Shooting something else! David Beckham hopes to pursue a new career in acting... despite feeling 'pangs of regret' at no longer playing professional football
With numerous lucrative and high-profile contracts to his name, it appears as if David Beckham has his sights set on new brighter lights as he has revealed hopes of pursuing a career in acting.
The former professional footballer - who has already landed a role in Guy Ritchie’s Knights Of The Roundtable, which is due out next year - is fully aware of the criticism he may face when he trades the football pitch for the big screen.
‘I am very aware that many sportsmen and other celebrities have turned their hand to acting and failed,’ he told The Times newspaper.
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Shooting something else! David Beckham has said he hopes to pursue a new career in acting despite feeling 'pangs of regret' at no longer playing professional football
‘I know that it is a tough profession, where you need a huge amount of skill and discipline, and I wouldn't want to push myself forward too soon, without learning more about it, and doing a lot more practice.
‘But what I have done so far, I have loved. I can deal with most things. I am a well-known person, so I have got used to criticism.’
Despite admitting he still feels ‘pangs of regret’ at no longer playing professional football, the father-of-four is still determined to crack Hollywood.
‘I know that it is a tough profession': The former professional footballer, who bagged a cameo in Guy Ritchie’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E, is fully aware of the criticism he may face when he trades the football pitch for the big screen
And action... The 40-year-old enlisted Guy's help for the advert for his own Haig Club whisky in 2014
Last year, David made a special guest appearance in an Only Fools and Horses sketch for Sport Relief, and went on to bag a cameo in Ritchie’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The British film director, who recently married Jacqui Ainsley in a lavish star-studded ceremony, told Access Hollywood: 'He's in the film. He's in there... He's marginally disguised, but he's in the movie. I mean, once you know who it is, you'll know who it is!'
The latest foray onto in front of the camera comes just weeks after it was revealed that David will also star in his pal's production of King Arthur.
A pro: The former England captain has been unveiled as the face of Belstaff's new campaign and stars in a short film for the fashion brand
The father-of-four has reportedly signed up for an unknown part in the epic, starring Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Eric Bana and Poppy Delevingne.
David and Guy have been friends for years and have already worked together a number of times, including an advert for H&M in 2013 and on a commercial for Beckham's Haig Whiskey.
The world-famous sports star, who has children Brooklyn, 16, Romeo, 13, Cruz, 10, and four-year-old Harper with wife Victoria Beckham, retired from football in May 2013.
On the small screen: Last year, David made a special guest appearance in an Only Fools and Horses sketch for Sport Relief
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