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Martin Freeman

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1971-09-08 (52 years old)

Biography

Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and 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), Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series Fargo (2014).

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), the sci-fi comedy The World's End (2013).

For the last few years he has been playing Everett K. Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). He will reprise the role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023).

Filmography

all 131

Movies 85

TV Shows 46

self 32

Voice 3

Narrator 2

Martin Freeman

Biography

Filmography

all 131

Movies 85

TV Shows 46

self 32

Voice 3

Narrator 2

Producer 1

Miller's Girl (2024)

Queen of Bones (2023)

Secret Invasion (2023)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Angelyne (2022)

The Responder (2022)

Bridget Riley: Painting the Line (2021)

Kurupting the Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story (2021)

Jack (2021)

Marvel Studios Legends (2021)

A Christmas Carol (2020)

Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council (2020)

Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)

Breeders (2020)

A Confession As Told By ITV News (2019)

Ode to Joy (2019)

A Confession (2019)

The Operative (2019)

Stevie Wonder: A Musical History (2018)

To Provide All People (2018)

Black Panther (2018)

Ghost Stories (2018)

The Dog with the Woman (2017)

Cargo (2017)

DuckTales (2017)

Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)

StartUp (2016)

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge (2016)

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock (2016)

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015)

Stick Man (2015)

The Jam: About The Young Idea (2015)

New Zealand - Home of Middle-earth - Part 3 (2015)

The Eichmann Show (2015)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Fargo (2014)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

Brian Pern: A Life in Rock (2014)

Unlocking Sherlock (2014)

Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014)

Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast (2014)

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns (2013)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End (2013)

Saving Santa (2013)

Toast of London (2013)

The World's End (2013)

Svengali (2013)

The Voorman Problem (2013)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

Animals (2012)

So You Want To Be A Pirate! (2012)

Sherlock: Uncovered (2012)

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)

Honest Trailers (2012)

What's Your Number? (2011)

Swinging with the Finkels (2011)

Unlocking Sherlock (2010)

Sherlock (2010)

Wild Target (2010)

The Girl Is Mime (2009)

Nativity! (2009)

HIV - The Musical (2009)

Micro Men (2009)

Live from Studio Five (2009)

You Have Been Watching (2009)

I'm Running Sainsbury's (2009)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1971-09-08 (52 years old)

Birth Name
Martin John Christopher Freeman

Birth Place
Aldershot, United Kingdom

Relationships
Amanda Abbington (2000-01-01 - 2016-01-01)