Martin Freeman
Acting • Born 1971-09-08
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.
Filmography
146 credits
Love Actually
Movie • 2003
John
Breaking and Entering
Movie • 2006
Sandy
Confetti
Movie • 2006
Matt
Nightwatching
Movie • 2007
Rembrandt van Rijn
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Movie • 2005
Arthur Dent
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
Movie • 2008
Rembrandt
The Good Night
Movie • 2007
Gary Shaller
Midnight of My Life
Movie
Steve Marriott
Wild Target
Movie • 2010
Dixon
What's Your Number?
Movie • 2011
Simon Forester
Pride
Movie • 2004
Fleck (voice)
The All Together
Movie • 2007
Chris Ashworth
I Just Want to Kiss You
Movie • 1998
Frank
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Movie • 2012
Bilbo Baggins
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Movie • 2013
Dr. John Watson
Swinging with the Finkels
Movie • 2011
Alvin Finkel
Call Register
Movie • 2004
Kevin
Nativity!
Movie • 2009
Paul Maddens
Micro Men
Movie • 2009
Chris Curry
Flavia
Movie • 2026
Colonel Havilland de Luce
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Movie • 2012
Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
Round About Five
Movie • 2005
The Man
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Movie • 2013
Bilbo Baggins
The World's End
Movie • 2013
Oliver Chamberlain
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Movie • 2014
Bilbo Baggins
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
Movie • 2018
self
The Girl Is Mime
Movie • 2009
Clive Buckle
Blake's Junction 7
Movie • 2004
Vila
Animals
Movie • 2012
Albert
The Voorman Problem
Movie • 2013
Doctor Williams
Svengali
Movie • 2013
Don
Clybourne Park
Movie
Saving Santa
Movie • 2013
Bernard D. Elf (voice)
Unlocking Sherlock
Movie • 2014
Himself / Dr. Watson
Margery and Gladys
Movie • 2003
D.S. Stringer
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Movie • 2013
Self
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Movie • 2021
Self
Ali G Indahouse
Movie • 2002
Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham
Queen of Bones
Movie • 2025
Malcolm Brass
The Debt
Movie • 2003
Terry Ross
Miller's Girl
Movie • 2024
Jonathan Miller
The Dog with the Woman
Movie • 2017
Charlie
The Eichmann Show
Movie • 2015
Milton Fruchtman
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Movie • 2002
Self
A Confession As Told By ITV News
Movie • 2019
Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Movie • 2016
Iain MacKelpie
Captain America: Civil War
Movie • 2016
Everett K. Ross
Sherlock: Uncovered
Movie • 2012
Dr. Watson, Self
Jack
Movie • 2021
Jack (voice)
Shaun of the Dead
Movie • 2004
Declan
Svengali
Movie • 2009
Boss
Rubbish
Movie • 2007
Kevin
The Jam: About The Young Idea
Movie • 2015
Hot Fuzz
Movie • 2007
Met Sergeant
HIV: The Musical
Movie • 2009
James McKenzie
Stick Man
Movie • 2015
Stick Man (voice)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Movie • 2015
Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
Momo
Movie • 2025
Master Hora
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Movie • 2016
Dr. John Watson
The Low Down
Movie • 2001
Solomon
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
Movie • 2012
The Pirate With A Scarf
The Old Curiosity Shop
Movie • 2007
Mr. Codlin
Ghost Stories
Movie • 2018
Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
Black Panther
Movie • 2018
Everett K. Ross
Men Only
Movie • 2001
Dwight
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Movie • 2005
Self
Return of the Goodies
Movie • 2005
Himself
Cargo
Movie • 2017
Andy
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Movie • 2017
Jeff
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
Movie • 2009
Narrator (voice)
Ode to Joy
Movie • 2019
Charlie
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Movie • 2016
Himself
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Movie • 2016
Himself
To Provide All People
Movie • 2018
Consultant Cardiologist
A Christmas Carol
Movie • 2020
Bob Cratchit (voice)
The Operative
Movie • 2019
Thomas
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Movie • 2022
Everett Ross
Dedication
Movie • 2007
Jeremy
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Movie • 2020
Self
Unlocking Sherlock
Movie • 2010
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'
Movie • 2005
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Movie • 2024
Self
Let's Love
Movie
Nigel
Lonely Hearts
Movie • 2007
The Pig (voice)
Fancy dress
Movie
The pirate
Pretend I'm Not Here
Movie
Wim
Let God Sort It Out
Movie
Kyle Roberts
The Adam Trials
Movie
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
Movie • 2025
James
Little Bug
Movie • 2025
Dad
The Fight
Movie • 2002
Self
Oddly Flowers
Movie
Walter
The Surgeon
Movie
This Life
TV • 1996
Stuart
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Shooting Stars
TV • 1993
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
TV • 2001
Self
Hardware
TV • 2003
Mike
The Bill
TV • 1984
Lock, Stock...
TV • 2000
Jaap
The Office
TV • 2001
Tim Canterbury
Bruiser
TV • 2000
DuckTales
TV • 2017
Poe De Spell (voice)
Boy Meets Girl
TV • 2009
Danny Reed
Lily Allen and Friends
TV • 2008
Self - Guest
Sherlock
TV • 2010
John Watson
The Robinsons
TV • 2005
Ed Robinson
You Have Been Watching
TV • 2009
Self
The Justin Lee Collins Show
TV • 2009
Self
I'm Running Sainsbury's
TV • 2009
GMTV
TV • 1993
Self
Live from Studio Five
TV • 2009
Self
When Were We Funniest?
TV • 2008
Angelyne
TV • 2022
Harold Wallach
The Debt
TV • 2003
Terry Ross
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
TV • 2014
Young Brian Pern
Marvel Studios Legends
TV • 2021
Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2004
Self
Secret Invasion
TV • 2023
Everett K. Ross
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
TV • 2020
Graham
StartUp
TV • 2016
Phil Rask
Comedy Showcase
TV • 2007
Greg Wilson
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
TV • 2007
Himself
Toast of London
TV • 2013
Martin Freeman
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
The Responder
TV • 2022
Chris Carson
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Fargo
TV • 2014
Narrator
Casualty
TV • 1986
Ricky Beck
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV • 1996
Self - Host
Helen West
TV • 2002
DC Stone
A Confession
TV • 2019
Steve Fulcher
Breeders
TV • 2020
Paul Worsley
Fargo
TV • 2014
Lester Nygaard
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
TV • 2026
Superintendent Battle
Black Books
TV • 2000
Doctor
Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990
Self
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
The Jonathan Ross Show
TV • 2011
Self - Guest
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
TV • 2022
Self
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
TV • 2003
Lord Shaftesbury
Rob & Romesh Vs
TV • 2019
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest