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).
Love Actually
(John)
Breaking and Entering
(Sandy)
Confetti
(Matt)
Nightwatching
(Rembrandt van Rijn)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(Arthur Dent)
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
(Rembrandt)
The Good Night
(Gary Shaller)
Midnight of My Life
(Steve Marriott)
Wild Target
(Dixon)
What's Your Number?
(Simon Forester)
Pride
(Fleck (voice))
The All Together
(Chris Ashworth)
I Just Want to Kiss You
(Frank)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(Bilbo Baggins)
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
(Dr. John Watson)
Swinging with the Finkels
(Alvin Finkel)
Call Register
(Kevin)
Nativity!
(Paul Maddens)
Micro Men
(Chris Curry)
Flavia de Luce
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
(Pirate with a Scarf (voice))
Round About Five
(The Man)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(Bilbo Baggins)
The World's End
(Oliver Chamberlain)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(Bilbo Baggins)
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
(self)
The Girl Is Mime
(Clive Buckle)
Blake's Junction 7
(Vila)
Animals
(Albert)
The Voorman Problem
(Doctor Williams)
Svengali
(Don)
Clybourne Park
Saving Santa
(Bernard D. Elf (voice))
Unlocking Sherlock
(Himself / Dr. Watson)
Margery and Gladys
(D.S. Stringer)
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
(Self)
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
(Self)
Ali G Indahouse
(Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham)
Queen of Bones
(Malcolm)
The Debt
(Terry Ross)
Miller's Girl
(Jonathan Miller)
The Dog with the Woman
(Charlie)
The Eichmann Show
(Milton Fruchtman)
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
(Himself)
A Confession As Told By ITV News
(Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
(Iain MacKelpie)
Captain America: Civil War
(Everett K. Ross)
Sherlock: Uncovered
(Dr. Watson, Self)
Jack
(Jack (voice))
Shaun of the Dead
(Declan)
Svengali
(Boss)
Rubbish
(Kevin)
The Jam: About The Young Idea
Hot Fuzz
(Met Sergeant)
HIV - The Musical
(James McKenzie)
Stick Man
(Stick Man (voice))
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
(Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf)
Momo
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
(Dr. John Watson)
The Low Down
(Solomon)
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
(The Pirate With A Scarf)
The Old Curiosity Shop
(Mr. Codlin)
Ghost Stories
(Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle)
Black Panther
(Everett K. Ross)
Men Only
(Dwight)
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
(Self)
Return of the Goodies
(Himself)
Cargo
(Andy)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
(Jeff)
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
(Narrator (voice))
Ode to Joy
(Charlie)
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
(Himself)
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
(Himself)
To Provide All People
(Consultant Cardiologist)
A Christmas Carol
(Bob Cratchit (voice))
The Operative
(Thomas)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(Everett Ross)
Dedication
(Jeremy)
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
(Self)
Unlocking Sherlock
(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'
(Self)
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story
(Self)
Let's Love
(Nigel)
This Life
(Stuart)
This Morning
(Self)
Shooting Stars
(Self)
The One Show
(Self - Guest)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
(Self)
Hardware
(Mike)
The Bill
Lock, Stock...
(Jaap)
The Office
(Tim Canterbury)
Bruiser
DuckTales
(Poe De Spell (voice))
Boy Meets Girl
(Danny Reed)
Lily Allen and Friends
(Self - Guest)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
(Lord Shaftesbury)
Sherlock
(John Watson)
The Robinsons
(Ed Robinson)
You Have Been Watching
(Self)
The Justin Lee Collins Show
(Self)
I'm Running Sainsbury's
GMTV
(Self)
Live from Studio Five
(Self)
When Were We Funniest?
Angelyne
(Harold Wallach)
The Debt
(Terry Ross)
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
(Young Brian Pern)
Marvel Studios Legends
(Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited))
Who Do You Think You Are?
(Self)
Secret Invasion
(Everett K. Ross)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
(Graham)
StartUp
(Phil Rask)
Comedy Showcase
(Greg Wilson)
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
(Himself)
Toast of London
(Martin Freeman)
The One Show
(Self)
The Responder
(Chris Carson)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Fargo
(Narrator)
Casualty
(Ricky Beck)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
(Self - Host)
Honest Trailers
(Everett K. Ross (archive footage))
Helen West
(DC Stone)
Sherlock
(Dr. John Watson)
Sherlock
(Self)
Sherlock
(Self / Dr. John Watson)
A Confession
(Steve Fulcher)
Breeders
(Paul Worsley)
Fargo
(Lester Nygaard)
The Seven Dials Mystery
(Superintendent Battle)
Black Books
(Doctor)
Hearfield
(Martin McFadden)
Have I Got News for You
(Self)
The Last Leg
(Self)