Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and 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), Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series Fargo (2014). 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), the sci-fi comedy The World's End (2013). For the last few years he has been playing Everett K. Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). He will reprise the role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023).
Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: Extended Version | Bilbo | 2025 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Extended Version | Bilbo | 2025 |
Movie | Flavia de Luce | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Clybourne Park | Unknown | 2025 |
Movie | Midnight of My Life | Steve Marriott | 2025 |
Movie | Miller's Girl | Jonathan Miller | 2024-01-18 |
Series | Secret Invasion | Everett K. Ross | 2023-06-21 |
Movie | Queen of Bones | Malcolm | 2023-09-10 |
Series | The Responder | Chris Carson | 2022-01-24 |
Series | Angelyne | Harold Wallach | 2022-05-19 |
Movie | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Everett Ross | 2022-11-09 |
Series | Marvel Studios Legends | Everett K. Ross (archive footage) | 2021-01-08 |
Movie | Jack | Jack (voice) | 2021-01-29 |
Movie | Bridget Riley: Painting the Line | Self | 2021-11-19 |
Movie | The Hobbit: M4's Book Edit | Bilbo Baggins (archive footage) | 2021-11-01 |
Series | Breeders | Paul Worsley | 2020-03-02 |
Series | Alan Bennett's Talking Heads | Graham | 2020-06-23 |
Movie | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit (voice) | 2020-12-04 |
Movie | Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council | Self | 2020-10-30 |
Movie | The Operative | Thomas | 2019-07-24 |
Movie | Official Secrets | 2019-08-30 | |
Series | A Confession | Steve Fulcher | 2019-09-02 |
Movie | A Confession As Told By ITV News | Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher | 2019-10-07 |
Movie | Ode to Joy | Charlie | 2019-09-08 |
Movie | Ghost Stories | Mike Priddle | 2018-01-20 |
Movie | Black Panther | Everett K. Ross | 2018-02-13 |
Movie | To Provide All People | Consultant Cardiologist | 2018-06-28 |
Movie | Stevie Wonder: A Musical History | self | 2018-11-30 |
Movie | Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Jeff | 2017-03-19 |
Series | DuckTales | Poe De Spell (voice) | 2017-08-12 |
Movie | The Dog with the Woman | Charlie | 2017-10-06 |
Movie | Cargo | Andy | 2017-10-06 |
Movie | Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock | Himself | 2016-01-11 |
Movie | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Dr. John Watson | 2016-01-01 |
Movie | Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge | Himself | 2016-01-12 |
Series | StartUp | Phil Rask | 2016-09-06 |
Movie | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Iain MacKelpie | 2016-03-04 |
Movie | Captain America: Civil War | Everett K. Ross | 2016-04-27 |
Movie | The Eichmann Show | Milton Fruchtman | 2015-01-20 |
Movie | The Jam: About The Young Idea | Unknown | 2015-08-29 |
Movie | Stick Man | Stick Man (voice) | 2015-12-07 |
Movie | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf | 2015-12-26 |
Movie | Unlocking Sherlock | Himself / Dr. Watson | 2014-01-19 |
Movie | Sherlock: His Last Vow | Dr. John Watson | 2014-01-12 |
Series | Brian Pern: A Life in Rock | Young Brian Pern | 2014-02-10 |
Series | Fargo | Lester Nygaard | 2014-04-15 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Bilbo Baggins | 2014-12-10 |
Series | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | 2014-02-25 |
Movie | The World's End | Oliver Chamberlain | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | The Voorman Problem | Doctor Williams | 2013-04-25 |
Series | Toast of London | Martin Freeman | 2013-10-20 |
Movie | Svengali | Don | 2013-06-19 |
Movie | Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End | Self | 2013-11-19 |
Movie | Saving Santa | Bernard D. Elf (voice) | 2013-11-05 |
Movie | Sherlock: Many Happy Returns | Dr. John Watson | 2013-12-24 |
Movie | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Bilbo Baggins | 2013-12-11 |
Movie | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Pirate with a Scarf (voice) | 2012-03-12 |
Series | Honest Trailers | Everett K. Ross (archive footage) | 2012-02-13 |
Movie | Sherlock: Uncovered | Dr. Watson, Self | 2012-05-22 |
Movie | So You Want To Be A Pirate! | The Pirate With A Scarf | 2012-07-09 |
Movie | Animals | Albert | 2012-10-26 |
Movie | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Bilbo Baggins | 2012-12-12 |
Movie | Swinging with the Finkels | Alvin Finkel | 2011-06-01 |
Movie | What's Your Number? | Simon Forester | 2011-09-30 |
Movie | Wild Target | Dixon | 2010-06-17 |
Movie | Unlocking Sherlock | Himself | 2010-08-30 |
Series | Sherlock | John Watson | 2010-07-25 |
Series | I'm Running Sainsbury's | 2009-06-02 | |
Series | Boy Meets Girl | Danny Reed | 2009-05-01 |
Movie | Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler | Narrator (voice) | 2009-01-02 |
Series | You Have Been Watching | Self | 2009-07-07 |
Movie | Svengali | Boss | 2009-02-01 |
Series | The Justin Lee Collins Show | Self | 2009-03-19 |
Movie | Nativity! | Paul Maddens | 2009-11-27 |
Movie | HIV - The Musical | James McKenzie | 2009-10-22 |
Movie | The Girl Is Mime | Clive Buckle | 2009-12-31 |
Series | Live from Studio Five | Self | 2009-09-14 |
Movie | Micro Men | Chris Curry | 2009-10-08 |
Series | Lily Allen and Friends | Self - Guest | 2008-02-12 |
Series | When Were We Funniest? | Unknown | 2008-02-28 |
Movie | Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! | Rembrandt | 2008-10-04 |
Series | The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007-02-22 |
Movie | Hot Fuzz | Met Sergeant | 2007-02-14 |
Movie | The All Together | Chris Ashworth | 2007-01-01 |
Series | Derren Brown: Trick or Treat | Himself | 2007-04-13 |
Movie | The Good Night | Gary Shaller | 2007-01-25 |
Movie | The Old Curiosity Shop | Mr. Codlin | 2007-12-26 |
Movie | Rubbish | Kevin | 2007-06-24 |
Series | Comedy Showcase | Greg Wilson | 2007-10-05 |
Movie | Nightwatching | Rembrandt van Rijn | 2007-09-06 |
Movie | Dedication | Jeremy | 2007-08-24 |
Movie | Confetti | Matt | 2006-05-05 |
Movie | Breaking and Entering | Sandy | 2006-12-15 |
Series | The One Show | Self | 2006-08-14 |
Series | The Robinsons | Ed Robinson | 2005-05-05 |
Movie | Blake's Junction 7 | Vila | 2005-01-22 |
Movie | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Arthur Dent | 2005-04-28 |
Movie | Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | 2005-07-05 |
Movie | Round About Five | The Man | 2005-08-28 |
Movie | Return of the Goodies | Himself | 2005-12-30 |
Movie | 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' | Self | 2005-09-05 |
Movie | Pride | Fleck (voice) | 2004-06-21 |
Movie | Shaun of the Dead | Declan | 2004-04-09 |
Movie | Call Register | Kevin | 2004-07-13 |
Series | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2004-10-12 |
Series | The Debt | Terry Ross | 2003-08-31 |
Series | Hardware | Mike | 2003-03-23 |
Movie | The Debt | Terry Ross | 2003-08-31 |
Movie | Love Actually | John | 2003-09-07 |
Movie | Margery and Gladys | D.S. Stringer | 2003-09-21 |
Series | Charles II: The Power and The Passion | Lord Shaftesbury | 2003-11-16 |
Series | Helen West | DC Stone | 2002-05-06 |
Movie | Ali G Indahouse | Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham | 2002-03-21 |
Movie | How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais | Himself | 2002-10-14 |
Movie | The Low Down | Solomon | 2001-01-26 |
Movie | Men Only | Dwight | 2001-06-03 |
Series | The Office | Tim Canterbury | 2001-07-09 |
Series | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001-11-02 |
Series | Bruiser | Unknown | 2000-02-28 |
Series | Black Books | Doctor | 2000-09-29 |
Series | Lock, Stock... | Jaap | 2000-05-29 |
Movie | I Just Want to Kiss You | Frank | 1998-01-01 |
Series | This Life | Stuart | 1996-03-18 |
Series | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Host | 1996-11-12 |
Series | GMTV | Self | 1993-01-01 |
Series | Shooting Stars | Self | 1993-12-27 |
Series | This Morning | Self | 1988-10-03 |
Series | Casualty | Ricky Beck | 1986-09-06 |
Series | The Bill | Unknown | 1984-10-16 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975-10-11 |