Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Paramount Pictures' 2010 drama "The Fighter" wuxuu soo bandhigayaa kor u kaca Eklund walaalkiis ka yar Micky Ward. Waxaa Director ka ah David O. Russell, filimka waxaa jilaya Christian Bale oo ah Eklund iyo Mark Wahlberg oo ah Ward. Abaalmarinta Jilayaasha Shaashadaha 2011
, Eklund wuxuu muuqaal lama filaan ah ku soo bandhigay masraxa Christian Bale markii dambe uu aqbalay abaalmarinta Actor Supporting Actor ee doorkiisa Eklund. Bale wuxuu sidoo kale ku guuleystay Golden Globe iyo Academy Award qaab ciyaareedkiisa. Intii lagu guda jiray hadalkiisii aqbalaadda Abaalmarinta Akadeemiyada, wuxuu u mahadceliyay Eklund iyo Ward, oo ka mid ahaa dhagaystayaasha.