

Elizabeth

as Monsieur de Foix

2008

Jack Says

as Man At Bar

2023

AKA

as Victor Pastore

1999

The Children of the Marshland

as Joseph "Jo" Sardi

1998

Mookie

as Antoine Capella

2009

Death List

as Michaël Lombardi

2008

French Film

as Thierry Grimandi

2009

2011

Switch

as Damien Forgeat

2010

2003

The Car Keys

as Actor who refuses to film with Laurent

1996

Nike: Good vs. Evil

as Éric Cantona

2005

La vie est à nous !

as Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"

2007

2011

Force

as Manuel Makarov

2008

2012

2012

Hip Moves

as Michel

2018

2001

The High Life

as Joueur de pétanque 2

2013

You and the Night

as The Stallion

2022

Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield

as Himself (Archive Footage)

2023

L'Âge d'or de la pub

as Self (archive footage)

2003

The Overeater

as Le commissaire Séléna

2022

2014

The Salvation

as Corsican

2012

Porn in the Hood

as L'entraineur de foot

2015

2014

Looking for Rio

as Self - Host

2013

Looking for Athènes

as Self - Host

2012

2011

Looking for Milano

as Self - Host

2012

Looking for Istanbul

as Self - Host

2016

1999

Andy Goram: The Goalie

as Self (archive footage)

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Nike | The Wall

as Cantona

2024

The Killer

as Gobert

2017

Anka

as Brazilian

2013

The Stone Roses: Made of Stone

as Self (uncredited)

2018

Ulysse & Mona

as Ulysse

2013

1994

2019

Busby

as Self

2023

Magic 7

as Eric

2021

2025

Key of Gibraltar

as Voice from Archival Footage

2025

Schmeichel

as Self

Production

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