Martin Freeman

Biography

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).

Known For

Captain America: Civil War

as Everett K. Ross

Black Panther

as Everett K. Ross

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

as Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

as Bilbo Baggins

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

as Bilbo Baggins

Shaun of the Dead

as Declan

Hot Fuzz

as Met Sergeant

Love Actually

as John

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Everett Ross

Sherlock

as John Watson