Éric Cantona
Acting
- Born:
- 1966-05-24
- Place of birth:
- Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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
Filmography
La Nirvana
Marvelous Mornings
Cantona
Cannorama
Alter Ego
The Sentinel
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Together for Palestine
Schmeichel
Murder Club
The Killer
Brigade anonyme
Manchester United : début de règne
Beckham
Magic 7
L'Âge d'or de la pub
AKA
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
The Fragile Colossus
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
The United Way
Le voleur de nuits
Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
Inhuman Resources
Busby
The Traveller
The Modern Game
Soprano : le documentaire événement
Ulysse & Mona
Anka
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
The Blues: Another Story of France
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Marie and the Misfits
Looking for Alger
The Mad Kings
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
The Salvation
Looking for Rio
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Looking for Athènes
The Class of ‘92
Looking for
Délit de fuite
You and the Night
Clique
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Looking for Buenos Aires
Hip Moves
Football Rebels
Porn in the Hood
Looking for Barcelona
Looking for Istanbul
Force
Switch
Looking for Milano
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
Looking for Manchester
Together Is Too Much
C à vous
Death List
Looking for Eric
French Film
Jack Says
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
Black Butterfly
The Second Wind
Lisa et le pilote d'avion
La vie est à nous !
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
The Car Keys
The Overeater
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
The Football Years
The High Life
The Apartment
Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox
Manchester United F.C. - Greatest Games Vol 2
Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
The Children of the Marshland
Andy Goram: The Goalie
Mookie
Big Ron Bites Back
The Alex Ferguson Story
Elizabeth
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again!
Cantona's Cup - 'Its Just a Game Not a War'
Happiness Is in the Field
Eric the King
Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row
Ooh Aah - The Eric Cantona Phenomenom
När bollen var rund
Sacrée soirée
Champs-Elysées
Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
Judgement