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Martin Freeman
6 FOLLOWERS • 38 CREDITS • SEP 8, 1971 • 53
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
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Casualty
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The Graham Norton Show
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Saturday Night Live
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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DuckTales
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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Honest Trailers
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Fargo
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Toast of London
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Secret Invasion
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Angelyne
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Hot Fuzz
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Marvel Studios Legends
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Captain America: Civil War
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What's Your Number?
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Love Actually
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Shaun of the Dead
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Black Panther
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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The Seven Dials Mystery
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The World's End
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
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Sherlock
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The Office
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The Operative
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
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The Responder
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Breeders
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Miller's Girl
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Cargo
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
Production Credits
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