Martin Freeman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-09-08 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Martin Freeman

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

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Sherlock

    Sherlock

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

    Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

  • Casualty

    Casualty

  • DuckTales

    DuckTales

  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

  • Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

  • Black Panther

    Black Panther

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Secret Invasion

    Secret Invasion

  • Captain America: Civil War

    Captain America: Civil War

  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

  • StartUp

    StartUp

  • GMTV

    GMTV

  • The Jonathan Ross Show

    The Jonathan Ross Show

  • The Last Leg

    The Last Leg

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

    Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Nightwatching

    Nightwatching

  • Nativity!

    Nativity!

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Shaun of the Dead

    Shaun of the Dead

  • Love Actually

    Love Actually

  • Svengali

    Svengali

  • Black Books

    Black Books

  • Svengali

    Svengali

  • The Responder

    The Responder

  • Animals

    Animals

  • The Office

    The Office

  • Miller's Girl

    Miller's Girl

  • Momo

    Momo

  • Shooting Stars

    Shooting Stars

  • The World's End

    The World's End

  • Unlocking Sherlock

    Unlocking Sherlock

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • Dedication

    Dedication

  • Ali G Indahouse

    Ali G Indahouse

  • Swinging with the Finkels

    Swinging with the Finkels

  • Clybourne Park

    Clybourne Park

  • The Good Night

    The Good Night

  • Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

    Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Breeders

    Breeders

  • Fancy dress

    Fancy dress

  • Angelyne

    Angelyne

  • This Life

    This Life

  • Saving Santa

    Saving Santa

  • Rob & Romesh Vs

    Rob & Romesh Vs

  • Toast of London

    Toast of London

  • Pride

    Pride

  • A Confession

    A Confession

  • Jack

    Jack

  • The Eichmann Show

    The Eichmann Show

  • Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

    Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

  • Hardware

    Hardware

  • What's Your Number?

    What's Your Number?

  • The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

  • Sherlock: Uncovered

    Sherlock: Uncovered

  • The Operative

    The Operative

  • Margery and Gladys

    Margery and Gladys

  • Lock, Stock...

    Lock, Stock...

  • Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

    Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

  • To Provide All People

    To Provide All People

  • Comedy Showcase

    Comedy Showcase

  • Wild Target

    Wild Target

  • Lily Allen and Friends

    Lily Allen and Friends

  • Cargo

    Cargo

  • Breaking and Entering

    Breaking and Entering

  • Charles II: The Power and The Passion

    Charles II: The Power and The Passion

  • The Robinsons

    The Robinsons

  • Brian Pern: A Life in Rock

    Brian Pern: A Life in Rock

  • The Justin Lee Collins Show

    The Justin Lee Collins Show

  • Boy Meets Girl

    Boy Meets Girl

  • Ghost Stories

    Ghost Stories

  • Ode to Joy

    Ode to Joy

  • This Morning

    This Morning

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Queen of Bones

    Queen of Bones

  • Bruiser

    Bruiser

  • You Have Been Watching

    You Have Been Watching

  • Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge

    Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge

  • Stick Man

    Stick Man

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • Confetti

    Confetti

  • Flavia de Luce

    Flavia de Luce

  • The Girl Is Mime

    The Girl Is Mime

  • Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

    Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

  • Helen West

    Helen West

  • A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

    A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

  • Stevie Wonder: A Musical History

    Stevie Wonder: A Musical History

  • Men Only

    Men Only

  • Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

    Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

  • Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

  • When Were We Funniest?

    When Were We Funniest?

  • 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'

    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'

  • Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End

    Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End

  • The Debt

    The Debt

  • Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

    Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

  • Carnage: Swallowing the Past

    Carnage: Swallowing the Past

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • The Low Down

    The Low Down

  • Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

    Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

    Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

  • Pretend I'm Not Here

    Pretend I'm Not Here

  • So You Want To Be A Pirate!

    So You Want To Be A Pirate!

  • Let's Love

    Let's Love

  • Micro Men

    Micro Men

  • I'm Running Sainsbury's

    I'm Running Sainsbury's

  • Unlocking Sherlock

    Unlocking Sherlock

  • Round About Five

    Round About Five

  • A Confession As Told By ITV News

    A Confession As Told By ITV News

  • The Voorman Problem

    The Voorman Problem

  • The All Together

    The All Together

  • Blake's Junction 7

    Blake's Junction 7

  • Return of the Goodies

    Return of the Goodies

  • How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

    How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

  • National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

    National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

  • Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!

    Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!

  • Let God Sort It Out

    Let God Sort It Out

  • I Just Want to Kiss You

    I Just Want to Kiss You

  • Sherlock: His Last Vow

    Sherlock: His Last Vow

  • The Jam: About The Young Idea

    The Jam: About The Young Idea

  • Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

    Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

  • The Adam Trials

    The Adam Trials

  • Call Register

    Call Register

  • Little Bug

    Little Bug

  • Rubbish

    Rubbish

  • The Dog with the Woman

    The Dog with the Woman

  • Midnight of My Life

    Midnight of My Life

  • Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler

    Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler

  • HIV: The Musical

    HIV: The Musical

  • Lonely Hearts

    Lonely Hearts

  • The Fight

    The Fight