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).
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Movies (35)
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
as James
2025
Little Bug
as Dad
2025
Momo
as Master Hora
2025
Queen of Bones
as Malcolm Brass
2025
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
as Self
2024
Miller's Girl
as Jonathan Miller
2024
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Everett Ross
2022
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
as Self
2021
Jack
as Jack (voice)
2021
A Christmas Carol
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
2020
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
as Self
2020
A Confession As Told By ITV News
as Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
2019
Ode to Joy
as Charlie
2019
The Operative
as Thomas
2019
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
as self
2018
To Provide All People
as Consultant Cardiologist
2018
Black Panther
as Everett K. Ross
2018
Ghost Stories
as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
2018
The Dog with the Woman
as Charlie
2017
Cargo
as Andy
2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
as Jeff
2017
Captain America: Civil War
as Everett K. Ross
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
as Iain MacKelpie
2016
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
as Himself
2016
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
as Himself
2016
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
as Dr. John Watson
2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
as Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
2015
Stick Man
as Stick Man (voice)
2015
The Jam: About The Young Idea
2015
The Eichmann Show
as Milton Fruchtman
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Bilbo Baggins
2014
Unlocking Sherlock
as Himself / Dr. Watson
2014
Sherlock: His Last Vow
2014
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
as Dr. John Watson
2013
Walking with Dinosaurs
Executive Producer (Production)
2013
TV Shows (15)
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
as Superintendent Battle
2026
Secret Invasion
as Everett K. Ross
2023
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self
2022
Angelyne
as Harold Wallach
2022
The Responder
as Chris Carson
2022
Marvel Studios Legends
as Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
as Graham
2020
Breeders
as Paul Worsley
2020
A Confession
as Steve Fulcher
2019
Rob & Romesh Vs
2019
DuckTales
as Poe De Spell (voice)
2017
StartUp
as Phil Rask
2016
Fargo
as Narrator
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
as Young Brian Pern
2014