Shallow Grave Shallow Grave Shallow Grave is a 1994 British black comedy crime film that marked the cinematic directorial debut of Danny Boyle with an original screenplay by John Hodge. It provided starring roles for the then relatively little-known actors Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston and Kerry Fox. The film was not only the directorial debut of Danny Boyle, but Ewan McGregor's first feature film role, John Hodge's first screenplay, and Andrew Macdonald's first job as a producer. The production was funded by Channel 4 television and the film was distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. Chartered accountant David Stephens, physician Juliet Miller and
Ewan McGregor had given up alcohol after a period where he was arguably a functioning alcoholic, and that he had not had a drink in seven years. In 2008, he had a cancerous mole removed from below his right eye. In 2010, McGregor was appointed by the French government as a Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres (Knight of the Order of the Arts and Letters). McGregor was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to drama and charity. Ewan McGregor Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971) is