Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

Birthday: 1971-09-08

Place of Birth: Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

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).

Movies

Love Actually
Love Actually

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all se...

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Breaking and Entering
Breaking and Entering

Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair whic...

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Confetti
Confetti

A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Or...

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Nightwatching
Nightwatching

An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the contro...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swep...

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Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!

J'accuse is an 'essay-istic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual ill...

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The Good Night
The Good Night

Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes ent...

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Midnight of My Life
Midnight of My Life

Steve Marriott is one of the British music scene's greatest vocalists. Midnight Of My Life is a poig...

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Wild Target
Wild Target

Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despit...

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What's Your Number?
What's Your Number?

Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and ...

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Pride
Pride

The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuit...

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The All Together
The All Together

With a house to sell and no time to be there in person, overworked TV producer Chris Ashworth is for...

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I Just Want to Kiss You
I Just Want to Kiss You

An homage to the French New Wave and a touching story of friendship and love....

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and...

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Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns

John and Lestrade try to move on with their lives after Sherlock's apparent death. However, Anderson...

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Swinging with the Finkels
Swinging with the Finkels

A suburban couple decide to spice up their lives by swinging with another couple....

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Call Register
Call Register

A guy borrows his best friend's mobile phone in order to call a girl he recently met, but the phone ...

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Nativity!
Nativity!

Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans...

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Micro Men
Micro Men

In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home in...

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Flavia de Luce
Flavia de Luce

The adventures of 11-year-old Flavia de Luce, who is both an amateur detective and a master poisoner...

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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!

The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. Th...

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Round About Five
Round About Five

Desperate to get across London to meet his girlfriend off the Eurostar, a man persuades a pretty bic...

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained t...

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The World's End
The World's End

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly...

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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treas...

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Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History

Well-known fans celebrate Stevie Wonder and his music by selecting some of his best-loved songs. Won...

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The Girl Is Mime
The Girl Is Mime

Did the Mime commit the crime? Clive Buckle is being questioned about the murder of his wife. The po...

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Blake's Junction 7
Blake's Junction 7

Intergalactic revolutionaries "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Servi...

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Animals
Animals

Pol is a teenager with a seemingly calm life: he lives with his brother and is still in high school....

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The Voorman Problem
The Voorman Problem

Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar afflict...

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Svengali
Svengali

Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’...

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Clybourne Park
Clybourne Park

Follows events in 1959 and then 50 years later in 2009. The subject of the play is Clybourne Park, a...

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Saving Santa
Saving Santa

A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using...

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Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock

Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a pers...

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Margery and Gladys
Margery and Gladys

Haughty housewife Margery and her cleaner Gladys go on the run after mistakenly believing that they ...

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Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End

A documentary about the making of The World's End. It is very thorough, hitting on virtually every a...

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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives and a rare interview ...

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Ali G Indahouse
Ali G Indahouse

Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Gr...

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Queen of Bones
Queen of Bones

Twin siblings seek answers about their mother's death and her connection to the supernatural while l...

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The Debt
The Debt

An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family....

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Miller's Girl
Miller's Girl

A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entang...

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The Dog with the Woman
The Dog with the Woman

A family drama telling the story of Alice Wilson and her stepdaughter Katherine, through the cynical...

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The Eichmann Show
The Eichmann Show

The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blackliste...

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How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais

An exclusive documentary containing interviews with the cast and creators of The Office, with behind...

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A Confession As Told By ITV News
A Confession As Told By ITV News

Reporter Robert Murphy looks at how the real story of the Halliwell murders unfolded on ITV News and...

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assig...

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Captain America: Civil War
Captain America: Civil War

Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed ...

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Sherlock: Uncovered
Sherlock: Uncovered

Short Documentsry...

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Jack
Jack

The true story of Jack, the “soldier dog”, who became a WWI hero. Lying wounded, he reflects on mank...

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Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead

Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, abov...

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Svengali
Svengali

Satirical sitcom on the music industry....

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Rubbish
Rubbish

A man dumps the garbage of his neighbours. Little does he know that this is going to affect his rela...

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The Jam: About The Young Idea
The Jam: About The Young Idea

Sky Arts presents the definitive story of The Jam, one of the most successful British bands in rock ...

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Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the slee...

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HIV: The Musical
HIV: The Musical

James wrote a play. Myles made it gay....

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Stick Man
Stick Man

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's...

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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman

Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and h...

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Momo
Momo

Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends ...

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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special....

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The Low Down
The Low Down

Frank is a restless young man in his late twenties whose life revolves around his friends and his wo...

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So You Want To Be A Pirate!
So You Want To Be A Pirate!

With the help of his trusted dodo Polly, the Pirate Captain presents fun-loving and hilarious tips a...

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The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of d...

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Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories

Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural she...

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Black Panther
Black Panther

King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to s...

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Men Only
Men Only

Men Only is a provocative two-part drama about the dark side of modern masculinity. What do men want...

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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a r...

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Return of the Goodies
Return of the Goodies

The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, ...

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Cargo
Cargo

After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father stru...

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Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past

It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past....

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Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler

Providing unique insight into the private world of Clarence House, this documentary follows the rise...

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Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy

Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although h...

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Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock

Mark Gatiss, who co-created "Sherlock" and plays Mycroft Holmes, discusses the show with Benedict Cu...

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Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge

Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the pu...

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To Provide All People
To Provide All People

To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journ...

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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol

The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty commentary...

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The Operative
The Operative

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entang...

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from interveni...

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Dedication
Dedication

A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is ...

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Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council

The story of the band that Paul Weller formed after The Jam split up in 1982, with insight from key ...

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Unlocking Sherlock
Unlocking Sherlock

The making of the first "Sherlock" season....

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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'
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'

An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)....

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Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties

Bubbles and his band, The Shitrockers, embark on a European rock tour and earn a spot opening for Bi...

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Let's Love
Let's Love

When a director, actor, screenwriter and actress reunite for the 10th Anniversary of their one-hit w...

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Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts

A year after his wife leaves him; Jeff seeks solace in meeting women through lonely hearts dating. H...

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Fancy dress
Fancy dress

Four friends hang out at New Year’s Eve. One is dressed up as a pirate, one a monkey, someone’s a nu...

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Pretend I'm Not Here
Pretend I'm Not Here

An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Nethe...

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Let God Sort It Out
Let God Sort It Out

A once-revered rock ‘n’ roll star battling burnout and inner demons. Seeking solace in a remote sanc...

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The Adam Trials
The Adam Trials

Two parents will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son, employing experimental na...

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National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

After years in the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. T...

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Little Bug
Little Bug

In 1957, the Soviet Union sends a dog into space. The night before, a scientist (Martin Freeman) tak...

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Sherlock: His Last Vow
Sherlock: His Last Vow

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