Martin Freeman
Born 1971
Known for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
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).
Movie Credits
Ode to Joy (2019)
Cargo (2017)
Stick Man (2015)
Saving Santa (2013)
Svengali (2013)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Nativity! (2009)
Nightwatching (2007)
The All Together (2007)
The Good Night (2007)
Confetti (2006)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Flavia (2026)
Flavia (2026)
Let's Love (2026)
Momo (2025)
Miller's Girl (2024)
The Operative (2019)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
The Eichmann Show (2015)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! (2012)
Swinging with the Finkels (2011)
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! (2008)
Queen of Bones (2025)
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line (2021)
Ghost Stories (2018)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
The Jam: About The Young Idea (2015)
The World's End (2013)
Black Panther (2018)
Dedication (2007)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024)
A Christmas Carol (2020)
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge (2016)
Animals (2012)
Wild Target (2010)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council (2020)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015)
The Low Down (2000)
Love Actually (2003)
What's Your Number? (2011)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
