Christopher Eccleston my Mind". A regular role in the television series "Cracker" (1993–94) brought him recognition in the UK; and, after he told TV bosses of his desire to leave the series, they killed off his character in October 1994, making him a victim of the serial killer Albie Kinsella (Robert Carlyle). At around the same time, Eccleston appeared in the episode "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" of the "Poirot" series adapted from mysteries by Agatha Christie. He appeared in the low-budget Danny Boyle film "Shallow Grave" (1994), in which he co-starred with actor Ewan McGregor. The same year, he won the
Ewan McGregor and Julia Roberts in "", which was based on Tracy Letts's Pulitzer Prize-winning . McGregor starred in the action comedy film "Mortdecai" (2015), alongside Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany. Robbie Collin of "The Daily Telegraph" felt the film was "psychotically unfunny". He made his directorial debut with "American Pastoral" (2016), in which he also starred. In 2017, he reprised his role as Mark Renton in "T2 Trainspotting". McGregor played Lumiere in the live action adaptation of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", directed by Bill Condon with an ensemble cast featuring Emma Watson in a leading role alongside Dan Stevens, Luke