Martin Freeman
- Acting
- September 8, 1971 · 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Surgeon · Sean
- A Long Winter
- Let's Love · Nigel
- Flavia · Colonel Havilland de Luce
- Agatha Christie's Seven Dials · Superintendent Battle
- National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step · James
- Little Bug · Dad
- Momo · Master Hora
- Queen of Bones · Malcolm Brass
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties · Self
- Miller's Girl · Jonathan Miller, Executive producer
- Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius · Self
- Secret Invasion · Everett K. Ross
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever · Everett Ross
- Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg · Self
- Angelyne · Harold Wallach
- The Responder · Chris Carson, Executive producer
- Bridget Riley: Painting the Line · Self
- Jack · Jack (Voice)
- Marvel Studios Legends · Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
- A Christmas Carol · Bob Cratchit (Voice)
- Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council · Self
- Alan Bennett's Talking Heads · Graham
- Breeders · Paul Worsley, Executive producer
- A Confession As Told By ITV News · Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
- Ode to Joy · Charlie
- A Confession · Steve Fulcher
- The Operative · Thomas
- Rob & Romesh Vs
- Stevie Wonder: A Musical History · Self
- To Provide All People · Consultant Cardiologist
- Black Panther · Everett K. Ross
- Ghost Stories · Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
- The Dog with the Woman · Charlie
- Cargo · Andy
- DuckTales · Poe De Spell (Voice)
- Carnage: Swallowing the Past · Jeff
- StartUp · Phil Rask
- Captain America: Civil War · Everett K. Ross
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot · Iain MacKelpie
- Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge · Self
- Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock · Self
- Sherlock: The Abominable Bride · Dr. John Watson
- A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman · Self
- Stick Man · Stick Man (Voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- The Jam: About The Young Idea
- The Eichmann Show · Milton Fruchtman
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · Bilbo Baggins
- Fargo · Narrator, Lester Nygaard
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- Brian Pern: A Life in Rock · Young Brian Pern
- Unlocking Sherlock · Himself / Dr. Watson
- Sherlock: Many Happy Returns · Dr. John Watson
- Walking with Dinosaurs · Executive producer
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug · Bilbo Baggins
- Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End · Self
- Saving Santa · Bernard D. Elf (Voice)
- Toast of London · Martin Freeman
- The World's End · Oliver Chamberlain
- Svengali · Don
- The Voorman Problem · Doctor Williams
- The Last Leg · Self
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · Bilbo Baggins
- Animals · Albert
- So You Want To Be A Pirate! · The Pirate With A Scarf
- Sherlock: Uncovered · Dr. Watson, Self
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! · Pirate with a Scarf (Voice)
- What's Your Number? · Simon Forester
- The Jonathan Ross Show · Self
- Swinging with the Finkels · Alvin Finkel
- Unlocking Sherlock · Self
- Sherlock · John Watson
- Wild Target · Dixon
- The Girl Is Mime · Clive Buckle
- Nativity! · Paul Maddens
- HIV: The Musical · James McKenzie
- Micro Men · Chris Curry
- Live from Studio Five · Self
- You Have Been Watching · Self