Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 8, 1971
Place of Birth:
Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
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Martin Freeman
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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hearfield | Martin McFadden |
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | Everett K. Ross |
| 2022 | Angelyne | Harold Wallach |
| 2022 | The Responder | Chris Carson |
| 2022 | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Self |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Legends | Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | Alan Bennett's Talking Heads | Graham |
| 2020 | Breeders | Paul Worsley |
| 2019 | A Confession | Steve Fulcher |
| 2017 | DuckTales | Poe De Spell (voice) |
| 2016 | StartUp | Phil Rask |
| 2014 | Brian Pern: A Life in Rock | Young Brian Pern |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Fargo | Narrator |
| 2014 | Fargo | Lester Nygaard |
| 2013 | Toast of London | Martin Freeman |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2012 | Honest Trailers | Everett K. Ross (archive footage) |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Sherlock | John Watson |
| 2009 | Boy Meets Girl | Danny Reed |
| 2009 | You Have Been Watching | Self |
| 2009 | The Justin Lee Collins Show | Self |
| 2009 | I'm Running Sainsbury's | |
| 2009 | Live from Studio Five | Self |
| 2008 | Lily Allen and Friends | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | When Were We Funniest? | |
| 2007 | Comedy Showcase | Greg Wilson |
| 2007 | Derren Brown: Trick or Treat | Himself |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self |
| 2005 | The Robinsons | Ed Robinson |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2003 | Hardware | Mike |
| 2003 | Charles II: The Power and The Passion | Lord Shaftesbury |
| 2003 | The Debt | Terry Ross |
| 2002 | Helen West | DC Stone |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self |
| 2001 | The Office | Tim Canterbury |
| 2000 | Lock, Stock... | Jaap |
| 2000 | Bruiser | |
| 2000 | Black Books | Doctor |
| 1996 | This Life | Stuart |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Host |
| 1993 | Shooting Stars | Self |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self |
| 1986 | Casualty | Ricky Beck |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| The Seven Dials Mystery | Superintendent Battle |