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).
Filmography
all 131
Movies 85
TV Shows 46
self 32
Voice 3
Narrator 2
Producer 1
Miller's Girl (2024)
Queen of Bones (2023)
Secret Invasion (2023)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Angelyne (2022)
The Responder (2022)
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line (2021)
Kurupting the Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story (2021)
Jack (2021)
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
A Christmas Carol (2020)
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council (2020)
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
Breeders (2020)
A Confession As Told By ITV News (2019)
Ode to Joy (2019)
A Confession (2019)
The Operative (2019)
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History (2018)
To Provide All People (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
Ghost Stories (2018)
The Dog with the Woman (2017)
Cargo (2017)
DuckTales (2017)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)
StartUp (2016)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge (2016)
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock (2016)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015)
Stick Man (2015)
The Jam: About The Young Idea (2015)
New Zealand - Home of Middle-earth - Part 3 (2015)
The Eichmann Show (2015)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Fargo (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock (2014)
Unlocking Sherlock (2014)
Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014)
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast (2014)
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End (2013)
Saving Santa (2013)
Toast of London (2013)
The World's End (2013)
Svengali (2013)
The Voorman Problem (2013)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Animals (2012)
So You Want To Be A Pirate! (2012)
Sherlock: Uncovered (2012)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
Honest Trailers (2012)
What's Your Number? (2011)
Swinging with the Finkels (2011)
Unlocking Sherlock (2010)
Sherlock (2010)
Wild Target (2010)
The Girl Is Mime (2009)
Nativity! (2009)
HIV - The Musical (2009)
Micro Men (2009)
Live from Studio Five (2009)
You Have Been Watching (2009)
I'm Running Sainsbury's (2009)
Boy Meets Girl (2009)
The Justin Lee Collins Show (2009)
Svengali (2009)
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler (2009)
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
When Were We Funniest? (2008)
Lily Allen and Friends (2008)
The Old Curiosity Shop (2007)
Comedy Showcase (2007)
Nightwatching (2007)
Dedication (2007)
Rubbish (2007)
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
The Good Night (2007)
The All Together (2007)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
The One Show (2006)
Confetti (2006)
Return of the Goodies (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' (2005)
Round About Five (2005)
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
The Robinsons (2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Blake's Junction 7 (2005)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2004)
Call Register (2004)
Pride (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion (2003)
Margery and Gladys (2003)
Love Actually (2003)
The Debt (2003)
The Debt (2003)
Hardware (2003)
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais (2002)
Helen West (2002)
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001)
The Office (2001)
World of Pub (2001)
Men Only (2001)
The Low Down (2001)
Black Books (2000)
Lock, Stock... (2000)
Bruiser (2000)
Trial by Fire (1999)
I Just Want to Kiss You (1998)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996)
Shooting Stars (1993)
GMTV (1993)
This Morning (1988)
Casualty (1986)
The Bill (1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Midnight of My Life
Tubby Hayes: A Man in a Hurry
Clybourne Park
Flavia de Luce
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1971-09-08 (52 years old)
Birth NameMartin John Christopher Freeman
Birth PlaceAldershot, United Kingdom
RelationshipsAmanda Abbington (2000-01-01 - 2016-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesLondon, United Kingdom
Also Known AsMartin John C. Freeman, Martin John Christopher Freeman, Мартин Фриман, Μάρτιν Φρίμαν, 马丁·弗瑞曼, Мартін Фріман, 마틴 프리먼, מרטין פרימן
AwardsRomics d'Oro, James Joyce Award, James Joyce Awards, British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor, MTV Movie Award for Best Hero, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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