Name
Martin Freeman
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1971-09-08 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won two Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Freeman's most notable roles are that of Tim Canterbury in the mockumentary series The Office (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama series Sherlock (2010–2017), young Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series Fargo (2014), and Chris Carson in The Responder (2022–present).
He has also appeared in films including the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003), the horror comedy Shaun of the Dead (2004), the sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), the action comedy Hot Fuzz (2007), the semi-improvised comedy Nativity! (2009), and the sci-fi comedy The World's End (2013). Since 2016, he has portrayed Everett K. Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the films Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023).
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Known For
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Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountai...
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Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act...
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King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wa...
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Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf th...
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Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation fr...
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The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo ha...
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Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother,...
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Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated ta...
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Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier u...
- 2003 Love Actually as John
- 2006 Breaking and Entering as Sandy
- 2006 Confetti as Matt
- 2007 Nightwatching as Rembrandt van Rijn
- 2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Arthur Dent
- 2008 Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! as Rembrandt
- 2007 The Good Night as Gary Shaller
- Soon Midnight of My Life as Steve Marriott
- 2010 Wild Target as Dixon
- 2011 What's Your Number? as Simon Forester
- 2004 Pride as Fleck (voice)
- 1998 I Just Want to Kiss You as Frank
- 2007 The All Together as Chris Ashworth
- 2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Bilbo Baggins
- 2013 Sherlock: Many Happy Returns as Dr. John Watson
- 2011 Swinging with the Finkels as Alvin Finkel
- 2004 Call Register as Kevin
- 2009 Nativity! as Paul Maddens
- 2009 Micro Men as Chris Curry
- 2026 Flavia as Colonel Havilland de Luce
- 2012 The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
- 2005 Round About Five as The Man
- 2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Bilbo Baggins
- 2013 The World's End as Oliver Chamberlain
- 2014 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Bilbo Baggins
- 2018 Stevie Wonder: A Musical History as self
- 2009 The Girl Is Mime as Clive Buckle
- 2004 Blake's Junction 7 as Vila
- 2012 Animals as Albert
- 2013 The Voorman Problem as Doctor Williams
- 2013 Svengali as Don
- Soon Clybourne Park
- 2013 Saving Santa as Bernard D. Elf (voice)
- 2014 Unlocking Sherlock as Himself / Dr. Watson
- 2003 Margery and Gladys as D.S. Stringer
- 2013 Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End as Self
- 2021 Bridget Riley: Painting the Line as Self
- 2002 Ali G Indahouse as Richard 'Ricky C' Cunningham
- 2025 Queen of Bones as Malcolm Brass
- 2003 The Debt as Terry Ross
- 2024 Miller's Girl as Jonathan Miller
- 2017 The Dog with the Woman as Charlie
- 2015 The Eichmann Show as Milton Fruchtman
- 2002 How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais as Self
- 2019 A Confession As Told By ITV News as Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
- 2016 Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Iain MacKelpie
- 2016 Captain America: Civil War as Everett K. Ross
- 2012 Sherlock: Uncovered as Dr. Watson, Self
- 2021 Jack as Jack (voice)
- 2004 Shaun of the Dead as Declan
- 2009 Svengali as Boss
- 2007 Rubbish as Kevin
- 2015 The Jam: About The Young Idea
- 2007 Hot Fuzz as Met Sergeant
- 2009 HIV: The Musical as James McKenzie
- 2015 Stick Man as Stick Man (voice)
- 2015 A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
- 2025 Momo as Master Hora
- 2016 Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Dr. John Watson
- 2001 The Low Down as Solomon
- 2012 So You Want To Be A Pirate! as The Pirate With A Scarf
- 2007 The Old Curiosity Shop as Mr. Codlin
- 2018 Ghost Stories as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
- 2018 Black Panther as Everett K. Ross
- 2001 Men Only as Dwight
- 2005 Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 Return of the Goodies as Himself
- 2017 Cargo as Andy
- 2017 Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Jeff
- 2009 Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 Ode to Joy as Charlie
- 2016 Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock as Himself
- 2016 Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
- 2018 To Provide All People as Consultant Cardiologist
- 2020 A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit (voice)
- 2019 The Operative as Thomas
- 2022 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Everett Ross
- 2007 Dedication as Jeremy
- 2020 Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council as Self
- 2010 Unlocking Sherlock as Himself
- 2005 Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2024 Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties as Self
- 2026 Let's Love as Nigel
- 2007 Lonely Hearts as The Pig (voice)
- Soon Fancy dress as The pirate
- Soon Pretend I'm Not Here as Wim
- Soon Let God Sort It Out as Kyle Roberts
- Soon The Adam Trials
- 2025 National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step as James
- 2025 Little Bug as Dad
- 2002 The Fight as Self
- Soon Oddly Flowers as Walter
- Soon The Surgeon
- 1996 This Life ( 0 episode ) as Stuart
- 1988 This Morning ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1993 Shooting Stars ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Hardware ( 12 episodes ) as Mike
- 1984 The Bill ( 1 episode )
- 2000 Lock, Stock... ( 2 episodes ) as Jaap
- 2001 The Office ( 12 episodes ) as Tim Canterbury
- 2000 Bruiser ( 6 episodes )
- 2017 DuckTales ( 1 episode ) as Poe De Spell (voice)
- 2009 Boy Meets Girl ( 4 episodes ) as Danny Reed
- 2008 Lily Allen and Friends ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2010 Sherlock ( 12 episodes ) as John Watson
- 2005 The Robinsons ( 6 episodes ) as Ed Robinson
- 2009 You Have Been Watching ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 The Justin Lee Collins Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 I'm Running Sainsbury's ( 4 episodes )
- 1993 GMTV ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Live from Studio Five ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2008 When Were We Funniest? ( 4 episodes )
- 2022 Angelyne ( 3 episodes ) as Harold Wallach
- 2003 The Debt ( 2 episodes ) as Terry Ross
- 2014 Brian Pern: A Life in Rock ( 1 episode ) as Young Brian Pern
- 2021 Marvel Studios Legends ( 2 episodes ) as Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2004 Who Do You Think You Are? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 Secret Invasion ( 2 episodes ) as Everett K. Ross
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Alan Bennett's Talking Heads ( 1 episode ) as Graham
- 2016 StartUp ( 20 episodes ) as Phil Rask
- 2007 Comedy Showcase ( 1 episode ) as Greg Wilson
- 2007 Derren Brown: Trick or Treat ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 2013 Toast of London ( 1 episode ) as Martin Freeman
- 2006 The One Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 The Responder ( 10 episodes ) as Chris Carson
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show ( 11 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 Fargo ( 1 episode ) as Narrator
- 1986 Casualty ( 1 episode ) as Ricky Beck
- 1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 1996 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ( 1 episode ) as Self - Host
- 2002 Helen West ( 3 episodes ) as DC Stone
- 2019 A Confession ( 6 episodes ) as Steve Fulcher
- 2020 Breeders ( 40 episodes ) as Paul Worsley
- 2014 Fargo ( 10 episodes ) as Lester Nygaard
- 2026 Agatha Christie's Seven Dials ( 3 episodes ) as Superintendent Battle
- 2000 Black Books ( 1 episode ) as Doctor
- 1990 Have I Got News for You ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2013 The Last Leg ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Charles II: The Power and The Passion ( 4 episodes ) as Lord Shaftesbury
- 2019 Rob & Romesh Vs ( 1 episode )
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
