Martin Freeman
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).
Acted in
Hearfield
2026
as Martin McFadden
Momo
2025
The Hobbit: There and Back Again
2025
as Bilbo Baggins
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story
2024
as Self
Miller's Girl
2024
as Jonathan Miller
Queen of Bones
2023
as Malcolm
Secret Invasion
2023
as Everett K. Ross
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as Everett Ross
Angelyne
2022
as Harold Wallach
The Responder
2022
as Chris Carson
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
2021
as Self
Jack
2021
as Jack (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Everett K. Ross (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
2020
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
2020
as Self
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
2020
as Graham
Breeders
2020
as Paul Worsley
A Confession As Told By ITV News
2019
as Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
Ode to Joy
2019
as Charlie
A Confession
2019
as Steve Fulcher
The Operative
2019
as Thomas
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
2018
as self
To Provide All People
2018
as Consultant Cardiologist
Black Panther
2018
as Everett K. Ross
Ghost Stories
2018
as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
The Dog with the Woman
2017
as Charlie
Cargo
2017
as Andy
DuckTales
2017
as Poe De Spell (voice)
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
as Jeff
StartUp
2016
as Phil Rask
Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Everett K. Ross
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as Iain MacKelpie
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016
as Himself
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
2016
as Himself
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016
as Dr. John Watson
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
Stick Man
2015
as Stick Man (voice)
The Jam: About The Young Idea
2015
The Eichmann Show
2015
as Milton Fruchtman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Bilbo Baggins
Fargo
2014
as Narrator
Fargo
2014
as Lester Nygaard
Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
2014
as Young Brian Pern
Unlocking Sherlock
2014
as Himself / Dr. Watson
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013
as Dr. John Watson
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Bilbo Baggins
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
2013
as Self
Saving Santa
2013
as Bernard D. Elf (voice)
Toast of London
2013
as Martin Freeman
The World's End
2013
as Oliver Chamberlain
Svengali
2013
as Don
The Voorman Problem
2013
as Doctor Williams
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Bilbo Baggins
Animals
2012
as Albert
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
as The Pirate With A Scarf
Sherlock: Uncovered
2012
as Dr. Watson, Self
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
Honest Trailers
2012
as Everett K. Ross (archive footage)
What's Your Number?
2011
as Simon Forester
Swinging with the Finkels
2011
as Alvin Finkel
Unlocking Sherlock
2010
as Himself
Sherlock
2010
as John Watson
Sherlock
2010
as Self / Dr. John Watson
Sherlock
2010
as Dr. John Watson
Sherlock
2010
as Self
Wild Target
2010
as Dixon
The Girl Is Mime
2009
as Clive Buckle
Nativity!
2009
as Paul Maddens
HIV - The Musical
2009
as James McKenzie
Micro Men
2009
as Chris Curry
A Night at the Office
2009
as Self
You Have Been Watching
2009
as Self
I'm Running Sainsbury's
2009
Boy Meets Girl
2009
as Danny Reed
Svengali
2009
as Boss
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
2008
as Rembrandt
When Were We Funniest?
2008
The Old Curiosity Shop
2007
as Mr. Codlin
Comedy Showcase
2007
as Greg Wilson
Nightwatching
2007
as Rembrandt van Rijn
Dedication
2007
as Jeremy
Rubbish
2007
as Kevin
The All Together
2007
as Chris Ashworth
Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
2007
as Himself
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Met Sergeant
The Good Night
2007
as Gary Shaller
Breaking and Entering
2006
as Sandy
Confetti
2006
as Matt
Return of the Goodies
2005
as Himself
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'
2005
as Self
Round About Five
2005
as The Man
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
as Self
The Robinsons
2005
as Ed Robinson
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Arthur Dent
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Blake's Junction 7
2004
as Vila
Call Register
2004
as Kevin
Pride
2004
as Fleck (voice)
Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Declan
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Lord Shaftesbury
Margery and Gladys
2003
as D.S. Stringer
Love Actually
2003
as John
The Debt
2003
as Terry Ross
The Debt
2003
as Terry Ross
Hardware
2003
as Mike
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002
as Himself
Helen West
2002
as DC Stone
Ali G Indahouse
2002
as Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham
The Office
2001
as Tim Canterbury
Men Only
2001
as Dwight
The Low Down
2001
as Solomon
Black Books
2000
as Doctor
Lock, Stock...
2000
as Jaap
Bruiser
2000
I Just Want to Kiss You
1998
as Frank
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
as Self - Host
This Life
1996
as Stuart
Shooting Stars
1993
as Self
Casualty
1986
as Ricky Beck
The Bill
1984
Midnight of My Life
as Steve Marriott
Flavia de Luce
Clybourne Park
Let's Love
as Nigel
The Seven Dials Mystery
as Superintendent Battle