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His film career has since taken off with a variety of high-profile but rarely major roles, including parts in {{wi|Jude (film)|Jude}} (1996), {{wi|Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth}} (1998), {{wi|eXistenZ}} (1999), {{wi|Gone in Sixty Seconds}} (2000), {{wi|The Others}} (2001), {{w|Rat Race}} (2001) {{wi|24 Hour Party People}} (2002) and another Danny Boyle film, the horror movie {{wi|28 Days Later}} (2002). He has starred alongside major Hollywood actresses in smaller independent movies, playing opposite Renée Zellweger in {{wi|A Price Above Rubies}} (1998) and Cameron Diaz in {{wi|The Invisible Circus}} (2001). Despite starring in the car-heist movie {{wi|Gone in 60 Seconds}}, he did not actually take his [[car|driving test]] until January 2004 and is only licenced to drive automatic transmission cars. | His film career has since taken off with a variety of high-profile but rarely major roles, including parts in {{wi|Jude (film)|Jude}} (1996), {{wi|Elizabeth (film)|Elizabeth}} (1998), {{wi|eXistenZ}} (1999), {{wi|Gone in Sixty Seconds}} (2000), {{wi|The Others}} (2001), {{w|Rat Race}} (2001) {{wi|24 Hour Party People}} (2002) and another Danny Boyle film, the horror movie {{wi|28 Days Later}} (2002). He has starred alongside major Hollywood actresses in smaller independent movies, playing opposite Renée Zellweger in {{wi|A Price Above Rubies}} (1998) and Cameron Diaz in {{wi|The Invisible Circus}} (2001). Despite starring in the car-heist movie {{wi|Gone in 60 Seconds}}, he did not actually take his [[car|driving test]] until January 2004 and is only licenced to drive automatic transmission cars. | ||
Despite his successful film career, he has continued to appear in a variety of meaty television roles, racking up credits in some of the most challenging and thought-provoking British television dramas of recent years. These have included {{wi|Clocking Off}} (2000) and {{wi|Flesh and Blood}} (2002) for the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]] and {{wi|Hillsborough}} (1996), a modern version of ''[[Othello]]'' (2002), playing "Ben Jago", (the Iago character) and the religious telefantasy epic {{wi|The Second Coming}} (2003), for ITV, playing Steve Baxter, the son of God (Eccleston was an atheist at the time, but is currently agnostic). He also finds time for the occasional light-hearted role, as his guest appearances in episodes of the comedy drama {{wi|Linda Green}} (2001) and macabre sketch show {{wi|The League of Gentlemen}} (2002) have shown. | Despite his successful film career, he has continued to appear in a variety of meaty television roles, racking up credits in some of the most challenging and thought-provoking British television dramas of recent years. These have included {{wi|Clocking Off}} (2000) and {{wi|Flesh and Blood}} (2002) for the [[BBC (real world)|BBC]] and {{wi|Hillsborough}} (1996), a modern version of ''[[Othello]]'' (2002), playing "Ben Jago", (the Iago character) and the religious telefantasy epic {{wi|The Second Coming (TV serial)|The Second Coming}} (2003), for ITV, playing Steve Baxter, the son of God (Eccleston was an atheist at the time, but is currently agnostic). He also finds time for the occasional light-hearted role, as his guest appearances in episodes of the comedy drama {{wi|Linda Green}} (2001) and macabre sketch show {{wi|The League of Gentlemen}} (2002) have shown. | ||
On stage, his highest-profile production has been his starring role in ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2002. The West Yorkshire Playhouse is a favourite venue of his, and he most recently returned there in the new play ''Electricity'', which ran in March and April 2004. | On stage, his highest-profile production has been his starring role in ''[[Hamlet]]'' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2002. The West Yorkshire Playhouse is a favourite venue of his, and he most recently returned there in the new play ''Electricity'', which ran in March and April 2004. | ||
