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
Christopher Eccleston (2002). Eccleston appeared in a stage role in "Hamlet" in the 2002 production at Leeds's West Yorkshire Playhouse. March–April 2004 saw him return to the venue in a new play, "Electricity". Eccleston has been twice nominated in the Best Actor category at the British Academy Television Awards. His first nomination came in 1997 for "Our Friends in the North", but he lost to Nigel Hawthorne (for "The Fragile Heart"). He was nominated in 2004 for "The Second Coming"; Bill Nighy won for "State of Play". Eccleston won the Best Actor category at the 1997 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards for "Our