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 GR4, the RAF's primary attack aircraft. McGregor starred opposite Colin Farrell in the Woody Allen film "Cassandra's Dream" (2007), and he co-starred with Jim Carrey in "I Love You Phillip Morris" and appeared in "Amelia" (both 2009) alongside Hilary Swank. He played "the ghost" — the unnamed main character — in Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" (2010). He portrayed Camerlengo Patrick McKenna in "Angels & Demons" (also 2009), the film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel of the same name. In 2011, McGregor starred in the British comedy "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" directed by Lasse Hallström and co-starring