
Martin Freeman
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), as well as 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
Credits
- 2026 · Hearfield as Martin McFadden
- 2025 · Momo as
- 2024 · Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties as Self
- 2023 · Queen of Bones as Malcolm Brass
- 2020 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit (voice)
- 2020 · Alan Bennett's Talking Heads as Graham
- 2017 · Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Jeff
- 2016 · Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge as Himself
- 2015 · A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman as Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
- 2015 · The Eichmann Show as Milton Fruchtman
- 2014 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself / Dr. Watson
- 2013 · Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End as Self
- 2013 · Saving Santa as Bernard D. Elf (voice)
- 2013 · Svengali as Don
- 2012 · Animals as Albert
- 2012 · So You Want To Be A Pirate! as The Pirate With A Scarf
- 2011 · Swinging with the Finkels as Alvin Finkel
- 2009 · Nativity! as Paul Maddens
- 2009 · Micro Men as Chris Curry
- 2008 · Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! as Rembrandt
- 2007 · The Old Curiosity Shop as Mr. Codlin
- 2007 · Nightwatching as Rembrandt van Rijn
- 2007 · Dedication as Jeremy
- 2007 · The All Together as Chris Ashworth
- 2007 · The Good Night as Gary Shaller
- 2006 · Breaking and Entering as Sandy
- 2006 · Confetti as Matt
- 2005 · 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' as Self
- 2004 · Pride as Fleck (voice)
- 2003 · Margery and Gladys as D.S. Stringer
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 2002 · Helen West as DC Stone
- 2001 · Men Only as Dwight
- Future · Flavia de Luce as
- Future · The Seven Dials Mystery as Superintendent Battle
- 2025 · National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step as James
- 2024 · Miller's Girl as Jonathan Miller
- 2023 · Secret Invasion as Everett K. Ross
- 2022 · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Everett Ross
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2022 · Angelyne as Harold Wallach
- 2022 · The Responder as Chris Carson
- 2021 · Bridget Riley: Painting the Line as Self
- 2021 · Jack as Jack (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015 · The Jam: About The Young Idea as
- Future · Clybourne Park as
- 2020 · Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council as Self
- 2020 · Breeders as Paul Worsley
- 2019 · A Confession As Told By ITV News as Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
- 2019 · Ode to Joy as Charlie
- 2019 · A Confession as Steve Fulcher
- 2019 · The Operative as Thomas
- 2018 · Stevie Wonder: A Musical History as self
- 2018 · To Provide All People as Consultant Cardiologist
- 2018 · Black Panther as Everett K. Ross
- 2018 · Ghost Stories as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
- 2017 · Cargo as Andy
- 2017 · The Dog with the Woman as Charlie
- 2017 · DuckTales as Poe De Spell (voice)
- 2016 · StartUp as Phil Rask
- 2016 · Captain America: Civil War as Everett K. Ross
- 2016 · Whiskey Tango Foxtrot as Iain MacKelpie
- 2016 · Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock as Himself
- 2016 · Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Dr. John Watson
- 2015 · Stick Man as Stick Man (voice)
- 2014 · The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as Bilbo Baggins
- 2014 · Fargo as Narrator
- 2014 · Fargo as Lester Nygaard
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Brian Pern: A Life in Rock as Young Brian Pern
- 2013 · Sherlock: Many Happy Returns as Dr. John Watson
- 2013 · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Bilbo Baggins
- 2013 · Toast of London as Martin Freeman
- 2013 · The World's End as Oliver Chamberlain
- 2013 · The Voorman Problem as Doctor Williams
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Bilbo Baggins
- 2012 · Sherlock: Uncovered as Dr. Watson, Self
- 2012 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
- 2012 · Honest Trailers as Everett K. Ross (archive footage)
- 2011 · What's Your Number? as Simon Forester
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself
- 2010 · Sherlock as John Watson
- 2010 · Wild Target as Dixon
- 2009 · The Girl Is Mime as Clive Buckle
- 2009 · HIV: The Musical as James McKenzie
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2009 · I'm Running Sainsbury's as
- 2009 · Boy Meets Girl as Danny Reed
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
- 2009 · Svengali as Boss
- 2009 · Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler as Narrator (voice)
- 2008 · When Were We Funniest? as
- 2008 · Lily Allen and Friends as Self - Guest
- 2007 · Lonely Hearts as The Pig (voice)
- 2007 · Comedy Showcase as Greg Wilson
- 2007 · Rubbish as Kevin
- 2007 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Hot Fuzz as Met Sergeant
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2005 · Return of the Goodies as Himself
- 2005 · Round About Five as The Man
- 2005 · Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 · The Robinsons as Ed Robinson
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Arthur Dent
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · Blake's Junction 7 as Vila
- 2004 · Call Register as Kevin
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Declan
- 2003 · Charles II: The Power and The Passion as Lord Shaftesbury
- 2003 · Love Actually as John
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 2003 · Hardware as Mike
- 2002 · How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais as Himself
- 2002 · Ali G Indahouse as Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · The Office as Tim Canterbury
- 2001 · The Low Down as Solomon
- 2000 · Black Books as Doctor
- 2000 · Lock, Stock... as Jaap
- 2000 · Bruiser as
- 1998 · I Just Want to Kiss You as Frank
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Host
- 1996 · This Life as Stuart
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1986 · Casualty as Ricky Beck
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Let God Sort It Out as Kyle Roberts
- Future · Let's Love as Nigel
- Future · Midnight of My Life as Steve Marriott
- Future · Pretend I'm Not Here as
- Future · The Adam Trials as
- Future · Fancy dress as The pirate