Martin Freeman
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).
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.5788 |
| Birthday | 1971-09-08 |
| Place of Birth | Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Martin John C. Freeman, Martin John Christopher Freeman, |
2003
Love Actually
7.1/7547
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2006
Breaking and Entering
6.106/277
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Breaking and Entering
2006
Confetti
5.422/77
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.
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Confetti
2007
Nightwatching
6.177/79
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Nightwatching
2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.692/4362
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a res...
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2008
Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
6.792/24
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2007
The Good Night
5.37/146
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Midnight of My Life
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Steve Marriott is one of the British music scene's greatest vocalists. Midnight Of My Life is a poignant study of talent, aging and what success means...
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Midnight of My Life
2010
Wild Target
6.456/804
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Wild Target
2011
What's Your Number?
6.465/2467
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What's Your Number?
2004
Pride
6.109/78
The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.
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Pride
2007
The All Together
5.5/10
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1998
I Just Want to Kiss You
6.4/5
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I Just Want to Kiss You
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
7.381/20049
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2013
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
7.675/20
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Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2011
Swinging with the Finkels
4.467/60
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Swinging with the Finkels
2004
Call Register
7.5/6
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2009
Nativity!
6.313/232
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2009
Micro Men
7.103/29
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Flavia
5.688/8
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Flavia
2012
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
6.539/1255
The enthusiastic Pirate Captain, along with his rag-tag crew, sets out to beat his bitter rivals. The chaotic adventure takes them from exotic shores...
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2005
Round About Five
7.714/7
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Round About Five
2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
7.58/14559
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
The World's End
6.81/6061
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
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The World's End
2014
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
7.337/15735
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2018
Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
0/0
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2009
The Girl Is Mime
7.286/14
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The Girl Is Mime
2004
Blake's Junction 7
7.667/3
Intergalactic revolutionaries "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.
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Blake's Junction 7
2012
Animals
6.3/35
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2013
The Voorman Problem
6.706/34
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The Voorman Problem
2013
Svengali
5.371/32
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Svengali
Clybourne Park
0/0
Follows events in 1959 and then 50 years later in 2009. The subject of the play is Clybourne Park, a sleepy, “status quo” suburb of Chicago, which is...
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Clybourne Park
2013
Saving Santa
5.188/109
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Saving Santa
2014
Unlocking Sherlock
7.9/50
Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a personal voyage through the versions of Holmes that ha...
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2003
Margery and Gladys
7.7/6
Haughty housewife Margery and her cleaner Gladys go on the run after mistakenly believing that they have killed a teenage burglar.
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Margery and Gladys
2013
Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
0/0
A documentary about the making of The World's End. It is very thorough, hitting on virtually every aspect of the film's production.
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2021
Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
0/0
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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
2002
Ali G Indahouse
6.055/1550
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prim...
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Ali G Indahouse
2025
Queen of Bones
5.868/19
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Queen of Bones
2003
The Debt
6.7/3
An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.
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The Debt
2024
Miller's Girl
6.3/978
A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.
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Miller's Girl
2017
The Dog with the Woman
0/0
A family drama telling the story of Alice Wilson and her stepdaughter Katherine, through the cynical eyes of her pet dog Charlie.
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The Dog with the Woman
2015
The Eichmann Show
6.666/205
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2002
How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
8/1
An exclusive documentary containing interviews with the cast and creators of The Office, with behind the scenes footage, original pilot footage and ou...
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2019
A Confession As Told By ITV News
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Reporter Robert Murphy looks at how the real story of the Halliwell murders unfolded on ITV News and inspired those behind the television drama titled...
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A Confession As Told By ITV News
2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
6.319/1073
Stuck in a rut, reporter Kim Baker decides to shake things up by leaving her desk job in New York and taking a dangerous assignment in Afghanistan. Fa...
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
Captain America: Civil War
7.454/24554
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarize...
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Captain America: Civil War
2012
Sherlock: Uncovered
10/1
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Sherlock: Uncovered
2021
Jack
0/0
The true story of Jack, the “soldier dog”, who became a WWI hero. Lying wounded, he reflects on mankind, having witnessed the horrors of war versus hi...
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Jack
2004
Shaun of the Dead
7.5/9614
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threa...
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Shaun of the Dead
2009
Svengali
0/0
Satirical sitcom on the music industry.
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Svengali
2007
Rubbish
7/1
A man dumps the garbage of his neighbours. Little does he know that this is going to affect his relationship to a woman.
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Rubbish
2015
The Jam: About The Young Idea
8/13
Sky Arts presents the definitive story of The Jam, one of the most successful British bands in rock history, who were at the forefront of the late 197...
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The Jam: About The Young Idea
2007
Hot Fuzz
7.6/8592
Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he m...
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Hot Fuzz
2009
HIV: The Musical
4.375/4
James wrote a play. Myles made it gay.
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HIV: The Musical
2015
Stick Man
6.794/119
Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons....
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Stick Man
2015
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
7.121/33
Julie Walters tells the story of how Morph, Shaun the Sheep and that cheese-loving man Wallace and his dog Gromit first came to life.
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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2025
Momo
7.1/43
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a pow...
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Momo
2016
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
7.832/2371
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2001
The Low Down
5.6/14
Frank is a restless young man in his late twenties whose life revolves around his friends and his work. When he becomes involved with Ruby, her optimi...
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The Low Down
2012
So You Want To Be A Pirate!
6.2/39
With the help of his trusted dodo Polly, the Pirate Captain presents fun-loving and hilarious tips and advice on pirating. Learn how to remember where...
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So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
5/13
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his...
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The Old Curiosity Shop
2018
Ghost Stories
6.434/1313
Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test...
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Ghost Stories
2018
Black Panther
7.362/23942
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Chall...
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Black Panther
2001
Men Only
5.571/7
Men Only is a provocative two-part drama about the dark side of modern masculinity. What do men want, what do women want from them, and can the two ev...
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Men Only
2005
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
9/1
Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a radio series through to becoming a Hollywood blockb...
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
Return of the Goodies
6.9/25
The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.
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Return of the Goodies
2017
Cargo
6.401/1902
After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter.
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Cargo
2017
Carnage: Swallowing the Past
6.447/47
It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the hor...
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2009
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
0/0
Providing unique insight into the private world of Clarence House, this documentary follows the rise and fall of William Tallon - a devoted servant, f...
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Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
2019
Ode to Joy
6.145/138
Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself...
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Ode to Joy
2016
Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
7.3/6
Mark Gatiss, who co-created "Sherlock" and plays Mycroft Holmes, discusses the show with Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and others in the cast.
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Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
2016
Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
7.202/104
Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone...
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Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2018
To Provide All People
8/2
To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the birt...
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To Provide All People
2020
A Christmas Carol
7.5/13
The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty commentary on social inequality and the corrupting influence...
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A Christmas Carol
2019
The Operative
5.849/249
A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her...
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The Operative
2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
6.993/7764
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s dea...
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2007
Dedication
6.375/108
A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after...
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Dedication
2020
Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
7/4
The story of the band that Paul Weller formed after The Jam split up in 1982, with insight from key members, collaborators and fans.
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Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
2010
Unlocking Sherlock
6.5/2
The making of the first "Sherlock" season.
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Unlocking Sherlock
2005
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'
0/0
An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
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2024
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
6.318/11
Bubbles and his band, The Shitrockers, embark on a European rock tour and earn a spot opening for Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters. However, afte...
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Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
2026
Let's Love
6.5/2
When a director, actor, screenwriter and actress reunite for the 10th Anniversary of their one-hit wonder film for a convention that suddenly gets can...
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Let's Love
2007
Lonely Hearts
7/1
A year after his wife leaves him; Jeff seeks solace in meeting women through lonely hearts dating. His attempts are emotionally unsuccessful and Jeff...
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Lonely Hearts
Fancy dress
0/0
Four friends hang out at New Year’s Eve. One is dressed up as a pirate, one a monkey, someone’s a nun and the other one is Wonder Woman.
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Fancy dress
Pretend I'm Not Here
0/0
An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a...
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Pretend I'm Not Here
Let God Sort It Out
0/0
A once-revered rock ‘n’ roll star battling burnout and inner demons. Seeking solace in a remote sanctuary, his pursuit of peace is shattered when a ga...
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Let God Sort It Out
The Adam Trials
0/0
Two parents will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son, employing experimental nanotechnology that starts to show signs of success...
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The Adam Trials
2025
National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
0/0
After years in the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and...
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National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
2025
Little Bug
0/0
In 1957, the Soviet Union sends a dog into space. The night before, a scientist (Martin Freeman) takes her home to meet his daughter (Alexandra Barred...
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Little Bug
2002
The Fight
0/0
For charity, comedian Ricky Gervais and celebrity and husband of Anthea Turner, Grant Bovey train as boxers for a month before taking each other on in...
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The Fight
Oddly Flowers
0/0
When her father dies suddenly a week before Christmas, late bloomer Audrey Flowers sets out on a whimsical journey to solve the mystery of who her fam...
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Oddly Flowers
2026
The Surgeon
0/0
A former surgeon is kidnapped and given an impossible choice.
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The Surgeon
2027
A Long Winter
0/0
High in the mountains, autumn comes to an end and a family prepares for the long winter ahead.
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