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Martin Freeman

1971-09-08 (53 years old) in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

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).

Movies

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Miller's Girl
65.1 %|Jan 18, 2024
Thriller, Comedy, Drama
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Queen of Bones
80 %|Sep 10, 2023
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
0 %|Nov 19, 2021
Documentary
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The Dog with the Woman
0 %|Oct 6, 2017
Drama, Comedy
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
73 %|Dec 10, 2014
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Unlocking Sherlock
78 %|Jan 19, 2014
TV Movie, Documentary
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Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
80 %|Dec 24, 2013
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
76 %|Dec 11, 2013
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
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Saving Santa
52 %|Nov 5, 2013
Animation, Comedy, Family
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The World's End
68.07000000000001 %|Jul 18, 2013
Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
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Svengali
53.28 %|Jun 19, 2013
Comedy
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The Voorman Problem
67 %|Apr 25, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
74 %|Dec 12, 2012
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
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Animals
62.93 %|Oct 26, 2012
Drama, Fantasy
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
65 %|Mar 12, 2012
Animation, Adventure, Family, Comedy
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What's Your Number?
65 %|Sep 30, 2011
Comedy, Romance
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Swinging with the Finkels
44 %|Jun 1, 2011
Comedy, Romance
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Wild Target
64.27 %|Jun 17, 2010
Action, Comedy
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The Girl Is Mime
73 %|Dec 31, 2009
Drama
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Nativity!
63 %|Nov 27, 2009
Comedy, Family
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Micro Men
73.2 %|Oct 8, 2009
Drama
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Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
72 %|Oct 4, 2008
Documentary, Mystery
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Nightwatching
64 %|Sep 6, 2007
Drama, History
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The All Together
51 %|May 11, 2007
Comedy
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The Good Night
53 %|Jan 25, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Music
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Breaking and Entering
60 %|Dec 15, 2006
Drama, Romance
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Confetti
55.16 %|May 5, 2006
Comedy, Romance
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Round About Five
75 %|Aug 28, 2005
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
66.64 %|Apr 28, 2005
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Call Register
72 %|Jul 13, 2004
Drama
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Pride
62 %|Jun 21, 2004
Adventure, Drama, Family
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Margery and Gladys
74 %|Sep 21, 2003
TV Movie, Comedy, Drama
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Love Actually
71 %|Sep 7, 2003
Comedy, Romance, Drama
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Midnight of My Life
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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The Debt
55 %|Aug 31, 2003
Thriller, TV Movie, Crime
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Ali G Indahouse
60.66 %|Mar 21, 2002
Comedy
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I Just Want to Kiss You
60 %|Jan 1, 1998
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Flavia de Luce
0 %|Invalid Date
Family, Adventure, Mystery
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Blake's Junction 7
70 %|Aug 24, 2004
Science Fiction, Comedy
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Clybourne Park
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama
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Momo
0 %|Sep 25, 2025
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
70.92 %|Nov 9, 2022
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Jack
0 %|Jan 29, 2021
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A Christmas Carol
74 %|Dec 4, 2020
Drama, Animation, Fantasy
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Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
70 %|Oct 30, 2020
Music, Documentary
actor
A Confession As Told By ITV News
0 %|Oct 7, 2019
Documentary
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Ode to Joy
62.46000000000001 %|Sep 8, 2019
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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The Operative
59 %|Jul 24, 2019
Drama, Thriller
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To Provide All People
60 %|Jun 28, 2018
Drama, TV Movie
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Black Panther
74 %|Feb 13, 2018
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Ghost Stories
64.58 %|Jan 20, 2018
Horror, Drama
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Cargo
64 %|Oct 6, 2017
Drama, Thriller, Horror
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Carnage: Swallowing the Past
67 %|Mar 19, 2017
Comedy, Science Fiction
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Captain America: Civil War
74.44 %|Apr 27, 2016
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
63 %|Mar 4, 2016
Comedy, Drama, War
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Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
73 %|Jan 12, 2016
Documentary, TV Movie
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
78.45 %|Jan 1, 2016
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
70 %|Dec 26, 2015
Documentary, Animation
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Stick Man
68 %|Dec 7, 2015
Animation, Family
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The Jam: About The Young Idea
81 %|Aug 29, 2015
Music, Documentary
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The Eichmann Show
67 %|Jan 20, 2015
Drama, History, TV Movie
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So You Want To Be A Pirate!
62.58 %|Jul 9, 2012
Comedy, Animation
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Sherlock: Uncovered
0 %|May 22, 2012
Documentary
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Unlocking Sherlock
65 %|Aug 30, 2010
Documentary
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HIV - The Musical
55 %|Oct 22, 2009
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Svengali
0 %|Feb 1, 2009
Comedy
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The Old Curiosity Shop
50 %|Dec 26, 2007
Drama
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Dedication
63 %|Aug 24, 2007
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Rubbish
70 %|Jun 24, 2007
Comedy
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Hot Fuzz
76 %|Feb 14, 2007
Crime, Action, Comedy
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Return of the Goodies
69 %|Dec 30, 2005
TV Movie, Documentary, Comedy
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
0 %|Jul 5, 2005
Science Fiction, Documentary
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Shaun of the Dead
75.41 %|Apr 9, 2004
Horror, Comedy
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How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
0 %|Oct 14, 2002
Documentary
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Men Only
54 %|Jun 3, 2001
Drama
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The Low Down
52 %|Jan 26, 2001
Romance, Drama
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Let's Love
0 %|Invalid Date
Romance, Comedy

Series

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Hearfield
0 %|Jun 19, 2026
Comedy, Drama
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Secret Invasion
67 %|Jun 21, 2023
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Angelyne
60 %|May 19, 2022
Drama
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The Responder
70 %|Jan 24, 2022
Drama, Crime
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Marvel Studios Legends
73.89999999999999 %|Jan 8, 2021
Documentary, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
81.43 %|Jun 23, 2020
Comedy, Drama
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Breeders
70 %|Mar 2, 2020
Comedy, Family
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A Confession
70 %|Sep 2, 2019
Crime, Drama
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DuckTales
78 %|Aug 12, 2017
Family, Comedy, Animation
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StartUp
71 %|Sep 6, 2016
Crime, Drama
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Fargo
82.97 %|Apr 15, 2014
Crime, Drama
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Fargo
82.97 %|Apr 15, 2014
Crime, Drama
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
54.79 %|Feb 25, 2014
Talk, Comedy
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Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
85 %|Feb 10, 2014
Comedy
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Toast of London
74 %|Oct 20, 2013
Comedy
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The Last Leg
53 %|Jan 25, 2013
Talk
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Honest Trailers
63.54 %|Feb 13, 2012
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Sherlock
85.18 %|Jul 25, 2010
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Sherlock
85.18 %|Jul 25, 2010
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Sherlock
85.18 %|Jul 25, 2010
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Sherlock
85.18 %|Jul 25, 2010
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Live from Studio Five
33 %|Sep 14, 2009
Talk
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You Have Been Watching
80 %|Jul 7, 2009
Comedy
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Boy Meets Girl
54 %|May 1, 2009
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
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The Justin Lee Collins Show
65 %|Mar 19, 2009
Talk
actor
When Were We Funniest?
0 %|Feb 28, 2008
Documentary
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Lily Allen and Friends
0 %|Feb 12, 2008
Comedy, Talk
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Comedy Showcase
70 %|Oct 5, 2007
Comedy
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Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
85 %|Apr 13, 2007
Documentary
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The Graham Norton Show
71.55 %|Feb 22, 2007
Comedy, Talk
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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The One Show
46 %|Aug 14, 2006
Talk
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The Robinsons
57 %|May 5, 2005
Comedy
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Who Do You Think You Are?
65 %|Oct 12, 2004
Documentary, Family
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The Debt
100 %|Aug 31, 2003
Drama, Crime
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Hardware
42 %|Mar 23, 2003
Comedy
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Helen West
0 %|May 6, 2002
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
58 %|Nov 2, 2001
Comedy, Talk
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The Office
78.32 %|Jul 9, 2001
Comedy
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Black Books
80.38 %|Sep 29, 2000
Comedy
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Lock, Stock...
57 %|May 29, 2000
Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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Bruiser
67 %|Feb 28, 2000
Comedy
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
70 %|Nov 12, 1996
Comedy
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks
70 %|Nov 12, 1996
Comedy
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This Life
78 %|Mar 18, 1996
Drama
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Shooting Stars
74 %|Dec 27, 1993
Comedy
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GMTV
58 %|Jan 1, 1993
News
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Have I Got News for You
71 %|Sep 28, 1990
Comedy, News
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This Morning
57 %|Oct 3, 1988
Talk, News
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Casualty
60 %|Sep 6, 1986
Drama
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The Bill
66 %|Oct 16, 1984
Crime, Drama
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Saturday Night Live
69.48 %|Oct 11, 1975
Comedy, News
actor
The Seven Dials Mystery
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, Mystery