Martin Freeman
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
Credits
- 2024 · Miller's Girl as Jonathan Miller
- 2023 · Queen of Bones as Malcolm
- 2023 · Secret Invasion as Everett K. Ross
- 2022 · Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Everett Ross
- 2022 · Angelyne as Harold Wallach
- 2022 · The Responder as Chris Carson
- 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 · Brian Pern: A Life in Rock as Young Brian Pern
- 2014 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself / Dr. Watson
- 2013 · Svengali as Don
- 2013 · The Voorman Problem as Doctor Williams
- 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 · Micro Men as Chris Curry
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · I'm Running Sainsbury's as
- 2009 · Boy Meets Girl as Danny Reed
- 2008 · Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! as Rembrandt
- 2008 · When Were We Funniest? as
- 2008 · Lily Allen and Friends as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Old Curiosity Shop as Mr. Codlin
- 2007 · Dedication as Jeremy
- 2007 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2007 · The Good Night as Gary Shaller
- 2007 · The All Together as Chris Ashworth
- 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 · Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- 2005 · The Robinsons as Ed Robinson
- 2004 · Pride as Fleck (voice)
- 2003 · Margery and Gladys as D.S. Stringer
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- Future · The Seven Dials Mystery as
- 2021 · Bridget Riley: Painting the Line as Self
- 2021 · Jack as Jack (voice)
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Everett K. Ross (archive footage)
- 2020 · A Christmas Carol as Bob Cratchit (voice)
- 2020 · Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council as Self
- 2020 · Alan Bennett's Talking Heads as Graham
- 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 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)
- 2015 · The Jam: About The Young Idea as
- 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 · Sherlock: Many Happy Returns as Dr. John Watson
- 2013 · The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug as Bilbo Baggins
- 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
- 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
- 2010 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself
- 2010 · Sherlock as John Watson
- 2010 · Sherlock as Dr. John Watson
- 2010 · Sherlock as Self
- 2010 · Sherlock as Self / Dr. John Watson
- 2010 · Wild Target as Dixon
- 2009 · The Girl Is Mime as Clive Buckle
- 2009 · Nativity! as Paul Maddens
- 2009 · HIV - The Musical as James McKenzie
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
- 2009 · Svengali as Boss
- 2009 · Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Comedy Showcase as Greg Wilson
- 2007 · Nightwatching as Rembrandt van Rijn
- 2007 · Rubbish as Kevin
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Hot Fuzz as Met Sergeant
- 2006 · Breaking and Entering as Sandy
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Confetti as Matt
- 2005 · Round About Five as The Man
- 2005 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Arthur Dent
- 2005 · Blake's Junction 7 as Vila
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 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 · Hardware as Mike
- 2002 · How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais as Himself
- 2002 · Helen West as DC Stone
- 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
- Future · Midnight of My Life as Steve Marriott
- 2001 · Men Only as Dwight
- Future · Clybourne Park as
- Future · Flavia de Luce as
- 1998 · I Just Want to Kiss You as Frank
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Host
- 1996 · This Life as Stuart
- 1993 · Shooting Stars as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1986 · Casualty as Ricky Beck
- 1984 · The Bill as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Momo as