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Martin Freeman

Acting

Born September 8, 1971 · Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Also known as Martin John C. Freeman · Martin John Christopher Freeman

Biography

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Romics d'Oro · 2018
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2014
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Hero · 2013
  • British Academy Television AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2011
  • James Joyce Awards
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  • MTV Movie AwardBest Hero · 2014 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2014 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2014 · nominated
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Scared-As-S**t Performance · 2013 · nominated
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Hero · 2013 · nominated
  • British Academy Television AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2012 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2012 · nominated
  • British Academy Television AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2011 · nominated
  • British Academy Television AwardBest Comedy Performance · 2004 · nominated
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Cast · 2004 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Sherlock

2010as John Watson

Fargo

2014as Lester Nygaard

Black Books

2000as Doctor

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat

as Himself

The Jam: About The Young Idea

2015

Helen West

as DC Stone

DuckTales

2017as Poe De Spell (voice)

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

2016as Dr. John Watson

The Office

2001as Tim Canterbury

Margery and Gladys

2003as D.S. Stringer

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013as Bilbo Baggins

Hot Fuzz

2007as Met Sergeant

A Christmas Carol

2020as Bob Cratchit (voice)

Toast of London

2012as Martin Freeman

Shaun of the Dead

2004as Declan

Marvel Studios: Legends

2021as Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)

Black Panther

2018as Everett K. Ross

Captain America: Civil War

2016as Everett K. Ross

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012as Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014as Bilbo Baggins

StartUp

2016as Phil Rask

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Love Actually

2003as John

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022as Everett Ross

The Responder

2022as Chris Carson

A Confession

2019as Steve Fulcher

Breeders

2020as Paul Worsley

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Stick Man

2015as Stick Man (voice)

The World's End

2013as Oliver Chamberlain

The Bill

1984

The Eichmann Show

2015as Milton Fruchtman

The Voorman Problem

2013as Doctor Williams

Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!

2008as Rembrandt

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005as Arthur Dent

Secret Invasion

2023as Everett K. Ross

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

2012as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)

What's Your Number?

2011as Simon Forester

Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

2024as Self

Ghost Stories

2017as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle

Cargo

2017as Andy

Wild Target

2010as Dixon

Dedication

2007as Jeremy

Agatha Christie's Seven Dials

2026as Superintendent Battle

Miller's Girl

2024as Jonathan Miller

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016as Iain MacKelpie

Animals

2012as Albert

The Last King

2003as Lord Shaftesbury

Ode to Joy

2019as Charlie