Martin Freeman
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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Momo | Master Hora | HIT | |
| 2024 | Miller's Girl | Jonathan Miller | FLOP | |
| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Everett Ross | HIT | |
| 2020 | A Christmas Carol | Bob Cratchit (voice) | HIT | |
| 2020 | Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council | Self | HIT | |
| 2018 | Black Panther | Everett K. Ross | HIT | |
| 2018 | Ghost Stories | Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle | FLOP | |
| 2017 | Cargo | Andy | FLOP | |
| 2017 | Carnage: Swallowing the Past | Jeff | FLOP | |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Everett K. Ross | HIT | |
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Iain MacKelpie | FLOP | |
| 2016 | Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge | Himself | HIT | |
| 2016 | Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock | Himself | HIT | |
| 2016 | Sherlock: The Abominable Bride | Dr. John Watson | HIT | |
| 2015 | A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman | Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf | HIT | |
| 2015 | Stick Man | Stick Man (voice) | HIT | |
| 2015 | The Jam: About The Young Idea | - | HIT | |
| 2015 | The Eichmann Show | Milton Fruchtman | HIT | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Bilbo Baggins | HIT | |
| 2014 | Unlocking Sherlock | Himself / Dr. Watson | HIT | |
| 2014 | Sherlock: His Last Vow | - | HIT | |
| 2013 | Sherlock: Many Happy Returns | Dr. John Watson | HIT | |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Bilbo Baggins | HIT | |
| 2013 | The World's End | Oliver Chamberlain | HIT | |
| 2013 | The Voorman Problem | Doctor Williams | HIT | |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Bilbo Baggins | HIT | |
| 2012 | So You Want To Be A Pirate! | The Pirate With A Scarf | FLOP | |
| 2012 | Sherlock: Uncovered | Dr. Watson, Self | HIT | |
| 2012 | The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists! | Pirate with a Scarf (voice) | HIT | |
| 2011 | What's Your Number? | Simon Forester | HIT | |
| 2010 | Unlocking Sherlock | Himself | HIT | |
| 2010 | Wild Target | Dixon | FLOP | |
| 2009 | The Girl Is Mime | Clive Buckle | HIT | |
| 2009 | Nativity! | Paul Maddens | FLOP | |
| 2009 | Micro Men | Chris Curry | HIT | |
| 2008 | Rembrandt's J'Accuse...! | Rembrandt | HIT | |
| 2007 | Lonely Hearts | The Pig (voice) | HIT | |
| 2007 | Nightwatching | Rembrandt van Rijn | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Dedication | Jeremy | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Rubbish | Kevin | HIT | |
| 2007 | Hot Fuzz | Met Sergeant | HIT | |
| 2005 | Return of the Goodies | Himself | HIT | |
| 2005 | Round About Five | The Man | HIT | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Arthur Dent | HIT | |
| 2004 | Blake's Junction 7 | Vila | HIT | |
| 2004 | Call Register | Kevin | HIT | |
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead | Declan | HIT | |
| 2003 | Margery and Gladys | D.S. Stringer | HIT | |
| 2003 | Love Actually | John | HIT | |
| 2002 | How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais | Self | HIT |