Martin Freeman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-09-08 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Martin Freeman
Biography
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born September 8, 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), as well as the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023).
Known For
Acting
Fancy dress
as The pirate
Pretend I'm Not Here
as Wim
Let God Sort It Out
as Kyle Roberts
Let's Love
as Nigel
Midnight of My Life
as Steve Marriott
(2025)
Queen of Bones
as Malcolm Brass
(2025)
(2025)
(2024)
Miller's Girl
as Jonathan Miller
(2024)
(2022)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Everett Ross
(2021)
Jack
as Jack (voice)
(2021)
(2020)
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
(2020)
(2019)
Ode to Joy
as Charlie
(2019)
The Operative
as Thomas
(2019)
A Confession As Told By ITV News
as Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
(2018)
Black Panther
as Everett K. Ross
(2018)
Ghost Stories
as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
(2018)
To Provide All People
as Consultant Cardiologist
(2018)
(2017)
Cargo
as Andy
(2017)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Jeff
(2017)
The Dog with the Woman
as Charlie
(2016)
Captain America: Civil War
as Everett K. Ross
(2016)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
as Dr. John Watson
(2016)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Iain MacKelpie
(2016)
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
as Himself
(2016)
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
as Himself
(2015)
(2015)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
(2015)
Stick Man
as Stick Man (voice)
(2015)
The Eichmann Show
as Milton Fruchtman
(2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Bilbo Baggins
(2014)
Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself / Dr. Watson
(2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
as Bilbo Baggins
(2013)
The World's End
as Oliver Chamberlain
(2013)
Saving Santa
as Bernard D. Elf (voice)
(2013)
The Voorman Problem
as Doctor Williams
(2013)
Svengali
as Don
(2013)
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
as Dr. John Watson
(2013)
(2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Bilbo Baggins
(2012)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
(2012)
Animals
as Albert
(2012)
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
as The Pirate With A Scarf
(2012)
Sherlock: Uncovered
as Dr. Watson, Self
(2011)
What's Your Number?
as Simon Forester
(2011)
Swinging with the Finkels
as Alvin Finkel
(2010)
Wild Target
as Dixon
(2010)
Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself
(2009)
Micro Men
as Chris Curry
(2009)
Nativity!
as Paul Maddens
(2009)
Svengali
as Boss
(2009)
The Girl Is Mime
as Clive Buckle
(2009)
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
as Narrator (voice)
(2009)
HIV: The Musical
as James McKenzie
(2008)
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
as Rembrandt
(2007)
Hot Fuzz
as Met Sergeant
(2007)
The All Together
as Chris Ashworth
(2007)
Rubbish
as Kevin
(2007)
Dedication
as Jeremy
(2007)
Nightwatching
as Rembrandt van Rijn
(2007)
The Good Night
as Gary Shaller
(2007)
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Mr. Codlin
(2007)
Lonely Hearts
as The Pig (voice)
(2006)
Breaking and Entering
as Sandy
(2006)
Confetti
as Matt
(2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Arthur Dent
(2005)
Return of the Goodies
as Himself
(2005)
(2005)
Round About Five
as The Man
(2005)
(2004)
Shaun of the Dead
as Declan
(2004)
Pride
as Fleck (voice)
(2004)
Blake's Junction 7
as Vila
(2004)
Call Register
as Kevin
(2003)
Love Actually
as John
(2003)
Margery and Gladys
as D.S. Stringer
(2003)
The Debt
as Terry Ross
(2002)
Ali G Indahouse
as Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham
(2002)
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
as Himself
(2001)
The Low Down
as Solomon
(2001)
Men Only
as Dwight
(1998)
I Just Want to Kiss You
as Frank
Crew
The Adam Trials
Executive Producer
(2024)
Miller's Girl
Executive Producer
(2013)
Walking with Dinosaurs
Executive Producer