Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966) is a French actor, director, producer and former professional soccer player. After his career in sports he focused mostly as an actor in French cinema, having had his first role as a rugby player in Le bonheur est dans le pré, shot during his 1995 suspension from football. In the late 1990s, he accepted a role as a French ambassador in the English film 'Elizabeth' (1998). In 2002, he directed a short film, 'Apporte-moi ton amour'. In January 2020, Cantona played The King in the music video for Liam Gallagher's single 'Once'. June 2023 saw Cantona's début as a recording musician under his own name with the single, 'The Friends We Lost'. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.