Martin Freeman
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-09-08
Place of Birth
Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Martin Freeman
Biography
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born September 8, 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), as well as the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023).
Also Known For
Love Actually
Sep 07, 2003
Breaking and Entering
Dec 15, 2006
Confetti
May 05, 2006
Nightwatching
Nov 02, 2007
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Apr 28, 2005
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
Oct 04, 2008
The Good Night
Jan 25, 2007
Midnight of My Life
Wild Target
Jun 17, 2010
What's Your Number?
Sep 30, 2011
Pride
Jun 21, 2004
I Just Want to Kiss You
Jan 01, 1998
The All Together
May 11, 2007
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Dec 12, 2012
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Dec 24, 2013
Swinging with the Finkels
Jun 01, 2011
Call Register
Jul 13, 2004
Nativity!
Nov 27, 2009
Micro Men
Oct 08, 2009
Flavia de Luce
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Mar 12, 2012
Round About Five
Aug 28, 2005
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Dec 11, 2013
The World's End
Jul 18, 2013
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Dec 10, 2014
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
Nov 30, 2018
The Girl Is Mime
Dec 31, 2009
Blake's Junction 7
Aug 24, 2004
Animals
Oct 26, 2012
The Voorman Problem
Apr 25, 2013
Svengali
Jun 19, 2013
Clybourne Park
Saving Santa
Nov 05, 2013
Unlocking Sherlock
Jan 19, 2014
Margery and Gladys
Sep 21, 2003
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Nov 19, 2013
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Nov 19, 2021
Ali G Indahouse
Mar 21, 2002
Queen of Bones
Aug 01, 2025
The Debt
Aug 31, 2003
Miller's Girl
Jan 18, 2024
The Dog with the Woman
Oct 06, 2017
The Eichmann Show
Jan 20, 2015
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Oct 14, 2002
A Confession As Told By ITV News
Oct 07, 2019
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Mar 04, 2016
Captain America: Civil War
Apr 27, 2016
Sherlock: Uncovered
May 22, 2012
Jack
Jan 29, 2021
Shaun of the Dead
Apr 09, 2004
Svengali
Feb 01, 2009
Rubbish
Jun 24, 2007
The Jam: About The Young Idea
Aug 29, 2015
Hot Fuzz
Feb 14, 2007
HIV: The Musical
Oct 22, 2009
Stick Man
Dec 07, 2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Dec 26, 2015
Momo
Oct 02, 2025
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Jan 01, 2016
The Low Down
Jan 26, 2001
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Jul 09, 2012
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dec 26, 2007
Ghost Stories
Jan 20, 2018
Black Panther
Feb 13, 2018
Men Only
Jun 03, 2001
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Jul 05, 2005
Return of the Goodies
Dec 30, 2005
Cargo
Oct 06, 2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Mar 19, 2017
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
Jan 02, 2009
Ode to Joy
Sep 08, 2019
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Jan 11, 2016
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Jan 12, 2016
To Provide All People
Jun 28, 2018
A Christmas Carol
Dec 04, 2020
The Operative
Jul 24, 2019
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Nov 09, 2022
Dedication
Aug 24, 2007
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Oct 30, 2020
Unlocking Sherlock
Aug 30, 2010
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'
Sep 05, 2005
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Dec 06, 2024
Let's Love
Lonely Hearts
Dec 29, 2007
Fancy dress
Pretend I'm Not Here
Let God Sort It Out
The Adam Trials
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
Nov 28, 2025
Little Bug
This Life
Mar 18, 1996
This Morning
Oct 03, 1988
Shooting Stars
Dec 27, 1993
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Nov 02, 2001
Hardware
Mar 23, 2003
The Bill
Oct 16, 1984
Lock, Stock...
May 29, 2000
The Office
Jul 09, 2001
Bruiser
Feb 28, 2000
DuckTales
Aug 12, 2017
Boy Meets Girl
May 01, 2009
Lily Allen and Friends
Feb 12, 2008
Sherlock
Jul 25, 2010
The Robinsons
May 05, 2005
You Have Been Watching
Jul 07, 2009
The Justin Lee Collins Show
Mar 19, 2009
I'm Running Sainsbury's
Jun 02, 2009
GMTV
Jan 01, 1993
Live from Studio Five
Sep 14, 2009
When Were We Funniest?
Feb 28, 2008
Angelyne
May 19, 2022
The Debt
Aug 31, 2003
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
Feb 10, 2014
Marvel Studios Legends
Jan 08, 2021
Who Do You Think You Are?
Oct 12, 2004
Secret Invasion
Jun 21, 2023
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Jun 23, 2020
StartUp
Sep 06, 2016
Comedy Showcase
Oct 05, 2007
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Apr 13, 2007
Toast of London
Oct 20, 2013
The One Show
Aug 14, 2006
The Responder
Jan 24, 2022
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Fargo
Apr 15, 2014
Casualty
Sep 06, 1986
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Nov 12, 1996
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Nov 12, 1996
Helen West
May 06, 2002
A Confession
Sep 02, 2019
Breeders
Mar 02, 2020
Fargo
Apr 15, 2014
The Seven Dials Mystery
Black Books
Sep 29, 2000
Have I Got News for You
Sep 28, 1990
The Last Leg
Jan 25, 2013
The Jonathan Ross Show
Sep 03, 2011
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Sep 04, 2022
