It’s tough to make it as a professional football player or an actor, and tougher still for one person to accomplish both. But a handful of pro athletes have managed to parlay their fame into a Hollywood career.
Former Chelsea star Vinnie Jones carved out a niche for himself as a stone-faced hatchet man.
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona also just plays himself in his most acclaimed role, Looking for Eric, but does so with panache.
Here’s when it all went a bit wrong for football players trying to act.
David Beckham in King Arthur Legend of the Sword
Stan Collymore in Basic Instinct 2
Wayne Rooney in a Wine Advert
Sir Bobby Charlton in Jossy’s giants
Pele in Escape to Victory
Ally McCoist in a Shot at Glory
Michael Owen in a Whiskey advert
Alan Shearer in Goal!
Ian Wright in Gun of The black sun
Zinedine Zidane in Asterix at The Olympic Games
