Eccleston garnered widespread attention and acclaim for his role in the 2005 revival of "Doctor Who", becoming the first to play the title character since 1996. He departed the role after just one series, for which he won a National Television Award and received nominations for a Broadcasting Press Guild Award and BAFTA Cymru Award. He has since appeared in the television series "Heroes" (2007), "The Shadow Line" (2011), "Blackout" (2012), "Lucan" (2013), "The Leftovers" (2014–2017), "Safe House" (2015), "Fortitude" (2015), and "The A Word" (2016–2020) and films such as ' (2009), "Amelia" (2009), "Song for Marion" (2012), ' (2013) and "Legend" (2015). He won an International Emmy Award for his performance in an episode of the anthology series "Accused". On stage, he has played the title roles in productions of "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" and starred in productions of "Miss Julie", "A Doll's House", and "Antigone". Since 2017, he has narrated the documentary series "Ambulance".