1971-09-08 Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Martin John Christopher Freeman 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).
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Momo | 2025-10-02 | |
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Queen of Bones | Malcolm Brass | 2025-08-01 |
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National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step | James | 2025-11-28 |
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Miller's Girl | Jonathan Miller | 2024-01-18 |
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties | Self | 2024-12-06 |
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Everett Ross | 2022-11-09 |
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Jack | Jack (voice) | 2021-01-29 |
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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line | Self | 2021-11-19 |
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A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit (voice) | 2020-12-04 |
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Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council | Self | 2020-10-30 |
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The Operative | Thomas | 2019-07-24 |
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Ode to Joy | Charlie | 2019-09-08 |
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A Confession As Told By ITV News | Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher | 2019-10-07 |
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Stevie Wonder: A Musical History | self | 2018-11-30 |
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Ghost Stories | Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle | 2018-01-20 |
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To Provide All People | Consultant Cardiologist | 2018-06-28 |
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Black Panther | Everett K. Ross | 2018-02-13 |
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Jeff | 2017-03-19 |
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Cargo | Andy | 2017-10-06 |
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The Dog with the Woman | Charlie | 2017-10-06 |
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Dr. John Watson | 2016-01-01 |
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Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge | Himself | 2016-01-12 |
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Captain America: Civil War | Everett K. Ross | 2016-04-27 |
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Iain MacKelpie | 2016-03-04 |
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Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock | Himself | 2016-01-11 |
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Stick Man | Stick Man (voice) | 2015-12-07 |
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The Jam: About The Young Idea | 2015-08-29 | |
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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf | 2015-12-26 |
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The Eichmann Show | Milton Fruchtman | 2015-01-20 |
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Unlocking Sherlock | Himself / Dr. Watson | 2014-01-19 |
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Bilbo Baggins | 2014-12-10 |
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Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End | Self | 2013-11-19 |
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Svengali | Don | 2013-06-19 |
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Saving Santa | Bernard D. Elf (voice) | 2013-11-05 |
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Sherlock: Many Happy Returns | Dr. John Watson | 2013-12-24 |
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The World's End | Oliver Chamberlain | 2013-07-18 |
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Bilbo Baggins | 2013-12-11 |
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The Voorman Problem | Doctor Williams | 2013-04-25 |
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Bilbo Baggins | 2012-12-12 |
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Sherlock: Uncovered | Dr. Watson, Self | 2012-05-22 |
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Animals | Albert | 2012-10-26 |
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Pirate with a Scarf (voice) | 2012-03-12 |
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So You Want To Be A Pirate! | The Pirate With A Scarf | 2012-07-09 |
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What's Your Number? | Simon Forester | 2011-09-30 |
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Swinging with the Finkels | Alvin Finkel | 2011-06-01 |
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Wild Target | Dixon | 2010-06-17 |
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Unlocking Sherlock | Himself | 2010-08-30 |
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HIV: The Musical | James McKenzie | 2009-10-22 |
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Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler | Narrator (voice) | 2009-01-02 |
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Svengali | Boss | 2009-02-01 |
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The Girl Is Mime | Clive Buckle | 2009-12-31 |
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Nativity! | Paul Maddens | 2009-11-27 |
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Micro Men | Chris Curry | 2009-10-08 |
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Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! | Rembrandt | 2008-10-04 |
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Dedication | Jeremy | 2007-08-24 |
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The Good Night | Gary Shaller | 2007-01-25 |
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Nightwatching | Rembrandt van Rijn | 2007-11-02 |
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The Old Curiosity Shop | Mr. Codlin | 2007-12-26 |
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The All Together | Chris Ashworth | 2007-05-11 |
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Rubbish | Kevin | 2007-06-24 |
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Hot Fuzz | Met Sergeant | 2007-02-14 |
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Lonely Hearts | The Pig (voice) | 2007-12-29 |
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Breaking and Entering | Sandy | 2006-12-15 |
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Confetti | Matt | 2006-05-05 |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Arthur Dent | 2005-04-28 |
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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 |
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Round About Five | The Man | 2005-08-28 |
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Return of the Goodies | Himself | 2005-12-30 |
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | 2005-07-05 |
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Call Register | Kevin | 2004-07-13 |
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Blake's Junction 7 | Vila | 2004-08-24 |
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Shaun of the Dead | Declan | 2004-04-09 |
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Pride | Fleck (voice) | 2004-06-21 |
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Love Actually | John | 2003-09-07 |
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Margery and Gladys | D.S. Stringer | 2003-09-21 |
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The Debt | Terry Ross | 2003-08-31 |
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How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais | Himself | 2002-10-14 |
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Ali G Indahouse | Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham | 2002-03-21 |
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The Low Down | Solomon | 2001-01-26 |
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Men Only | Dwight | 2001-06-03 |
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I Just Want to Kiss You | Frank | 1998-01-01 |
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Let God Sort It Out | Kyle Roberts | |
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The Adam Trials | ||
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Pretend I'm Not Here | Wim | |
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Midnight of My Life | Steve Marriott | |
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Flavia de Luce | ||
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Clybourne Park | ||
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Let's Love | Nigel | |
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Fancy dress | The pirate |