Eric Cantona

Q: Has Eric Cantona won any awards for acting?

Yes, Eric Cantona received the Best Actor award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for his performance in 'Looking for Eric,' highlighting his talent in acting.

Q: What was Eric Cantona's first film?

Eric Cantona's first film appearance was in 'Le Bonheur est dans le pré' (1995), marking the beginning of his transition from football to acting.

Q: What is Eric Cantona's estimated net worth?

Eric Cantona's estimated net worth is around $25 million, accumulated through his successful football career and acting roles.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Eric Cantona's acting style?

Eric Cantona's acting style is characterized by his intense emotional delivery and a strong presence that commands attention in every scene.

Q: How did Eric Cantona transition from football to acting?

After retiring from professional football, Eric Cantona pursued acting, leveraging his fame and charisma to land significant roles in films, particularly in France.

Q: What legacy did Eric Cantona leave in football?

Eric Cantona is remembered as one of the most influential figures in football, known for his skill, creativity, and impact on Manchester United during the 1990s.

Q: Has Eric Cantona worked in television?

Yes, Eric Cantona has appeared in various television projects, including series and documentaries, showcasing his versatility beyond film.

Known for

AKA (2023)

IMDb 6.6 / 10

2023 / Action, Adventure / 122mins

A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly bonds with the boss'...

Name

Eric Cantona

Height

6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Born

24 May 1966, Marseille, France

Spouses

Rachida Brakni (2007–present)

Children

2 (Names not publicly disclosed)

Parents

Edmond Cantona, Elyane Cantona

Estimated Net Worth

$25 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie La Nirvana	Unknown character	Not rated
2026	Movie Marvelous Mornings At her grandmother's funeral, Charlie learns that she already has a place reserved in the family vault. In search of...	Titou	Not rated
2026	Movie Cantona Told largely in his own words, the remarkable story of Eric Cantona's journey from volatile French prodigy to Manchester United...	Self	Not rated
2026	TV Cannorama	Self - Guest	Not rated
2026	TV Alter Ego Joseph Batista, a taciturn yet deeply humanistic police officer, has returned to Marseille after thirty years of a brilliant career...	Joseph Batista	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2026	Movie The Sentinel A French soldier, gently bent at the waist, a rifle lodged in his mouth. The rifle fires. Whether he dies...	Unknown character	Not rated
2025	Movie Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés As Les Restos du Cœur have just celebrated their 40th anniversary, you voted for your favorite tracks from among 40...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2025	Movie Together for Palestine Broadcast of the "Together for Palestine" charity concert organized by Brian Eno along with several artists to raise funds and...	Self	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2025	Movie Schmeichel A Goalkeeper in the Danish football team that won the European Championships against all the odds in 1992 and captained...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2025	TV Schmeichel A Goalkeeper in Danish football team that won the European Championship against all odds in 1992 and captained Manchester United...	self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2024	TV Murder Club	Daniel Hansen	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2024	Movie The Killer Zee is a feared contract killer known as "the Queen of the Dead," but when she refuses to murder a...	Gobert	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2024	TV Brigade anonyme	Julien Castaneda	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2023	TV Beckham With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom.	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2023	Movie Manchester United : début de règne	Unknown character	Not rated
2023	Movie Magic 7 Eric, a former football star and now coach for a Chinese league team, ends up in a small village after...	Eric	Not rated
2023	Movie L'Âge d'or de la pub 55 years ago, on October 1 1968, the first brand advertising spot appeared on the French television screen. Over the...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2023	Movie AKA A steely special ops agent finds his morality put to the test when he infiltrates a crime syndicate and unexpectedly...	Victor Pastore	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2023	Movie Sir Bobby Charlton: The First Gentleman Of Football Documentary celebrating the remarkable life of one of England's greatest-ever footballers, Sir Bobby Charlton. Sir Bobby was a key member...	Himself	Not rated
2022	Movie The Fragile Colossus Sébastien is a former rugby player and a true colossus. Between the ages of 12 to 16, he was a...	Sébastien	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2022	Movie Guy Roux, une histoire de France This is the story of Guy Roux and how he managed to bring the modest A.J. Auxerre to the top...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2022	Movie Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield Unparalleled access to the world renowned rockstar, Liam Gallagher, as he heads to the famous Rockfield Studios in Wales with...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2021	Movie Robbo: The Bryan Robson Story Robbo is a remarkable feature film that tells the story of one of England and Manchester United’s greatest ever midfielders....	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2021	TV Fever Pitch: The Rise of the Premier League Once upon a time, football was just a game... From those who lived it, and those who made the beautiful...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2021	Movie Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In A look at the life and legend of Sir Alex Ferguson, from his working-class roots in Glasgow through to his...	Self	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2021	Movie The United Way The United Way is the legendary story of one of the most iconic sports teams in the world, Manchester United,...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	TV Sykora Gisler – Der Fussball-Talk	Self	Not rated
2020	TV Inhuman Resources Alain Delambre, unemployed and 57, is lured by an attractive job opening. But things get ugly when he realizes he’s...	Alain Delambre	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2019	Movie Busby The story of Manchester United legend Sir Matt Busby.	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2019	TV The Traveller Hunting down killers to help bereaved families get justice is more than just a job; it’s a duty for Thomas...	Thomas Bareski	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2018	Movie The Modern Game In this landmark documentary ten footballers who have defined and are now shaping the modern era come together to give...	Self	Not rated
2018	Movie Soprano : le documentaire événement French rapper Soprano opens up like never before. He has become the artist with the highest album sales in France....	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2018	Movie Ulysse & Mona Ulysses, a secluded artist who mysteriously retired a few years ago, meets Mona, a young art student full of life....	Ulysse	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2017	Movie Anka A fairy tale set in the bucolic countryside of Central Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Anka, an...	Brazilian	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2016	Movie When Football Changed Forever - The Story of the 1991/1992 Football Division One Season The dramatic story of the 1991/92 Football League Division One season - the final campaign before the Premier League began....	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie The Blues: Another Story of France This documentary charts 20 years of the French national soccer team, Les Bleus, whose ups and downs have mirrored those...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2016	TV Michael McIntyre's Big Show Michael McIntyre's Big Show is a British variety and stand-up comedy television series, presented by British comedian, presenter and former...	Self - Music	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2016	Movie Marie and the Misfits "Marie is dangerous", Antoine warns. It hasn't stopped Siméon from dropping everything, or, more precisely, letting go the little that...	Antoine	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2015	Movie Looking for Alger	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2015	Movie The Mad Kings In Casteljaloux, a town in southwestern France, friendship, drunken nights, heat and tall tales set the pace of daily life....	Jacky	TMDB 4.3 / 10
2014	Movie Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2014	TV Un soir à la tour Eiffel	Self	TMDB 1.8 / 10
2014	Movie The Salvation In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury of a notorious gang leader....	Corsican	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2014	Movie Looking for Rio	Self - Host	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History Football is both the place, the crystallization of sporting passion and the witness of identity imaginations. It is also an...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2013	Movie Looking for Athènes	Self - Host	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2013	Movie The Class of ‘92 A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	TV Looking for	Unknown character	Not rated
2013	Movie Délit de fuite Fifteen-year-old Sébastien Lecoeur is headed to the country for the weekend with his father. In a hurry to arrive before...	Paul	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2013	Movie You and the Night Around midnight, a young couple and their transvestite maid prepare for an orgy. Their guests will be The Slut, The...	The Stallion	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2013	Movie The Stone Roses: Made of Stone A documentary about the English alternative rock band, The Stone Roses. Meadows interweaves archive film, intimate behind-the-scenes footage and never-before-seen...	Self (uncredited)	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2012	Movie Looking for Buenos Aires Eric Cantona went to Buenos Aires to figure out the sports and social issues behind the rivalry between the clubs...	Self - Host	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	Movie Hip Moves Hervé is a lonely man who lives only for his self-defense courses. Fired from the zoo where he works because...	Michel	TMDB 2.8 / 10
2012	Movie Football Rebels Five stories that tell how a handful of football stars took the risk of losing everything and put their fate...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2012	Movie Porn in the Hood 3 childhood friends who have never left their hometown in the suburb try to get into porn as a way...	L'entraineur de foot	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2012	Movie Looking for Barcelona	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2012	Movie Looking for Istanbul	Self - Host	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2011	Movie Force Following a series of unsolved robberies, the authorities decide to give carte blanche to commander Clara Damico to neutralize a...	Manuel Makarov	TMDB 4.6 / 10
2011	Movie Switch In Montreal, the unemployed fashion designer Sophie Malaterre is shown a website, switch.com, where it is possible to switch houses...	Damien Forgeat	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2011	Movie Looking for Milano	Self - Host	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2010	Movie Eric Cantona: Looking For Manchester A celebration of Manchester and its football, this film explores many Mancunians’ raison d'être: the love of their football team....	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2010	Movie Looking for Manchester	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2010	Movie Together Is Too Much Imagine, if you will, a somewhat contented married woman finding out her husband's infidelity during the celebration of a birthday...	Gérard	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2009	TV C à vous Every day live on FRANCE 5, Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine and her team receive those who make the news. In the second...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2009	Movie Death List Former cop Michael Lombardi is accused of murder, and only his brother, Roman, is convinced of his innocence. Now the...	Michaël Lombardi	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2009	Movie Looking for Eric A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie French Film Jed prepares to interview French cineaste and self-appointed expert on the nature of love - Thierry Grimandi. The worldly and...	Thierry Grimandi	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2008	Movie Jack Says Jack struggles with memory loss while he seeks revenge.	Man At Bar	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2008	Movie Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2008 One hundred and thirty years since the club’s formation, Manchester United continue to dominate the game of football both at...	Self	Not rated
2008	Movie Black Butterfly Richard, a lonely, alcoholic, down-on-his-luck, divorced screenwriter, invites Jack, a mysterious vagabond, to stay at his woodland home while a...	Jack	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2007	Movie The Second Wind Gu, a famous gangster, has just escaped from jail. All french police is after him. Before leaving the country with...	Alban	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2006	Movie Lisa et le pilote d'avion Lisa and Corinne are personal assistants to people with disabilities. Lisa is happily married and have two kids. Corinne is...	Fando	Not rated
2005	Movie La vie est à nous ! Louise and Blanche run L'Etape, a cafe restaurant in a Savoy village. Facing them is Le Virage, run by Lucie...	Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2005	Movie Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés	Unknown character	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2004	Movie De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs For seven years, Antoine de Caunes and José Garcia made their mark on French comedy history each evening in prime-time...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2003	Movie The Car Keys Who would think losing car keys could lead us that far ? Be careful, adventure is on every street corner...	Actor who refuses to film with Laurent	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2003	Movie The Overeater Séléna is chief of the Marseille police. Respected and feared by his men, his sole enemy seems to be himself,...	Le commissaire Séléna	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2002	Movie Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002 Manchester United Football Club started life as Newton Heath, a team founded by workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway...	Self (Forward 1992-97)	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2002	TV The Football Years	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2001	Movie The High Life On a hospital bed, Marcello is plunged into a deep coma. His guardian angel asks the angel in charge of...	Joueur de pétanque 2	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2001	Movie Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox A look at the hard men of Rangers FC.	Unknown character	Not rated
1999	Movie Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia These were the European Cup matches everyone wanted to - the Champions of Scotland versus the Champions of England -...	Unknown character	Not rated
1999	Movie The Children of the Marshland The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted...	Joseph "Jo" Sardi	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1999	Movie Andy Goram: The Goalie Documentary on Rangers goalkeeping legend Andy Goram.	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
1998	Movie Mookie A talking chimp, a jolly monk and a boxer on the run make an unlikely team in this French comedy...	Antoine Capella	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1998	Movie Big Ron Bites Back 'Big Ron' Atkinson presents a collection of the funniest moments in football. He looks at own goals, very bad misses,...	Unknown character	Not rated
1998	Movie The Alex Ferguson Story A look at the history of this legendary manager	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1998	Movie Elizabeth The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts...	Monsieur de Foix	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1998	Movie Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur	Unknown character	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1997	Movie Manchester United Season Review 1996-1997 - Champions Again! Another long season ends with Manchester United having fought for the very highest honours. With the two domestic cups out...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1995	Movie Happiness Is in the Field Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife...	Lionel	TMDB 6.8 / 10
1994	Movie Eric the King Documentary about one of Manchester United's most flamboyant and controversial players, known to his fans as 'Eric the King'. The...	Self	Not rated
1993	Movie Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row Review of Glasgow Rangers Season 1992/93 when they won the treble and almost reached the European Cup Final.	Unknown character	Not rated
1992	Movie När bollen var rund Chronicles the hosting of Euro '92 in Sweden and the journey of the Swedish team in that tournament.	Self	Not rated
1987	TV Sacrée soirée	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1982	TV Champs-Elysées	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
TBA	Movie Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien In 1992 Cantona arrived at Old Trafford from Leeds, within a five-year period he won the Premier League title four...	Unknown character	TMDB 10.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2015	Movie Looking for Alger	Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	Movie Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History Football is both the place, the crystallization of sporting passion and the witness of identity imaginations. It is also an...	Director Directing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2014	Movie Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History Football is both the place, the crystallization of sporting passion and the witness of identity imaginations. It is also an...	Writer Writing	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2012	Movie Football Rebels Five stories that tell how a handful of football stars took the risk of losing everything and put their fate...	Co-Producer Production	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2012	Movie Looking for Barcelona	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2012	Movie Looking for Istanbul	Producer Production	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2009	Movie Looking for Eric A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the ex-footballer...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2006	Movie Lisa et le pilote d'avion Lisa and Corinne are personal assistants to people with disabilities. Lisa is happily married and have two kids. Corinne is...	Producer Production	Not rated

Cantona

2026

The Sentinel

2026

Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés

2025 / TMDB 7.0

Schmeichel

2025 / TMDB 7.5

The Killer

2024 / TMDB 6.3

Manchester United : début de règne

2023

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