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
- 2026 · Hearfield as Martin McFadden
- 2024 · Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story as Self
- 2021 · Jack as Jack (voice)
- 2019 · A Confession As Told By ITV News as Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
- 2018 · To Provide All People as Consultant Cardiologist
- 2008 · When Were We Funniest? as
- Future · Flavia de Luce as
- 2025 · Momo as
- 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
- 2021 · Bridget Riley: Painting the Line as Self
- 2021 · Marvel Studios Legends as Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 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 · 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 · 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)
- 2017 · Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Jeff
- 2016 · StartUp as Phil Rask
- 2016 · Captain America: Civil War as Everett K. Ross
- 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
- 2016 · Sherlock: The Abominable Bride as Dr. John Watson
- 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 Jam: About The Young Idea as
- 2015 · The Eichmann Show as Milton Fruchtman
- 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
- 2014 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself / Dr. Watson
- 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
- 2013 · Svengali as Don
- 2013 · The Voorman Problem as Doctor Williams
- 2012 · The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey as Bilbo Baggins
- 2012 · Animals as Albert
- 2012 · So You Want To Be A Pirate! as The Pirate With A Scarf
- 2010 · Unlocking Sherlock as Himself
- 2009 · HIV - The Musical as James McKenzie
- 2009 · I'm Running Sainsbury's as
- 2009 · Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler as Narrator (voice)
- 2007 · Rubbish as Kevin
- 2007 · The All Together as Chris Ashworth
- 2005 · Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
- Future · The Seven Dials Mystery as Superintendent Battle
- 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 · Swinging with the Finkels as Alvin Finkel
- 2010 · Sherlock as John Watson
- 2010 · Sherlock as Self
- 2010 · Sherlock as Dr. John Watson
- 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 · Micro Men as Chris Curry
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · You Have Been Watching as Self
- 2009 · Boy Meets Girl as Danny Reed
- 2009 · The Justin Lee Collins Show as Self
- 2001 · The Low Down as Solomon
- Future · Midnight of My Life as Steve Marriott
- Future · Clybourne Park as
- 2009 · Svengali as Boss
- 2008 · Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! as Rembrandt
- 2008 · Lily Allen and Friends as Self - Guest
- 2007 · The Old Curiosity Shop as Mr. Codlin
- 2007 · Comedy Showcase as Greg Wilson
- 2007 · Nightwatching as Rembrandt van Rijn
- 2007 · Dedication as Jeremy
- 2007 · Derren Brown: Trick or Treat as Himself
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · Hot Fuzz as Met Sergeant
- 2007 · The Good Night as Gary Shaller
- 2006 · Breaking and Entering as Sandy
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · Confetti as Matt
- 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 · The Robinsons as Ed Robinson
- 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 · Pride as Fleck (voice)
- 2004 · Shaun of the Dead as Declan
- 2003 · Charles II: The Power and The Passion as Lord Shaftesbury
- 2003 · Margery and Gladys as D.S. Stringer
- 2003 · Love Actually as John
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 2003 · The Debt as Terry Ross
- 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 · Men Only as Dwight
- 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's Love as Nigel