Cast & creator
Martin Freeman
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Saturday Night Live
Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 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), and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Freeman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Martin John C. Freeman, Martin John Christopher Freeman
97
film credits
57
television credits
149
1975–2027 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
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Across film & television
Filmography (154)
Showing 154 of 154 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Fargo
Narrator
2014Fargo
Lester Nygaard
2014
The One Show
Self
2006
Casualty
Ricky Beck
1986
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self
1996Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self - Host
1996
The Bill
1984
DuckTales
Poe De Spell (voice)
2017
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Self
2022
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Sherlock
John Watson
2010
GMTV
Self
1993
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Bilbo Baggins
2014
Captain America: Civil War
Everett K. Ross
2016
The Office
Tim Canterbury
2001
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Black Panther
Everett K. Ross
2018
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Bilbo Baggins
2012
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Everett Ross
2022
StartUp
Phil Rask
2016
Breeders
Paul Worsley
2020Breeders
Executive Producer
2020
Marvel Studios Legends
Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Secret Invasion
Everett K. Ross
2023
Parkinson
Self - Guest
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Bilbo Baggins
2013
Love Actually
John
2003
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Shaun of the Dead
Declan
2004
Shooting Stars
Self
1993
The Responder
Chris Carson
2022The Responder
Executive Producer
2022
Hot Fuzz
Met Sergeant
2007
Black Books
Doctor
2000
What's Your Number?
Simon Forester
2011
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Arthur Dent
2005
The World's End
Oliver Chamberlain
2013
This Life
Stuart
1996
Agatha Christie's Seven Dials
Superintendent Battle
2026
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
2012
Toast of London
Martin Freeman
2013
Miller's Girl
Jonathan Miller
2024Miller's Girl
Executive Producer
2024
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Lord Shaftesbury
2003
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Dr. John Watson
2016
Angelyne
Harold Wallach
2022
Rob & Romesh Vs
2019
This Morning
Self
1988
Comedy Showcase
Greg Wilson
2007
Hardware
Mike
2003
Walking with Dinosaurs
Executive Producer
2013
Saving Santa
Bernard D. Elf (voice)
2013
Ali G Indahouse
Richard 'Ricky C' Cunningham
2002
The Operative
Thomas
2019
The Robinsons
Ed Robinson
2005
A Confession
Steve Fulcher
2019
Lock, Stock...
Jaap
2000
Wild Target
Dixon
2010
Flavia
Colonel Havilland de Luce
2026
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Iain MacKelpie
2016
Ghost Stories
Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
2018
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
Young Brian Pern
2014
Lily Allen and Friends
Self - Guest
2008
Stick Man
Stick Man (voice)
2015The Justin Lee Collins Show
Self
2009
You Have Been Watching
Self
2009
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
Graham
2020
The Debt
Terry Ross
2003
Momo
Master Hora
2025
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
Self
2023
Breaking and Entering
Sandy
2006
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Himself
2007
Bruiser
2000
Boy Meets Girl
Danny Reed
2009
Swinging with the Finkels
Alvin Finkel
2011
Cargo
Andy
2017
Ode to Joy
Charlie
2019
The Eichmann Show
Milton Fruchtman
2015
The Good Night
Gary Shaller
2007
Nightwatching
Rembrandt van Rijn
2007
Queen of Bones
Malcolm Brass
2025
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Jeff
2017
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
2015
Nativity!
Paul Maddens
2009
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Confetti
Matt
2006
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
Himself
2016
Pride
Fleck (voice)
2004
The Old Curiosity Shop
Mr. Codlin
2007
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
Rembrandt
2008
The Fight
Self
2002When Were We Funniest?
2008
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Self
2005
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
Self
2024
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
2005To Provide All People
Consultant Cardiologist
2018
Men Only
Dwight
2001
A Long Winter
2026
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
Self
2013
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
The Pirate With A Scarf
2012
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
Himself
2016
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
self
2018Clybourne Park
Helen West
DC Stone
2002
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
James
2025
The Jam: About The Young Idea
2015
Let's Love
Nigel
2026
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself / Dr. Watson
2014Pretend I'm Not Here
Wim
The All Together
Chris Ashworth
2007
Little Bug
Dad
2025
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
Self
2020
Dedication
Jeremy
2007
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
Self
2002
Blake's Junction 7
Vila
2004
The Surgeon
Sean
2027Oddly Flowers
Walter
The Debt
Terry Ross
2003
Margery and Gladys
D.S. Stringer
2003
A Christmas Carol
Bob Cratchit (voice)
2020
Return of the Goodies
Himself
2005
Svengali
Don
2013Fancy dress
The pirate
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
Dr. John Watson
2013
Svengali
Boss
2009
Animals
Albert
2012
Midnight of My Life
Steve Marriott
I'm Running Sainsbury's
2009
Micro Men
Chris Curry
2009
The Low Down
Solomon
2001A Confession As Told By ITV News
Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
2019
The Voorman Problem
Doctor Williams
2013Jack
Jack (voice)
2021
The Dog with the Woman
Charlie
2017Let God Sort It Out
Kyle Roberts
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Self
2021The Girl Is Mime
Clive Buckle
2009I Just Want to Kiss You
Frank
1998
Unlocking Sherlock
Himself
2010
Sherlock: Uncovered
Dr. Watson, Self
2012
Round About Five
The Man
2005
Rubbish
Kevin
2007The Adam Trials
The Adam Trials
Executive Producer
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
Narrator (voice)
2009
HIV: The Musical
James McKenzie
2009
Call Register
Kevin
2004Lonely Hearts
The Pig (voice)
2007