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Martin Freeman
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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).
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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
Casualty
The Graham Norton Show
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
DuckTales
Who Do You Think You Are?
Honest Trailers
Angelyne
Toast of London
Marvel Studios Legends
Hot Fuzz
Captain America: Civil War
What's Your Number?
Love Actually
Fargo
Shaun of the Dead
Secret Invasion
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Black Panther
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The World's End
The Seven Dials Mystery
Sherlock
The Office
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Operative
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Breeders
Miller's Girl
Nativity!
Cargo
The Responder
Ode to Joy
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Production Credits
Breeders
Miller's Girl
The Responder
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