Cast & creator
Éric Cantona
Best known for Sacrée soirée, Champs-Elysées, C à vous
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.
Also known as: Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
93
film credits
19
television credits
102
1982–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (112)
Showing 112 of 112 credits
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009
Clique
Self - Guest
2013
The Apartment
2001
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Self - Music
2016
The Traveller
Thomas Bareski
2019
The Killer
Gobert
2024
The Salvation
Corsican
2014
Elizabeth
Monsieur de Foix
1998
Un soir à la tour Eiffel
Self
2014
Beckham
Self
2023
Porn in the Hood
L'entraineur de foot
2012
Brigade anonyme
Julien Castaneda
2024
Alter Ego
Joseph Batista
2026
AKA
Victor Pastore
2023
Inhuman Resources
Alain Delambre
2020
Murder Club
Daniel Hansen
2024
Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football
Himself
2023
Cannorama
Self - Guest
2026Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk
Self
2020
La Nirvana
2026
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Class of ‘92
Self
2013
L'Âge d'or de la pub
Self (archive footage)
2023
Looking for Eric
Éric Cantona
2009Looking for Eric
Executive Producer
2009
La vie est à nous !
Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
2005
Looking for
2013
Cantona
Self
2026
Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Self
2021
The Children of the Marshland
Joseph "Jo" Sardi
1999
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
You and the Night
The Stallion
2013Judgement
Ted Moreau
Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur
1998
Black Butterfly
Jack
2008
Schmeichel
self
2025
Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League
Self
2021
Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again!
Self (archive footage)
1997
Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
2005
The Car Keys
Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
2003
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002
Self (Forward 1992-97)
2002
Together for Palestine
Self
2025
Happiness Is in the Field
Lionel
1995
Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story
Self
2021
The Second Wind
Alban
2007
The Sentinel
2026
Death List
Michaël Lombardi
2009
Switch
Damien Forgeat
2011The Football Years
Self
2002
Looking for Athènes
Self - Host
2013
Looking for Buenos Aires
Self - Host
2012Lisa et le pilote d'avion
Fando
2006Lisa et le pilote d'avion
Producer
2006
De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
Self (archive footage)
2004
När bollen var rund
Self
1992
French Film
Thierry Grimandi
2008
Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008
Self
2008
Together Is Too Much
Gérard
2010
The United Way
Self
2021The United Way
Writers' Production
2021The United Way
Executive Producer
2021
Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield
Self (archive footage)
2022Big Ron Bites Back
1998Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row
1993
The Mad Kings
Jacky
2015
The Stone Roses: Made of Stone
Self (uncredited)
2013
Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox
2001
Marvelous Mornings
Titou
2026
Marie and the Misfits
Antoine
2016
The Fragile Colossus
Sébastien
2022
The Alex Ferguson Story
Self
1998
Hip Moves
Michel
2012
Looking for Barcelona
Self
2012Looking for Barcelona
Executive Producer
2012
Football Rebels
Self
2012Football Rebels
Co-Producer
2012
Force
Manuel Makarov
2011
The Blues: Another Story of France
Self
2016
Andy Goram: The Goalie
Self (archive footage)
1999
Magic 7
Eric
2023
Looking for Milano
Self - Host
2011
Soprano : le documentaire événement
Self
2018
Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Self
2014Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Director
2014Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History
Writer
2014
Manchester United : début de règne
2023
Délit de fuite
Paul
2013
Looking for Manchester
Self
2010
Ulysse & Mona
Ulysse
2018
When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season
Self
2016
Looking for Istanbul
Self - Host
2012Looking for Istanbul
Producer
2012
The Overeater
Le commissaire Séléna
2003
Busby
Self
2019
The High Life
Joueur de pétanque 2
2001Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien
Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia
1999
Mookie
Antoine Capella
1998
Anka
Brazilian
2017
Guy Roux, une histoire de France
2022
Eric the King
Self
1994
Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester
Self
2010
The Modern Game
Self
2018
Looking for Rio
Self - Host
2014
Cantona's Cup - 'Its Just a Game Not a War'
Himself
1996
Looking for Alger
Self
2015Looking for Alger
Producer
2015
Ooh Aah - The Eric Cantona Phenomenom
Himself
1993
Jack Says
Man At Bar
2008
Manchester United F.C. - Greatest Games Vol 2
Himself
1999