---
name: "Éric Cantona"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-cantona"
fi1m_id: "eric-cantona"
imdb_id: "nm0134642"
tmdb_id: 37758
wikidata_id: "Q170328"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 May 1966"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:18:31.093097+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Éric Cantona

## Identity

Éric Cantona

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-cantona
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-cantona
- **IMDb ID:** nm0134642
- **TMDB ID:** 37758
- **Wikidata ID:** Q170328
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantona, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170328, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134642/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/37758

Actor. Born 24 May 1966 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 May 1966, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- **Also known as:** Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantona, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170328, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0134642/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/37758

## Biography

Éric Cantona is a French actor and former professional footballer. Born in Marseille, he retired from football in 1997 and began acting the following year.

His screen credits include the role of Monsieur de Foix in *Elizabeth* (1998), Lionel in *Happiness Is in the Field* (1995), Jo Sardi in *The Children of the Marshland* (1999) and a lead part as himself in *Looking for Eric* (2009). He made his stage debut in 2010 in the play *Face au paradis*, directed by his wife Rachida Brakni. Later film roles include appearances in *The Salvation* (2014), *AKA* (2023) and *The Killer* (2024).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Elizabeth* (1998), Fi1m 82, as Monsieur de Foix — [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *La Nirvana* (2026), Actor
- *Marvelous Mornings* (2026), as Titou
- *Alter Ego* (2026), series, as Joseph Batista
- *The Sentinel* (2026), Actor
- *Murder Club* (2024), series, as Daniel Hansen
- *The Killer* (2024), as Gobert
- *Brigade anonyme* (2024), series, as Julien Castaneda
- *Manchester United : début de règne* (2023), Actor
- *Magic 7* (2023), as Eric
- *AKA* (2023), as Victor Pastore
- *The Fragile Colossus* (2022), as Sébastien
- *Guy Roux, une histoire de France* (2022), Actor
- *The United Way* (2021), Writers' Production, Executive Producer
- *Inhuman Resources* (2020), series, as Alain Delambre
- *The Traveller* (2019), series, as Thomas Bareski
- *Ulysse & Mona* (2018), as Ulysse
- *Anka* (2017), as Brazilian
- *Marie and the Misfits* (2016), as Antoine
- *Looking for Alger* (2015), Producer
- *The Mad Kings* (2015), as Jacky
- *Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui* (2014), Actor
- *The Salvation* (2014), as Corsican
- *Football And Immigration, 100 Years Of Common History* (2014), Director, Writer
- *Looking for* (2013), series, Actor
- *Délit de fuite* (2013), as Paul
- *You and the Night* (2013), as The Stallion
- *Hip Moves* (2012), as Michel
- *Football Rebels* (2012), Co-Producer
- *Porn in the Hood* (2012), as L'entraineur de foot
- *Looking for Barcelona* (2012), Executive Producer
- *Looking for Istanbul* (2012), Producer
- *Force* (2011), as Manuel Makarov
- *Switch* (2011), as Damien Forgeat
- *Together Is Too Much* (2010), as Gérard
- *Death List* (2009), as Michaël Lombardi
- *Looking for Eric* (2009), as Éric Cantona · Executive Producer
- *French Film* (2008), as Thierry Grimandi
- *Jack Says* (2008), as Man At Bar
- *Black Butterfly* (2008), as Jack
- *The Second Wind* (2007), as Alban
- *Lisa et le pilote d'avion* (2006), as Fando · Producer
- *La vie est à nous !* (2005), as Pierre "L'oiseau bleu"
- *Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés* (2005), Actor
- *The Car Keys* (2003), as Actor Refusing to Film with Laurent
- *The Overeater* (2003), as Le commissaire Séléna
- *The High Life* (2001), as Joueur de pétanque 2
- *Blue Steel: The Hard Men of Ibrox* (2001), Actor
- *Rangers FC: Battle of Britain - Rule Britannia* (1999), Actor
- *The Children of the Marshland* (1999), as Joseph "Jo" Sardi
- *Mookie* (1998), as Antoine Capella
- *Big Ron Bites Back* (1998), Actor
- *Elizabeth* (1998), as Monsieur de Foix — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/elizabeth.md)
- *Les Enfoirés 1998 - Enfoirés en cœur* (1998), Actor
- *Happiness Is in the Field* (1995), as Lionel
- *Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row* (1993), Actor
- *Eric Cantona: Tout Va Bien*, Actor
- *Judgement*, as Ted Moreau

## Gallery

- ![Éric Cantona](https://film.one/media/person/87686/gallery-1059c0577b83.jpg) Éric Cantona — Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Eric_Cantona_Cannes_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![CALI avec CANTONA (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/87686/gallery-c182a05e4ae8.jpg) CALI avec CANTONA (2012) — ERIO TAC FRANCE, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/CONCERT_ACOUSTIQUE_CALI.jpg/1280px-CONCERT_ACOUSTIQUE_CALI.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![- Taken at 12:43 PM on January 25, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu](https://film.one/media/person/87686/gallery-e134ecbf2953.jpg) - Taken at 12:43 PM on January 25, 2007 - cameraphone upload by ShoZu — Stan Wiechers, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Cantona%2C_Eric.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Eric Cantona, New York Cosmos director of soccer, at Old Trafford for his team's game against Manchester United for Paul Scholes's testimonial match (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/87686/gallery-b9f7a82c61d2.jpg) Eric Cantona, New York Cosmos director of soccer, at Old Trafford for his team's game against Manchester United for Paul Scholes's testimonial match (2011) — James Boyes, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/CantonaCosmosAugust52011.jpg/1280px-CantonaCosmosAugust52011.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Eric Cantona à Namur pour "UBU ENCHAINE" (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/87686/gallery-4a7875bd143e.jpg) Eric Cantona à Namur pour "UBU ENCHAINE" (2011) — Michaël Bemelmans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Eric_Cantona_%C3%A0_Namur_pour_%22UBU_ENCHAINE%22.jpg/1280px-Eric_Cantona_%C3%A0_Namur_pour_%22UBU_ENCHAINE%22.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Spitting Image Puppet of Éric Cantona displayed at the "Only a Game" exhibition at the World Museum, Liverpool. [1] (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/87686/gallery-e365173cf719.jpg) Spitting Image Puppet of Éric Cantona displayed at the "Only a Game" exhibition at the World Museum, Liverpool. [1] (2008) — Stuart Frisby from Fukuoka, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Spitting_Image_Puppet_of_Eric_Cantona_%282956625432%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Premier League Hall of Fame 2021: Premier League Hall of Fame (won)
- UEFA President's Award 2019: UEFA President's Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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