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69-988: Christopher Eccleston portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: The Dark World (2013). Created by Walt Simonson , Malekith first appeared in Thor #344–349 (June–November 1984). He subsequently appeared in issues #363 (January 1986), 366-368 (April–June 1986), 485–487 (April–June 1995), and 489 (August 1995) of Thor . He made guest appearances in X-Force and Cable Annual 1997 and Heroes for Hire #14 (August 1998) before again battling Thor in Thor vol. 2 #29-32 (November 2000–February 2001). He later appeared in The Incredible Hercules #134 (November 2009) and #136 (December 2009). In 2012, Jason Aaron revived him in

138-536: A Nazi officer Heinz in Where Hands Touch . That same year he appeared in King Lear as Oswald and in the television mini-series Come Home , the latter of which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Actor . In 2021, Eccleston starred in the six-part television mini-series Close to Me . Further projects include playing Fagin in the series Dodger and in a television adaptation of

207-558: A 2018 interview Eccleston said that the BBC had "put [him] on a blacklist " when he left. Eccleston began appearing as a guest at Doctor Who conventions for the first time in 2018, and continues to do so as of 2024. He had previously expressed his reluctance to appear at conventions, saying in 2017 that he preferred to "just earn [his] living by acting". He has since said that his experience of meeting fans at conventions "healed something in [him]" and made him re-evaluate his relationship to

276-466: A BBC interviewer: "Mixed, but that's a long story". Eccleston's reasons for leaving the role continued to be debated in Britain's newspapers: On 4 October, 2005 Alan Davies told The Daily Telegraph that Eccleston had been "overworked" by the BBC and had left the role because he was "exhausted". Eccleston later stated that he had left the show because he "didn't enjoy the environment or the culture that

345-772: A character named Claude who has the power of invisibility , and helps Peter Petrelli with his powers. Eccleston appeared as the Rider in a film adaptation of Susan Cooper 's novel The Dark Is Rising , which opened in the USA on 5 October 2007. Eccleston appeared on the BBC Four World Cinema Award show in February 2008, arguing the merits of five international hits such as The Lives of Others and Pan's Labyrinth with Jonathan Ross and Archie Panjabi . In 2009, Eccleston starred opposite Archie Panjabi in

414-498: A cultural voice, which is what's happening, they achieve that. They hate us, they want to destroy us, so we're being ruled out of having a voice." Eccleston endorsed Labour Party incumbent Andy Burnham in the 2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election . Eccleston is a British republican who supports the abolition of the British monarchy . Roxxon Energy Corporation The Roxxon Energy Corporation (otherwise known as

483-460: A few days later, on 30 March, the BBC released a statement, ostensibly from Eccleston, saying that he had decided to leave the role after just one series to avoid becoming typecast . On 4 April, the BBC revealed that the statement had been falsely attributed and released without Eccleston's consent. The broadcaster admitted that it had broken an agreement made in January not to disclose publicly that

552-736: A married couple who own a guest house in the Lake District in the series Safe House . Later in 2015, Eccleston starred as Leonard "Nipper" Read in Legend , a film about the Kray twins , opposite Tom Hardy . In 2016, Eccleston began appearing as Maurice Scott in the BBC drama The A Word . Maurice is the eccentric but lovable dad to his daughter who, with her husband, has an autistic son. The second series began airing in November 2017 both in

621-481: A modern version of Othello (2001), and the religious fantasy epic The Second Coming (2003) for ITV , in which he played Steve Baxter, the son of God. He made guest appearances in the comedy-drama Linda Green (2001) and the macabre sketch show The League of Gentlemen (2002). Eccleston appeared in Hamlet in the 2002 production at Leeds 's West Yorkshire Playhouse . From March to April 2004, he returned to

690-725: A number of special agents. Roxxon has encountered numerous superheroes, such as Captain America , Iron Man , Spider-Man , and the Black Panther . The Roxxon conglomerate's central division is Roxxon Oil. The company currently wholly owns the Kronas Corporation and the Metrobank while the Brand Corporation is another for-profit company that has specialized in creating superhumans and is usually considered

759-568: A peaceful life with the Hounds and Tiger. Malekith has all the normal attributes of a member of the race of dark elves, although his abilities are a result of above-average development. He possesses superhuman intellect, strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility and reflexes. As a dark elf, Malekith also has the ability to manipulate the forces of magic for a variety of effects, including teleportation, energy projection, physical malleability, flight (by transforming into mist), illusion casting, and

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828-609: A public speech to apologize for their actions and takes responsibility for Andre's crime. Enchantress and Executioner later allied with Minotaur after Roxxon bought the fictional version of Marvel Comics. They provided him with the magic needed to write out his comic book that enabled Enchantress' ally Keep to become Roxxon's version of Thor while using the alias of Chad Hammer. The comics that are made starts to badly affect Thor and poison Gaea . As Keep fought Thor which ended with Thor slaying Keep, Enchantress had Executioner kill Minotaur and usurps his position as CEO of Roxxon. At

897-491: A second nomination for The Second Coming (2003). Eccleston was born on 16 February 1964 into a working-class family in the Langworthy area of Salford , then part of Lancashire . He is the son of Elsie and Ronnie Eccleston. He has twin brothers, Alan and Keith, who were born eight years before he was. On his religious upbringing, he said, "My dad's family were Catholic . My mum was very Church of England – still

966-480: A seven-part television drama serial for BBC Two. On 31 December 2011, Eccleston played the role of Pod Clock in an adaptation of Mary Norton 's children's novel The Borrowers on BBC One. In July 2012, he starred in the political thriller Blackout on BBC One. In the same month, he starred as Creon in an adaptation of Antigone at the Royal National Theatre ; his performance in the play

1035-586: A short film called The Happiness Salesman . Eccleston agreed to do the film because of Panjabi and the fact that it was a winner of the British Short Screenplay Competition. He also appeared as the villainous Destro in the G.I. Joe film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra . That same year, Eccleston also appeared in an episode of The Sarah Silverman Program and starred in the film Amelia as Fred Noonan alongside Richard Gere , Hilary Swank and Ewan McGregor . Eccleston

1104-446: A social app called "Roxx-On", a Champion and a former prisoner of C.R.A.D.L.E.'s harassment, Snowguard rallies a group of mobs because they still openly do not trust Roxxon for their previous activities. Much worst, Roxxon already hired Ironheart's nemesis from Stark Unlimited, Andre Sims, in an attempt to collect data to dispose of those who are deemed threats to its business. He replaced young superheroes with his Chaperon robots to ensure

1173-521: A subsidiary that has sometimes made its own decisions and acted independently. Roxxon has also regularly been at odds regarding energy sources with Project Pegasus , which has been involved in alternative energy research that could hurt Roxxon's oil profitability. Roxxon is also shown to have previously had a mining operation on Mars, but (due to unexplained circumstances) halted the operation and erased all traces of everyone involved. Roxxon Energy Corporation (alongside Alchemax and Hammer Industries)

1242-583: A talk at the National Theatre. This led to speculation he was considering making a return appearance as the Doctor for the show's 50th anniversary special, " The Day of the Doctor ", in 2013. Matt Smith , who portrayed the Eleventh Doctor , stated that he would have loved Eccleston to return. However, after discussions with executive producer Steven Moffat , Eccleston declined his role. In

1311-521: A variety of odd jobs: at a supermarket, on building sites, and as an artist's model. Eccleston first came to public attention as Derek Bentley in the film Let Him Have It , and for a guest appearance in the Inspector Morse episode "Second Time Around", both 1991. The following year he portrayed Sean Maddox in the BBC miniseries Friday on my Mind . A regular role in the hit crime drama Cracker (1993–94) brought him widespread recognition in

1380-487: Is a consistent opponent of various superheroes. The company has appeared in various media adaptations as well as many television shows and films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The Roxxon Energy Corporation first appeared in Captain America #180 (December 1974), and was created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema . The name was inspired by oil company Exxon , which comics writer Ed Brubaker says

1449-625: Is an English actor whose work has encompassed Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films, television dramas, Shakespearean stage performances and science fiction, most notably the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2005). He starred as Matt Jamison in The Leftovers (2014–2017), and has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Danny Boyle and Michael Winterbottom . He won an International Emmy Award for his performance in Accused (2010). On stage, he has played

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1518-528: Is part of Marvel's policy of referencing the real world but "one step removed", similar to their re-naming the real-world crime syndicate Mafia as the Maggia . Originating sometime during the early 20th century as Republic Oil & Gas Co. and having rebranded itself at various times, Roxxon has been run by various executives who are ready and eager to use underhanded and illegal option to secure profits, has its own army-like security task force, and has employed

1587-626: Is revealed that after reclaiming his kingdom Svartalfheim he was approached by a ring seeking a host, but bent its will to his rather than letting it control his mind. He has now begun a campaign to attack all other "Mandarins" and take their rings, desiring "the full set" before attacking Tony Stark . Though he is usually a foe of Thor and other magical beings, his opposition to Iron Man is rooted in Elves' traditional weakness towards iron. Malekith, who escaped from his prison in Niflheim , rampages across

1656-550: Is unintentionally selling her friends to C.R.A.D.L.E. and Roxxon. Once the Champions reveals Roxxon's conspiracy to Senator Patrick and the public, the senator finally begins to repeal the unjust law, ending the partnership with Roxxon, and clearing Kamala's name while re-evaluating his business dealings. Later, Miles Morales and Sam Alexander go undercover as interns, prior to being suggested to hire Kamala Kahn. While Roxxon attempts to cover up their illegal activity by releasing

1725-519: Is – but it doesn't work for me." The family lived in a small terraced house on Blodwell Street before moving to Little Hulton when Eccleston was seven months old. He attended Joseph Eastham High School , where he became head boy . At the age of 19, Eccleston was inspired to pursue acting by such television dramas as Boys from the Blackstuff . He completed a two-year Performance Foundation Course at Salford Tech , then went on to train at

1794-621: The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami were rebuilding their lives. In March 2006, Eccleston appeared in the ITV documentary special Best Ever Muppet Moments as a commentator. In May 2006, he appeared as the narrator in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Lowry theatre in his home city of Salford. The theatre company with which he performed, Celebrity Pig (of which he is patron), is made up of learning disabled actors. In August 2006, Eccleston filmed New Orleans, Mon Amour with Elisabeth Moss . The film

1863-664: The Central School of Speech and Drama . He was influenced in his early years by Ken Loach 's film Kes and Albert Finney 's performance in the film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning . However, he soon found himself performing the classics, including the works of William Shakespeare , Anton Chekhov , and Molière . At the age of 25, he made his professional stage debut in the Bristol Old Vic 's production of A Streetcar Named Desire . Underemployed as an actor for some years after graduating from college, he took

1932-641: The Roxxon Oil Company , Roxxon Oil Corporation , Roxxon Corporation or simply Roxxon ) is a fictional massive petroleum industrial conglomerate in the Marvel Universe appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The company is depicted as having been run by various executives who are typically ready and eager to use any underhanded and illegal option to secure profits, up to and including violent crimes. As such, Roxxon

2001-592: The Thor: God of Thunder series and he became the main antagonist in the "All New, All Different" Thor volume 4 and the crossover event War on the Realms . Malekith is a Dark Elf who grew up during a time of war in Svartalfheim . After being sold into slavery and captured by trolls, he met a wizard who helped him escape and took him as an apprentice. After the wizard attempts to use his magic to bring peace to

2070-636: The 1997 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards for Our Friends in the North . In 2003, he won the Royal Television Society Best Actor award for his performance in Flesh and Blood . On 2 April, 2004, the BBC revealed that Eccleston was to play the ninth incarnation of the Doctor in the revival of Doctor Who . Eccleston was the first actor born after the inception of the original series to play the role. It debuted on 26 March, 2005, and

2139-542: The 60th anniversary audio series Once and Future . He has said that it is unlikely that he will reprise the role on television as his relationship with the BBC "has not healed". When asked in 2023 what it would take for him to return to the character on television, Eccleston replied, "sack Russell T Davies, sack Jane Tranter , sack Phil Collinson , sack Julie Gardner and I'll come back." On 30 October 2005, Eccleston appeared on stage at The Old Vic theatre in London in

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2208-730: The Beetle and the vial containing the sample broke, the sample was rendered worthless. During the Ultimate Enemy storyline, Roxxon Corporation's compound was destroyed by a bio-mass that was secretly created by Reed Richards . Following the Ultimate Mystery storyline, Roxxon Corporation assembles their personal Roxxon Brain Trust consisting of Doctor Octopus , Dr. Arnim Zola III , Layla Miller , Misty Knight , Samuel Sterns and Nathaniel Essex . The Roxxon Brain Trust

2277-720: The CEO of Roxxon , who gives him Laufey 's skull in exchange for the mineral rights of all realms Malekith conquers. Thor appears to stop them, but is attacked by the Serpent , who was possessing the Destroyer Armor . Amidst this, Malekith and the Minotaur escape to Jotunheim and resurrect Laufey. In All-New, All-Different Marvel , Malekith appears as a member of the Dark Council alongside Minotaur, Ulik , Laufey, and

2346-474: The Casket. Malekith battled Thor, and kidnaps Lorelei . Using Lorelei as bait, Malekith forced Thor to battle Algrim , one of his Dark Elf followers, and attempts to destroy both combatants by plunging them into magma . He then took the Casket from Roger Willis. Malekith was ultimately defeated by Thor, but not before he destroyed the Casket, releasing the magical frigid force it contained all over Earth. Malekith

2415-593: The Dark Elf Queen of the Eastern Spires, while disguised as Thor. His scheme unraveled (partially due to the appearance of Thor disguised as Hercules), and he was easily defeated by Zeus . Malekith has resurfaced again intent on collecting Mandarin's rings . The other ring-bearing hosts were later to meet their demise or mutilation at the hands of Malekith. In the storyline "Rings of the Mandarin", it

2484-791: The Fire Demons. In The War of the Realms , Malekith invades Midgard, controls the Venom symbiote into serving him, and becomes the self-proclaimed "Butcher of Thors". However, he is ultimately killed by the Wild Hunt Hounds and the Svartlheim Bog Tiger. Afterwards, Malekith is transported to Niflheim, where Hela and Karnilla reveal that the Hounds and the Tiger died after being poisoned by his black magic. They then punish him by forcing him to witness his younger self have

2553-577: The Nine Realms in a path of revenge, targeting any Dark Elf not loyal to him. Despite this fratricide, the Dark Elf Council elect him their king, as Dark Elves respect those they fear. However, the opposition to Malekith had drawn together the other races of the realms, causing a new level of understanding and cooperation. The enemies of the realms made note of this and drew together as well. Malekith later works with Dario Agger / Minotaur ,

2622-543: The North , as part of an ensemble cast which featured Mark Strong , Gina McKee and Daniel Craig . The broadcast of the epic serial in 1996 on BBC Two helped to make Eccleston a household name in the UK. Also in 1996, he starred in the television film Hillsborough , written by Jimmy McGovern , portraying Trevor Hicks, who lost both of his daughters in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster . When Hicks got married in March 2009, Eccleston

2691-591: The UK and the US, where The A Word airs on Sundance TV . A third series was confirmed and aired in the spring of 2020. Eccleston played the lead role in the Royal Shakespeare Company 's production of Macbeth in 2018. The production was streamed on BBC Four . Also in 2018, Eccleston starred in two films; opposite Tom Wilkinson as crime boss Harvey in Dead in a Week or Your Money Back and as

2760-579: The UK. After he decided to leave the series, in October 1994 his character was killed by the fictional serial killer Albie Kinsella ( Robert Carlyle ). At around the same time, Eccleston appeared in the Poirot episode "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe". In 1994, he co-starred with Ewan McGregor in the low-budget Danny Boyle film Shallow Grave , and also landed the part of Nicky Hutchinson in Our Friends in

2829-645: The ability to change the shape and appearance of other beings or objects. Malekith, like all Dark Elves, has a vulnerability to iron, which disrupts or cancels his magical spells. Malekith appears in Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #15. Malekith appears in the motion comic War of the Realms: Marvel Ultimate Comics , voiced by Mackenzie Gray . Christopher Eccleston Christopher Eccleston ( / ˈ ɛ k əl s t ən / ; born 16 February 1964)

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2898-556: The actor had only intended to do one series. The statement had been issued following inquiries from journalists to the press office. Following his departure, Eccleston was replaced by David Tennant , who played the Tenth Doctor from 2005 to 2010. For his performance, Eccleston won a National Television Award and was nominated for a Broadcasting Press Guild Award and BAFTA Cymru Award On 11 June, 2005, when asked about his feelings about working on Doctor Who , Eccleston told

2967-716: The arrival of Roxxon's "Cleanup Crew". stated to be a group of mercenaries that was responsible for putting down the "Savage Land Revolt" decades earlier. Captain America and Hawkeye defeat them and leave hurriedly. It's shown that Emmanuel da Costa plays at least an investing role in the company, as he talks about what happened with its locations with Hulk , another member of the Maker's Council . Roxxon appears in Avengers Assemble , with Roxxon guards voiced by David Kaye , Fred Tatasciore and Jim Meskimen . The Roxxon Corporation appears in live-action media set within

3036-536: The award-winning novel My Name is Leon . He most recently played Captain Ted Connelly in season 4 of True Detective . Eccleston married Mischka, a copywriter, in November 2011. Their first child, a son named Albert, was born in February 2012. Their second child, a daughter named Esme, was born in 2013. They were divorced in December 2015. Eccleston is a lifelong supporter of Manchester United , and

3105-489: The blame to the Champions for the damage they never started. While forming a partnership with Senator Geoffrey Patrick and C.R.A.D.L.E., Roxxon manipulates them into unknowingly furthering their shady businesses, such as permanent imprisonment, brainwashing and unethical experimentation, as well as possibly kidnapping of the kids who oppose the unjust law. Viv Vision, who survived Roxxon's assault on Aliana, had been monitoring her fellow younger superheroes, but discovers that she

3174-583: The cast and crew had to work in", but that he was proud of having played the role. He subsequently said: "My relationship with my three immediate superiors – the showrunner, the producer and co-producer – broke down irreparably during the first block of filming, and it never recovered." Eccleston claimed that The Daily Telegraph ' s quote was partially falsified, stating that he "didn't find [the job], physically, too tiring. When The Telegraph said that, any other producer reading that would go 'Oh, no, we can't employ Chris Eccleston because he gets tired.' So, it

3243-526: The company, but gets fired so Roxxon could take all the credit. This led to villains Vulture , Killer Shrike and Omega Red being sent to harass Donald. Herman Schultz had gotten a hold of design weapons for Roxxon before employment was terminated. The Roxxon Corporation later got a hold to a sample of the Venom Symbiote which was targeted by the Beetle . When the original Spider-Man fought

3312-408: The deterioration of its local fauna and prehistoric species while utilizing it as an industrial base as seen in the footage that Captain America sees, which is later stated to be the result of a violent takeover in the 1970s. Hawkeye becomes an enemy of the corporation as he starts attacking some of their facilities, which attracts the attention of Captain America. After a brief fight, both notice

3381-521: The disappearance of Lord Lucan . From 2014 to 2017, Eccleston starred as Reverend Matt Jamison on the HBO drama series The Leftovers and earned consistent acclaim for his performance across all three seasons. In 2015, Eccleston starred in the television series Fortitude as a scientist based in Arctic Norway alongside Stanley Tucci and Michael Gambon before he and Marsha Thomason played

3450-471: The lead role in Revengers Tragedy (2002), adapted from Thomas Middleton 's play of the same name . He starred in the independent films A Price Above Rubies (1998) and The Invisible Circus (2001). He also appeared in a variety of television roles, mostly British dramas, including Hearts and Minds (1995) for Channel 4, Clocking Off (2000) and Flesh and Blood (2002) for the BBC,

3519-552: The new Spider-Man and a group of amateur superheroes all realize they're guinea pigs/super-soldiers, Donald is defeated by Spider-Man and was arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D. In Earth-6160 , a world in which history was altered by the inferference of the Maker , Roxxon Energy Partners is shown as one of the North American Union's largest corporations and having taken control of the Savage Land , contributing to

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3588-601: The one-night play Night Sky alongside Navin Chowdhry , Bruno Langley , David Warner , Saffron Burrows and David Baddiel . Eccleston sat on the 2nd Amazonas International Film Festival Film Jury in November 2005. The Canadian born director Norman Jewison was chairman of the Jury. In December 2005, Eccleston travelled to Indonesia 's Aceh province for the BBC Breakfast news programme, examining how survivors of

3657-469: The realm, Malekith kills him and then his mother, taking the dogs of the Wild Hunt for his own uses. Later, Malekith allied with Loki on behalf of the fire demon Surtur . He took control of a number of Earth humans using special food of the faerie provided by Hela . Malekith then killed Eric Willis, guardian of the Casket of Ancient Winters , after learning of its location. As Master of the Hounds, Malekith hunts Roger Willis, Eric's son and new guardian of

3726-415: The series. On 9 August, 2020, it was announced that Eccleston would reprise his role of the Ninth Doctor in audio dramas for Big Finish Productions , across four boxsets to be released between May 2021 and February 2022. This would be the first time he had portrayed the role in 16 years. Eccleston was later confirmed to appear in a further four boxsets, releasing in 2022 and 2023, as well as an episode of

3795-449: The start of the "Stark-Roxxon War" arc, Roxxon collaborates with A.I.M. in a plot to take over Stark Unlimited. They even have a resurrected Justine Hammer on their side. Roxxon exists in the Amalgam Universe and is similar to the main Roxxon. In the Marvel 2099 future, Roxxon is still one of the major corporations alongside such as Alchemax . Roxxon exists in the Transformers 120185 reality. Professor Peter Anthony Morris

3864-491: The title roles in Shakespeare's Hamlet and Macbeth , and starred in Strindberg's Miss Julie , Ibsen's A Doll's House , as well as the Greek tragedy Antigone . Since 2017, he has narrated the documentary series Ambulance . He first rose to prominence for his portrayal of Derek Bentley in the 1991 film, Let Him Have It . His television performance in Our Friends in the North (1996) resulted in his first BAFTA Award nomination. Seven years later, he got

3933-468: The unjust Kamala's Law remains active. During Roxx-On concert, Roxxon lost its public trust thanks to Kamala's public speech about the company's ongoing shady business, thus repealing Kamala's Law and disbanding C.R.A.D.L.E.. However, Roxxon's reputation becomes worst when Andre attempts to dispose of young people like the Champions because of his personal issues, but is immediately stopped by Roxxon's higher-up Miriam Blakemoore. After that, Roxxon finally makes

4002-406: The venue in a play called Electricity . Eccleston has been twice nominated in the Best Actor category at the British Academy Television Awards, both during this period, the first in 1997 when he lost to Nigel Hawthorne in The Fragile Heart . He was nominated again in 2004, losing to Bill Nighy who took the award for his performance in State of Play . Eccleston won the Best Actor category at

4071-447: Was "a lifelong body hater". He was hospitalised in 2016 with severe clinical depression. Eccleston is an atheist . Eccleston has criticised the Conservative Party and expressed concern at opportunities for actors from his background to achieve his level of success in the future. He said in July 2017, "It's always been a policy of the Conservative government and party to destroy working class identity. If you prevent them from having

4140-478: Was a lie." On 7 November, 2008, at the National Theatre to promote his book The Writer's Tale , Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies said that Eccleston's contract was for a single year because it was uncertain whether the show would continue beyond a single revival series. Eccleston was voted "Most Popular Actor" at the 2005 National Television Awards for his portrayal of the Doctor. In July 2012, Eccleston spoke positively of his time on Doctor Who during

4209-691: Was a regular marathon runner until 2000. In September 2007, as part of a £9.5 million building project, Salford's Pendleton College named its new 260-seat auditorium the Eccleston Theatre. Eccleston became a Mencap charity ambassador on 28 April 2005, and is a supporter of the British Red Cross . He also supports research for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia ; his father, Ronnie, had vascular dementia in his later years, from 1998 until his death in 2012. In his autobiography, Eccleston described chronic anorexia , body dysmorphia and depression, and said that he had considered suicide. Speaking about his poor mental health, he wrote that he

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4278-414: Was called "charismatic" and "intense". In September 2012, Eccleston starred in the film Song for Marion , also known as Unfinished Song with Terence Stamp . In 2013, Eccleston portrayed the villainous Malekith in Thor: The Dark World , the sequel to Thor and the eighth instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Later that year, he played John Aspinall in Lucan , a mini-series about

4347-447: Was cast as John Lennon in a BBC production called Lennon Naked which aired in the UK on 23 June 2010, with Eccleston playing the title role, and Naoko Mori , who had previously appeared with him in Doctor Who , as Yoko Ono . In November 2010, Eccleston starred in the first episode of BBC One anthology drama Accused . He won an International Emmy Award for his role. In May 2011, he starred as Joseph Bede in The Shadow Line ,

4416-447: Was charged with the duty of figuring out the attack that was done to the Baxter Building. Roxxon Corporation was then attacked by the same entity that crushed the entire building. The Roxxon Corporation secretly used guinea pigs in experiments as super-soldiers (i.e. Bombshell , Spider-Woman , and Cloak and Dagger ), as well as an experiment to restore the Venom Symbiote, which gets stolen by Roxxon's biochemist Dr. Conrad Markus. When

4485-436: Was directed by Michael Almereyda and shot in post- Hurricane Katrina New Orleans . It was released in 2008 to film festivals in America and Italy. Late in 2006 he starred in Perfect Parents , an ITV drama written and directed by Joe Ahearne , who had directed him in Doctor Who . Eccleston joined the cast of the NBC TV series Heroes in the episode " Godsend ", which was broadcast on 22 January 2007. Eccleston played

4554-554: Was his best man. During this period Eccleston built on his early successes, appearing in a wide variety of films and working with high profile directors including David Cronenberg in eXistenZ (1999), Michael Winterbottom in Jude (1996) and 24 Hour Party People (2002), and collaborated again with Danny Boyle on 28 Days Later (2002). He played the Duke of Norfolk in Elizabeth (1998), appeared in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) - years before taking his driving test in January 2004 - and The Others (2001). Eccleston took

4623-426: Was mentioned to have once tried to bid on the renovated Baxter Building only to be outbid by Parker Industries . Roxxon is revealed to be orchestrating the young superheroes being falsely outlawed by the public. Having acquired the dragons from War of the Realms event, their first step was to get rid of the high schooler Aliana Kabua. Although Kamala Khan got injured from saving Aliana, Roxxon begin to shift

4692-513: Was then brought as a captive by Thor to Asgard . Malekith later disguised Loki as himself to take his place in the dungeon, while he disguised himself as Balder , who was about to be crowned ruler of Asgard. Kurse, the being formerly known as Algrim, saw through Malekith's disguise when he reached Asgard City. Kurse then broke Malekith's neck, apparently slaying him. Years later, Malekith was revealed to be alive once again. Disguising himself as Balder again, he enlisted Hercules to attack Alflyse,

4761-400: Was working for them in Oregon, where he came up with the theory that the Transformers were controlled by oil tycoon G.B. Blackrock. He accidentally kills a Roxxon security guard. The Ultimate Marvel version of the Roxxon Corporation is responsible for various immoral activities and is led by inept heir Donald Roxxon . Elijah Stern discovered a way to use vibranium as a power source for

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