Martin Freeman
Actor
Born September 8, 1971 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
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).
Filmography
Midnight of My Life
Steve Marriott
Let's Love
Nigel
Flavia
Colonel Havilland de Luce
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Superintendent Battle
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
James
Little Bug
Dad
Momo
Master Hora
Queen of Bones
Malcolm Brass
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Self
Miller's Girl
Jonathan Miller
Secret Invasion
Everett K. Ross
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Everett Ross
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
Angelyne
Harold Wallach
The Responder
Chris Carson
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Self
Marvel Studios Legends
Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit (voice)
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Self
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Graham
Breeders
Paul Worsley
Ode to Joy
Charlie
A Confession
Steve Fulcher
The Operative
Thomas
Rob & Romesh Vs
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
self
Black Panther
Everett K. Ross
Ghost Stories
Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
The Dog with the Woman
Charlie
Cargo
Andy
DuckTales
Poe De Spell (voice)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Jeff
StartUp
Phil Rask
Captain America: Civil War
Everett K. Ross
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Iain MacKelpie
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Himself
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Himself
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Dr. John Watson
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
Stick Man
Stick Man (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Jam: About The Young Idea
The Eichmann Show
Milton Fruchtman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Bilbo Baggins
Fargo
Narrator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
Young Brian Pern
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Dr. Watson
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Dr. John Watson
Walking with Dinosaurs
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Bilbo Baggins
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Self
Saving Santa
Bernard D. Elf (voice)
Toast of London
Martin Freeman
The World's End
Oliver Chamberlain
Svengali
Don
The Voorman Problem
Doctor Williams
The Last Leg
Self
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Bilbo Baggins
Animals
Albert
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
The Pirate With A Scarf
Sherlock: Uncovered
Dr. Watson, Self
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
What's Your Number?
Simon Forester
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
Swinging with the Finkels
Alvin Finkel
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself
Sherlock
John Watson
Wild Target
Dixon
Nativity!
Paul Maddens
HIV: The Musical
James McKenzie
Micro Men
Chris Curry
Live from Studio Five
Self
You Have Been Watching
Self
Boy Meets Girl
Danny Reed
Svengali
Boss
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
Rembrandt
Lily Allen and Friends
Self - Guest
The Old Curiosity Shop
Mr. Codlin
Nightwatching
Rembrandt van Rijn
Comedy Showcase
Greg Wilson
Dedication
Jeremy
Rubbish
Kevin
The All Together
Chris Ashworth
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Hot Fuzz
Met Sergeant
The Good Night
Gary Shaller
Breaking and Entering
Sandy
The One Show
Self
Confetti
Matt
Return of the Goodies
Himself
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'
Self
Round About Five
The Man
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
The Robinsons
Ed Robinson
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Arthur Dent
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
Blake's Junction 7
Vila
Call Register
Kevin
Pride
Fleck (voice)
Shaun of the Dead
Declan
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Lord Shaftesbury
Margery and Gladys
D.S. Stringer
Love Actually
John
The Debt
Terry Ross
The Debt
Terry Ross
Hardware
Mike
The Fight
Self
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Self
Helen West
DC Stone
Ali G Indahouse
Richard 'Ricky C' Cunningham
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
The Office
Tim Canterbury
Men Only
Dwight
The Low Down
Solomon
Black Books
Doctor
Lock, Stock...
Jaap
Bruiser
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
This Life
Stuart
Shooting Stars
Self
GMTV
Self
Have I Got News for You
Self
This Morning
Self
Casualty
Ricky Beck
The Bill
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host