5 footballers turned actors

#2 Ian Wright

Ian Wright is undoubtedly one of the greatest English players to represent the Gunners. He is now a club legend and the second highest goal scorer for the Gunners with 185 goals. After a successful playing career, Ian Wright has managed to replicate the same as a radio and television presenter. Unlike many other footballers, the 51-year-old had productive transition into the media industry and is now among the most popular pundits on television.

Thanks to the success, Wright managed to bag a role in the 2011 flick, ‘Gun of the Black Sun’ in which he played a British gangster. Although the critics labelled the movie as tasteless, thy believed that Wright was the only saving grace of the film.Ian Wright also came close to starring in 2015’s Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens but couldn’t fit the bill because he wasn’t tall enough to play the part of Star trooper.