Eric Cantona
French actor and footballer
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| 2024 | Listed in a film titled 'The Killer', role details not specified |
| 2023 | Plays Victor Pastore in the television film 'AKA' |
| May 2023 | Eric Cantona released a song titled 'The Friends We Lost' |
| 2021 | Appears in the documentary 'Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In' as himself |
| 2021 | Inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. |
| 2020 | Stars in the miniseries 'Inhuman Resources' as Alain Delambre |
| January 2020 | Played 'The King' in Liam Gallagher's music video for the single 'Once'. |
| August 2019 | Received the UEFA President's Award, delivering a cryptic speech that referenced Shakespeare, science, war, and crime, reminiscent of his famous 'seagulls' press conference. |
| 2017 | Plays The Brazilian in the film 'Anka' |
| 2016 | Acts in 'Marie & the Misfits' as Antoine |
| 2015 | Appears in 'The Mad Kings' as Jacky Chichinet |
| May 2015 | Cantona sued New York Cosmos for nearly $1 million in back pay and a promised 4% equity share after being fired from his position, with the club claiming his role was primarily ceremonial. |
| 2014 | Participated in documentaries 'Foot et immigration, 100 ans d'histoire commune' and 'Looking for Rio' |
| May 17 2014 | Starred as The Corsican in the Danish western 'The Salvation', which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| March 2014 | Arrested and cautioned for an act of common assault on Regent's Park Road in Camden, North London. |
| 2013 | Featured in documentaries 'Looking for Athènes' and 'The Stone Roses: Made of Stone' |
| 2013 | Stars in 'You and the Night' as The Stallion and appears in 'The Class of '92' documentary as himself |
| 2012 | Received Golden Foot Legends Award |
| 2012 | Appears in two films: 'Porn in the Hood' as a football coach and 'Hip Moves' as Michel |
| 2012 | Appeared in multiple documentaries including 'Les rebelles du foot' and 'Looking for Istanbul' |
| July 10 2012 | Mahmoud Sarsak was released from Israeli imprisonment following the petition campaign supported by Cantona. |
| June 2012 | Signed a petition for the release of Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Sarsak, who was imprisoned without conviction by Israel since July 2009. |
| January 2012 | Cantona attempted to gather 500 signatures from elected officials to run for the French presidential election, aiming to support the homeless charity and campaign group Emmaus. |
| 2011 | Cantona acts in multiple films including 'Switch' as Damien Forgeat, 'De Force' as Manuel Makarov, and 'Etreinte' as Eric |
| 2011 | Resigned as manager of the France national beach soccer team after nearly 15 years of involvement. |
| January 18 2011 | Eric Cantona was announced as the Director of Soccer for New York Cosmos, aiming to help the club regain prominence in United States football and become a top global club. |
| 2010 | Led France to relegation from the top division of the Euro Beach Soccer League to Division B and again failed to qualify for the World Cup. |
| 2010 | Eric Cantona appears in the film 'Together Is Too Much', playing the character Gérard |
| 2010 | Debuted as a stage actor in the play Face au Paradis, directed by his wife Rachida Brakni. |
| December 7 2010 | Eric Cantona called for a social revolution by encouraging bank customers to withdraw their money in protest of the global financial crisis, which sparked an online campaign for a bank run. |
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