5 modern day football players who have appeared in movies

#2 David Beckham (A Man from U.N.C.L.E, King Arthur)

Beckham is one of the most recognisable faces on the planet

In an age where footballers where mostly confined to the back-pages of newspapers, David Beckham was arguably the first player of the modern era to be fully immersed in the paparazzi culture, Becks found himself thrust into the celebrity lifestyle thanks to his boyish good looks, and his marriage to former Spice Girl ‘Posh’.

A regular in Hollywood gossip magazines, Beckham’s private life was always in the public spotlight, down to the minute detail, leading to him infamously falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson at United. He became worried that the iconic winger had put the media circus ahead of his football, and later voiced that Beckham could have become a much better player, but for the distraction that came with his marriage.

It therefore came as no surprise when the former England captain ended up in the home of Hollywood itself as he left Real Madrid to join LA Galaxy in 2007.

Beckham’s huge star appeal and striking movie looks make him a shoe in for film roles, so it comes as a no brainer that the 44-year-old already has a number of flicks under his belt.

He has had a feature film made about him, the 2002 Indian-English hit Bend it like Beckham, although he didn’t make an appearance, as engagements prevented he and his wife from doing so.

Beckham also made a cameo appearance in the aforementioned Goal series, while starring as the projectionist in 2015's spy classic, A Man from U.N.C.L.E, as well as the 2017 blockbuster, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

He also made an appearance in Deadpool 2, where protagonist Ryan Reynolds made a mockery of his voice, before knocking on Beckham's door to give him an apology note.