Martin Freeman
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).
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).
Known for
![Miller's Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ieU0zUj7WhE0GrgpgofRH0sNjbI.jpg)
Miller's Girl
![Queen of Bones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qJSSytlQAQuyXdQwZdaNNE5WAu1.jpg)
Queen of Bones
![Secret Invasion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f5ZMzzCvt2IzVDxr54gHPv9jlC9.jpg)
Secret Invasion
![Black Panther: Wakanda Forever](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sv1xJUazXeYqALzczSZ3O6nkH75.jpg)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
![Angelyne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dCSmm9aRal83ql1QbCujIKyoqGl.jpg)
Angelyne
![The Responder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9rG7UmjRCtSgHq8QzW07Drdq9HB.jpg)
The Responder
![Bridget Riley: Painting the Line](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/um8nWr6lER3gCnErCu05RdG7WLt.jpg)
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
![Marvel Studios Legends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/EpDuYIK81YtCUT3gH2JDpyj8Qk.jpg)
Marvel Studios Legends
![A Christmas Carol](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nUypHbrsZeN0PpXHAzPUXvryCMs.jpg)
A Christmas Carol
![Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yNYQobsWIDGKVjWsmC86M1PpepS.jpg)
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
![Alan Bennett's Talking Heads](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oE2YpbqZOrBK5A3BuN6feu3j9M9.jpg)
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
![Breeders](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cTz7gZuCd6wtvXWt55ALWlTqYc6.jpg)
Breeders
![Ode to Joy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tpYPids0rVYTrtEjKPeXWZNwBk3.jpg)
Ode to Joy
![A Confession](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6c6q8m5PCiXv3TlxmM0vIcLylb0.jpg)
A Confession
![The Operative](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ue9co4q7ilbjThuy0hUIYxinCzg.jpg)
The Operative
![Stevie Wonder: A Musical History](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9Wvid7btPfdkR8EgaIG04rsAVW3.jpg)
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
![Black Panther](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uxzzxijgPIY7slzFvMotPv8wjKA.jpg)
Black Panther
![Ghost Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7a0sai9k5jr7YJRP5S3YIDErMVY.jpg)
Ghost Stories
![The Dog with the Woman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h0AHaKVC5PY9d21ppzC6BIRg9qI.jpg)
The Dog with the Woman
![DuckTales](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3klapeIKLp9IBy4uHo7szTeMTdQ.jpg)
DuckTales
![Carnage: Swallowing the Past](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vKmmoc3tnhxbfho7oO43BZO7Q7R.jpg)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
![StartUp](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mXiB1e0x3iaRaaPPVhC1c7rgwPr.jpg)
StartUp
![Captain America: Civil War](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rAGiXaUfPzY7CDEyNKUofk3Kw2e.jpg)
Captain America: Civil War
![Whiskey Tango Foxtrot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xaLpB1dhUWkmpJSsJ41vFVpeHf2.jpg)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
![Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hL31qRjjhVynNnBCkTLGKbbA956.jpg)
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
![Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nZn71WOPBz0WrMb0QIIWceDTQSu.jpg)
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
![Sherlock: The Abominable Bride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hibE8cyZs2Bm0o4WaWd1pppvjO2.jpg)
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
![A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AocpjUgQ36xR4tHh0tpaY9Tx3HZ.jpg)
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
![Stick Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hChFSATMxo9cDpDGl5iit5dx7yy.jpg)
Stick Man
![The Jam: About The Young Idea](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rMW858uG68Gs5H7OgGXJI38STWr.jpg)
The Jam: About The Young Idea
![The Eichmann Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6cu8bEgtpX6ITxmI4JmiiCjU4OG.jpg)
The Eichmann Show
![The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xT98tLqatZPQApyRmlPL12LtiWp.jpg)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
![Fargo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6U9CPeD8obHzweikFhiLhpc7YBT.jpg)
Fargo
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![Unlocking Sherlock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/496SKJTYO4sluXyoUUT8eyTX9F7.jpg)
Unlocking Sherlock
![Sherlock: Many Happy Returns](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7KItGmctg0nFcYfyStcjWj2ecZD.jpg)
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
![Walking with Dinosaurs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kjFQHmx9EXJPqcyY1NlartUXkTE.jpg)
Walking with Dinosaurs
![The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xQYiXsheRCDBA39DOrmaw1aSpbk.jpg)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
![Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lwjB3xj4zyq0oVE37EsAXOpDb1H.jpg)
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
![Saving Santa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aH7XiXYDVPhs4lj4PsrrjTwHdRt.jpg)
Saving Santa
![Toast of London](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hwsZAr03w0PMzuSewF17NRMQDYm.jpg)
Toast of London
![The World's End](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kpglnOBYmKn0AkkWDzGxzKHDbds.jpg)
The World's End
![Svengali](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ajx5JTzYVnT21NCTqGFxrbbCpqC.jpg)
Svengali
![The Voorman Problem](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Tf6FbSuDSv8pDPdKmgo8J76yb3.jpg)
The Voorman Problem
![The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yHA9Fc37VmpUA5UncTxxo3rTGVA.jpg)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
![Animals](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hARdyUbYerEwOj3iOXFN9oVmdIm.jpg)
Animals
![So You Want To Be A Pirate!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xf5bd6ndVgDv73QTfwaRWyiWR92.jpg)
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
![Sherlock: Uncovered](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cc01FQhgScHPc3tCPcs6osbNV98.jpg)
Sherlock: Uncovered
![The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bkLeXPDP6sramrTiF5W7TzUl4t0.jpg)
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
![Honest Trailers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5wZDu7JVXqmzJLthh1ngIfLmKIS.jpg)
Honest Trailers
![What's Your Number?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eqn3UeXMY9W1Ow3jIZ6COqbjUWX.jpg)
What's Your Number?
![Swinging with the Finkels](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pff0aaPS1GgDI95lVnm7gegIx0.jpg)
Swinging with the Finkels
![Unlocking Sherlock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/usPsKlEzS1lwMsECqQVWwe23IbQ.jpg)
Unlocking Sherlock
![Sherlock](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7WTsnHkbA0FaG6R9twfFde0I9hl.jpg)
Sherlock
![Wild Target](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ejKD5DQ7jouzEkz1fx5Fr8li2ZA.jpg)
Wild Target
![Nativity!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2APY35DdgOmQIJlVpnjI7Kanjyb.jpg)
Nativity!
![HIV - The Musical](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qaopluJ6m1btfevZkJR4UEif8Zy.jpg)
HIV - The Musical
![Micro Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n42Ngra1KKY4nU1pE08qeemHdl.jpg)
Micro Men
![Live from Studio Five](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qvcklKVYE12ZUOniclBp1t2QsKP.jpg)
Live from Studio Five
![You Have Been Watching](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZlOGGBCVunOTLJIRp8jDRuGxnJ.jpg)
You Have Been Watching
![Boy Meets Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hcIRdzL8YKemeoMlm6wgCqXZELg.jpg)
Boy Meets Girl
![Svengali](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4CLLaVs3GUW5jia4Bwqto0Lt5pN.jpg)
Svengali
![Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dXyXFS4Lx0ioWeHfTd3FYFxtl9V.jpg)
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
![Lily Allen and Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jNPRr5BR3f8bbMFwrrPXajJ1TdE.jpg)
Lily Allen and Friends
![The Old Curiosity Shop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/khLHtUwkieeuOcx2wt3twHcOpXj.jpg)
The Old Curiosity Shop
![Comedy Showcase](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oxyp2p9NnAqLiUC8DjaVhXqJqXN.jpg)
Comedy Showcase
![Nightwatching](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vcwa1RqvoYLQIKOA4EjjPNhrkJx.jpg)
Nightwatching
![Dedication](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w0kzH6zMTOtvEDY9LVYAQxwZx7l.jpg)
Dedication
![Rubbish](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4lGYSXQTFV2fX0Ry00FLlzMDwjr.jpg)
Rubbish
![The All Together](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xX1pEjEqjl3cToSc0fLaThDfDfM.jpg)
The All Together
![Derren Brown: Trick or Treat](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/s1zIYfoB0uzgJze260ntH8Q6VgZ.jpg)
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
![The Graham Norton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![Hot Fuzz](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zPib4ukTSdXvHP9pxGkFCe34f3y.jpg)
Hot Fuzz
![The Good Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/74TDF1OMKOkTonAUbtbsJOdqtVy.jpg)
The Good Night
![Breaking and Entering](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fiSESOsJWltRnjJFQbeD9B9SEGQ.jpg)
Breaking and Entering
![The One Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7QpzCej3Lwrsnx5A8FePYsUCIzf.jpg)
The One Show
![Confetti](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/os0v85Am0dcc2cklyYg7NgbB5Pe.jpg)
Confetti
![Return of the Goodies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yFN7CaFS169AZcg8ymjDLk3tmeU.jpg)
Return of the Goodies
![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'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pu5tUTZf258sYGTbbU0a5WNjey0.jpg)
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'
![Round About Five](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uCtFA0dUUAj889E7CfOzn5SUa1x.jpg)
Round About Five
![Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7qW3U3BIY2RCB4QUPkoSAWfoAdS.jpg)
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
![The Robinsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/HJeL2IZ6I5m74m4sSlKyKRQpGx.jpg)
The Robinsons
![The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yr9A3KGQlxBh3yW0cmglsr8aMIz.jpg)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
![Who Do You Think You Are?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v7vzsmEDVDzUgEuiMAMRdyh0abW.jpg)
Who Do You Think You Are?
![Call Register](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nrDXifklKx9URNTjYk6hlqka0CS.jpg)
Call Register
![Pride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/smwTDsE33wGV8PFi3kz9h3kOUcr.jpg)
Pride
![Shaun of the Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dgXPhzNJH8HFTBjXPB177yNx6RI.jpg)
Shaun of the Dead
![Charles II: The Power and The Passion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ZeWc9b8ShRdbJSY2NR3XkI7zoX.jpg)
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
![Margery and Gladys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nyLSiyoVfqXkF0XlJd50LuHpHE.jpg)
Margery and Gladys
![Love Actually](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1ODdWLpyOnIVl0l67GrdaFDlJGf.jpg)
Love Actually
![Hardware](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2byWyytcBRkEZiD34BhYhBOCOEl.jpg)
Hardware
![How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rMucSsuKWqdLOMaqyG4hWENFfpu.jpg)
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
![Helen West](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nrBMnFxldsGUqymUX84Zn2mPt6K.jpg)
Helen West
![Ali G Indahouse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pjKvQrVpekshVM6DUDOt3ImhAVH.jpg)
Ali G Indahouse
![Friday Night with Jonathan Ross](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dweqcAMlpidmoJcLu4omwuwsnef.jpg)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
![The Office](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gH3oLHL09DQL0l9Rz9xC3zxrlnG.jpg)
The Office
![Men Only](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cl9R4LPXxTcjPbQkvnAmwaNiAB9.jpg)
Men Only
![The Low Down](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xGzJxRDAQ9n0Vjr0ZN854LWsYKW.jpg)
The Low Down
![Black Books](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ckI73m4GOBEstI46n1aw4iY3Cys.jpg)
Black Books
![Lock, Stock...](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hLKrGfhq3q1skcE0AYqbEq8EYjV.jpg)
Lock, Stock...
![Bruiser](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jAwRIetuGHGsy2eluOkogovxKX0.jpg)
Bruiser
![Never Mind the Buzzcocks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ez0fX5nA68BJWL8jfP6dYr5WrcL.jpg)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
![This Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f9PiErdWF5IDcvZULIae4oeeb5r.jpg)
This Life
![Shooting Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gajKdQQ0CJ4ibdcIDJHf089cVan.jpg)
Shooting Stars
![GMTV](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/peQ3blnogd6YXfjqPJOwMx1yOVK.jpg)
GMTV
![This Morning](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/79XfvbOCcNwdXAnPHbcQd0cH8iN.jpg)
This Morning
![Casualty](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xori6j1eOdXwD5z213t2o8NMcvu.jpg)
Casualty
![The Bill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bMd4T647b9YdkbQvULyndBNV8uL.jpg)
The Bill
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live