Biography
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 o...
Known For
Complete Filmography

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step
2025
as James
Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Dunkirk) is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Responder) in the criticall...

Momo
2025
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...

Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties
2024
as Self
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...

Miller's Girl
2024
as Jonathan Miller
A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.

Miller's Girl
2024
Executive Producer
A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.

Queen of Bones
2023
as Malcolm
Twin siblings seek answers about their mother's death and her connection to the supernatural while living on a remote homestead with their father in 1...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as Everett Ross
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...

Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
2021
as Self
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives and a rare interview with Kirsty Wark, this is the story of a true visi...
Jack
2021
as Jack (voice)
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...

A Christmas Carol
2020
as Bob Cratchit (voice)
The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty commentary on social inequality and the corrupting influence...

Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council
2020
as Self
The story of the band that Paul Weller formed after The Jam split up in 1982, with insight from key members, collaborators and fans.
A Confession As Told By ITV News
2019
as Martin Freeman - Self / Steve Fulcher
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...

Ode to Joy
2019
as Charlie
Charlie suffers from a serious disease that causes acute narcolepsy whenever he is happy. Although he develops a variety of techniques to deny himself...

The Operative
2019
as Thomas
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...

Stevie Wonder: A Musical History
2018
as self
Well-known fans celebrate Stevie Wonder and his music by selecting some of his best-loved songs. Wonder is one of the dominant figures in American mus...
To Provide All People
2018
as Consultant Cardiologist
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...

Black Panther
2018
as Everett K. Ross
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...

Ghost Stories
2018
as Charles Cameron / Mike Priddle
Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test...

The Dog with the Woman
2017
as Charlie
A family drama telling the story of Alice Wilson and her stepdaughter Katherine, through the cynical eyes of her pet dog Charlie.

Cargo
2017
as Andy
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.

Carnage: Swallowing the Past
2017
as Jeff
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...

Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Everett K. Ross
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarize...

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016
as Iain MacKelpie
In 2002, cable news producer Kim Barker decides to shake up her routine by taking a daring new assignment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Dislodged from her co...

Derren Brown: Pushed to the Edge
2016
as Himself
Derren Brown investigates the power of social compliance by persuading an unwitting member of the public into believing that they have pushed someone ...

Mark Gatiss: A Study in Sherlock
2016
as Himself
Mark Gatiss, who co-created "Sherlock" and plays Mycroft Holmes, discusses the show with Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman, and others in the cast.

Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016
as Dr. John Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015
as Self - Voice of The Pirate with a Scarf
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.

Stick Man
2015
as Stick Man (voice)
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. ...

The Jam: About The Young Idea
2015
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...

The Eichmann Show
2015
as Milton Fruchtman
The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous...

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
as Bilbo Baggins
Following Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruine...

Unlocking Sherlock
2014
as Himself / Dr. Watson
Explore how writers Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss created the hit television sensation. Take a personal voyage through the versions of Holmes that ha...

Sherlock: Many Happy Returns
2013
as Dr. John Watson
John and Lestrade try to move on with their lives after Sherlock's apparent death. However, Anderson believes he is still alive.

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
Executive Producer
In a time when dinosaurs rule the Earth, the smallest dinosaur of the herd, a playful Pachyrhinosaurus named Patchi, embarks on the biggest adventure ...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
as Bilbo Baggins
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to ge...

Completing the Golden Mile: The Making of The World's End
2013
as Self
A documentary about the making of The World's End. It is very thorough, hitting on virtually every aspect of the film's production.

Saving Santa
2013
as Bernard D. Elf (voice)
A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to tra...

The World's End
2013
as Oliver Chamberlain
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.

Svengali
2013
as Don
Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one...

The Voorman Problem
2013
as Doctor Williams
Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar affliction: he believes he is a god. The Doctor must deci...

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
as Bilbo Baggins
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mounta...

Animals
2012
as Albert
Pol is a teenager with a seemingly calm life: he lives with his brother and is still in high school. However, Pol has a secret: Deerhoof, a cuddly ted...

So You Want To Be A Pirate!
2012
as The Pirate With A Scarf
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...

Sherlock: Uncovered
2012
as Dr. Watson, Self
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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!
2012
as Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
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 ...

What's Your Number?
2011
as Simon Forester
Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then...

Swinging with the Finkels
2011
as Alvin Finkel
A suburban couple decide to spice up their lives by swinging with another couple.

Unlocking Sherlock
2010
as Himself
The making of the first "Sherlock" season.

Wild Target
2010
as Dixon
Victor Maynard is a middle-aged, solitary assassin who lives to please his formidable mother, despite his own peerless reputation for lethal efficienc...
The Girl Is Mime
2009
as Clive Buckle
Did the Mime commit the crime? Clive Buckle is being questioned about the murder of his wife. The police are convinced he did it - if they could just ...

Nativity!
2009
as Paul Maddens
Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.

HIV: The Musical
2009
as James McKenzie
James wrote a play. Myles made it gay.

Micro Men
2009
as Chris Curry
In 1979 Clive Sinclair, British inventor of the pocket calculator, frustrated by the lack of home investment in his project,the electric car, also opp...

Svengali
2009
as Boss
Satirical sitcom on the music industry.
Backstairs Billy: The Queen Mum's Butler
2009
as Narrator (voice)
Providing unique insight into the private world of Clarence House, this documentary follows the rise and fall of William Tallon - a devoted servant, f...

Rembrandt's J'Accuse...!
2008
as Rembrandt
J'accuse is an 'essay-istic' documentary in which Greenaway's fierce criticism of today's visual illiteracy is argued by means of a forensic search of...
Lonely Hearts
2007
as The Pig (voice)
A year after his wife leaves him; Jeff seeks solace in meeting women through lonely hearts dating. His attempts are emotionally unsuccessful and Jeff ...

The Old Curiosity Shop
2007
as Mr. Codlin
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...

Nightwatching
2007
as Rembrandt van Rijn
An extravagant, exotic and moving look at Rembrandt's romantic and professional life, and the controversy he created by the identification of a murder...

Dedication
2007
as Jeremy
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 ...

Rubbish
2007
as Kevin
A man dumps the garbage of his neighbours. Little does he know that this is going to affect his relationship to a woman.

The All Together
2007
as Chris Ashworth
With a house to sell and no time to be there in person, overworked TV producer Chris Ashworth is forced to leave his incompetent flatmate Bob to show ...

Hot Fuzz
2007
as Met Sergeant
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...

The Good Night
2007
as Gary Shaller
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his...

Breaking and Entering
2006
as Sandy
Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair which unfolds between a successful British landscape a...

Confetti
2006
as Matt
A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Original Wedding of the Year'.

Return of the Goodies
2005
as Himself
The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.

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
An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).

Round About Five
2005
as The Man
Desperate to get across London to meet his girlfriend off the Eurostar, a man persuades a pretty bicycle courier to take him on the back of her bike, ...

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
as Self
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...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Arthur Dent
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...

Blake's Junction 7
2004
as Vila
Intergalactic revolutionaries "Blake's 7" make an eventful late night stop at Newport Pagnell Services on the M1.

Call Register
2004
as Kevin
A guy borrows his best friend's mobile phone in order to call a girl he recently met, but the phone recognizes the number being dialed, leading to a n...

Pride
2004
as Fleck (voice)
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.

Shaun of the Dead
2004
as Declan
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threa...

Margery and Gladys
2003
as D.S. Stringer
When wealthy, recently-widowed suburban housewife, Margery (PENELOPE KEITH), and her ‘rough diamond’ of a cleaner, Gladys (JUNE BROWN), disturb a hous...

Love Actually
2003
as John
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in Londo...

The Debt
2003
as Terry Ross
An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.

How I Made The Office by Ricky Gervais
2002
as Himself
An exclusive documentary containing interviews with the cast and creators of The Office, with behind the scenes footage, original pilot footage and ou...

Ali G Indahouse
2002
as Richard "Ricky C" Cunningham
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...

Men Only
2001
as Dwight
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...

The Low Down
2001
as Solomon
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...
I Just Want to Kiss You
1998
as Frank
An homage to the French New Wave and a touching story of friendship and love.

Midnight of My Life
N/A
as Steve Marriott
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...
Flavia de Luce
N/A
The adventures of 11-year-old Flavia de Luce, who is both an amateur detective and a master poisoner. When she discovers a dead body in her family’s d...
Clybourne Park
N/A
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 ...
Let's Love
N/A
as Nigel
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...
Fancy dress
N/A
as The pirate
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.
Pretend I'm Not Here
N/A
During Nazi-occupied Netherlands, a couple shelters a Jewish perfume salesman in their home. Living with an unknown person brings unforeseen developme...
Let God Sort It Out
N/A
as Kyle Roberts
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...
The Adam Trials
N/A
Two parents will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son, employing experimental nanotechnology that starts to show signs of success ...
The Adam Trials
N/A
Executive Producer
Two parents will do anything to save the life of their terminally ill son, employing experimental nanotechnology that starts to show signs of success ...