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), 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
Credits
- 2026 · Flavia as Colonel Havilland de Luce
- 2026 · Agatha Christie's Seven Dials as Superintendent Battle
- 2023 · Secret Invasion as Everett K. Ross
- 2022 · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Everett Ross
- 2022 · Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2020 · Breeders as Paul Worsley
- 2018 · Black Panther as Everett K. Ross
- 2017 · DuckTales as Poe De Spell (voice)
- 2016 · StartUp as Phil Rask
- 2016 · Captain America: Civil War as Everett K. Ross
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 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
- 2013 · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Bilbo Baggins
- 2013 · The Last Leg as Self
- 2012 · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Bilbo Baggins
- 2011 · The Jonathan Ross Show as Self - Guest
- 2010 · Sherlock as John Watson
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Hot Fuzz as Met Sergeant
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Declan
- 2003 · Love Actually as John
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
- 2001 · The Office as Tim Canterbury
- 2000 · Black Books as Doctor
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Host
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1990 · Have I Got News for You as Self
- 1986 · Casualty as Ricky Beck
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · The Surgeon as
- 2026 · Let's Love as Nigel
- 2025 · National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step as James
- 2025 · Queen of Bones as Malcolm Brass
- 2024 · Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties as Self
- 2020 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit (voice)
- 2018 · To Provide All People as Consultant Cardiologist
- 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
- 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
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · I'm Running Sainsbury's as
- 2008 · Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! as Rembrandt
- 2008 · When Were We Funniest? as
- 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 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2007 · The Good Night as Gary Shaller
- 2006 · Breaking and Entering as Sandy
- 2006 · Confetti as Matt
- 2005 · The Robinsons as Ed Robinson
- 2004 · Pride as Fleck (voice)
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 2002 · The Fight as Self
- 2002 · Helen West as DC Stone
- 2001 · Men Only as Dwight
- 2001 · The Low Down as Solomon
- Future · Clybourne Park as
- Future · Let God Sort It Out as Kyle Roberts
- 2025 · Little Bug as Dad
- 2025 · Momo as Master Hora
- 2024 · Miller's Girl as Jonathan Miller
- 2022 · Angelyne as Harold Wallach
- 2022 · The Responder as Chris Carson
- 2021 · Bridget Riley: Painting the Line as Self
- 2021 · Jack as Jack (voice)
- 2020 · Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council as Self
- 2020 · Alan Bennett's Talking Heads as Graham
- 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
- 2019 · Rob & Romesh Vs as
- 2018 · Stevie Wonder: A Musical History as self
- 2018 · Ghost Stories as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
- 2017 · Cargo as Andy
- 2017 · The Dog with the Woman as Charlie
- 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)
- 2015 · The Jam: About The Young Idea as
- 2014 · Brian Pern: A Life in Rock as Young Brian Pern
- 2014 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself / Dr. Watson
- 2013 · Sherlock: Many Happy Returns as Dr. John Watson
- 2013 · Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End as Self
- 2013 · Saving Santa as Bernard D. Elf (voice)
- 2013 · Toast of London as Martin Freeman
- 2013 · The World's End as Oliver Chamberlain
- 2013 · The Voorman Problem as Doctor Williams
- 2012 · Sherlock: Uncovered as Dr. Watson, Self
- 2012 · The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
- 2011 · What's Your Number? as Simon Forester
- 2010 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself
- 2010 · Wild Target as Dixon
- 2009 · The Girl Is Mime as Clive Buckle
- 2009 · HIV: The Musical as James McKenzie
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 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 · Lily Allen and Friends as Self - Guest
- 2007 · Lonely Hearts as The Pig (voice)
- 2007 · Comedy Showcase as Greg Wilson
- 2007 · Rubbish as Kevin
- 2005 · Return of the Goodies as Himself
- 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
- 2005 · Round About Five as The Man
- 2005 · Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Arthur Dent
- 2004 · Blake's Junction 7 as Vila
- 2004 · Call Register as Kevin
- 2003 · Charles II: The Power and The Passion as Lord Shaftesbury
- 2003 · Margery and Gladys as D.S. Stringer
- 2003 · Hardware as Mike
- Future · Pretend I'm Not Here as Wim
- Future · The Adam Trials as
- 2002 · How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais as Self
- 2002 · Ali G Indahouse as Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham
- 2000 · Lock, Stock... as Jaap
- 2000 · Bruiser as
- Future · Oddly Flowers as Walter
- Future · Fancy dress as The pirate
- 1998 · I Just Want to Kiss You as Frank
- 1996 · This Life as Stuart
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- Future · Midnight of My Life as Steve Marriott