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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.
The roles that explain the career.
44 credits across 3 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Sentinel | Film | |
| 2026 | Nike - Rip the Script | Self | Film |
| 2026 | Alter Ego | Joseph Batista | Film |
| 2026 | Marvelous Mornings | Titou | Film |
| 2026 | La Nirvana | Film | |
| 2026 | Cantona | Self | Film |
| 2025 | Schmeichel | self | TV |
| 2024 | The Killer | Gobert | Film |
| 2023 | AKA | Victor Pastore | Film |
| 2023 | Beckham | Self | TV |
| 2021 | The United Way | Self | Film |
| 2019 | Busby | Self | Film |
| 2019 | The Traveller | Thomas Bareski | TV |
| 2014 | The Salvation | Corsican | Film |
| 2013 | You and the Night | The Stallion | Film |
| 2013 | The Stone Roses: Made of Stone | Self (uncredited) | Film |
| 2012 | Porn in the Hood | L'entraineur de foot | Film |
| 2012 | Football Rebels | Self | Film |
| 2012 | Hip Moves | Michel | Film |
| 2012 | Football Rebels | Co-Producer | Film |
| 2011 | Switch | Damien Forgeat | Film |
| 2011 | Force | Manuel Makarov | Film |
| 2010 | Together Is Too Much | Gérard | Film |
| 2010 | Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester | Self | Film |
| 2009 | Looking for Eric | Self | Film |
| 2009 | Death List | Michaël Lombardi | Film |
| 2009 | Looking for Eric | Executive Producer | Film |
| 2008 | Black Butterfly | Jack | Film |
| 2008 | Jack Says | Man At Bar | Film |
| 2008 | French Film | Thierry Grimandi | Film |
| 2007 | The Second Wind | Alban | Film |
| 2005 | Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés | Film | |
| 2005 | La vie est à nous ! | Pierre "L'oiseau bleu" | Film |
| 2004 | De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2003 | The Overeater | Le commissaire Séléna | Film |
| 2001 | The High Life | Joueur de pétanque 2 | Film |
| 1999 | The Children of the Marshland | Joseph "Jo" Sardi | Film |
| 1998 | Mookie | Antoine Capella | Film |
| 1998 | Elizabeth | Monsieur de Foix | Film |
| 1998 | The Alex Ferguson Story | Self | Film |
| 1997 | Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again! | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 1995 | Happiness Is in the Field | Lionel | Film |
| 1993 | Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row | Film | |
| Judgement | Film |
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