
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).
Acting (75 movies)

Love Actually
2003

Breaking and Entering
2006

Confetti
2006

Nightwatching
2007

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005

Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
2008

The Good Night
2007

Wild Target
2010

What's Your Number?
2011

Pride
2004

The All Together
2007

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013

Swinging with the Finkels
2011

Call Register
2004

Nativity!
2009

Micro Men
2009

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012

Round About Five
2005

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013

The World's End
2013

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014

Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
2018

Blake's Junction 7
2004

Animals
2012

The Voorman Problem
2013

Svengali
2013

Saving Santa
2013

Unlocking Sherlock
2014

Margery and Gladys
2003

Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
2013

Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
2021

Ali G Indahouse
2002

Queen of Bones
2025

The Debt
2003

Miller's Girl
2024

The Dog with the Woman
2017

The Eichmann Show
2015

How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016

Captain America: Civil War
2016

Sherlock: Uncovered
2012

Shaun of the Dead
2004

Svengali
2009

Rubbish
2007

The Jam: About The Young Idea
2015

Hot Fuzz
2007

HIV: The Musical
2009

Stick Man
2015

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015

Momo
2025

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016

The Low Down
2001

So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012

The Old Curiosity Shop
2007

Ghost Stories
2018

Black Panther
2018

Men Only
2001

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005

Return of the Goodies
2005

Cargo
2017

Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017

Ode to Joy
2019

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
2016

Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016

A Christmas Carol
2020

The Operative
2019

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022

Dedication
2007

Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
2020

Unlocking Sherlock
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'
2005

Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
2024

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
2025

M4's The Hobbit Book Edit
2021
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Walking with Dinosaurs | 2013 | Executive Producer |
| Miller's Girl | 2024 | Executive Producer |