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
Christopher Eccleston Friends in the North". In 2003 he won the RTS Best Actor award for a second time, for his performance in "Flesh and Blood". In July 2004, a poll of industry experts, conducted by "Radio Times" magazine, voted Eccleston the "19th Most Powerful Person in Television Drama." On 2 April 2004, it was announced that Eccleston was to play the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the revival of the BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who", which began transmission on 26 March 2005. Eccleston was the first actor to play the role who was born after the series began,