

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…
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • TV
Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • TV
Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show
2007 • TV
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Saturday Night Live
1975 • TV
Self - Host

Fargo
2014 • TV
Narrator

Casualty
1986 • TV
Ricky Beck

The One Show
2006 • TV
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Sherlock
2010 • TV
John Watson

Have I Got News for You
1990 • TV
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DuckTales
2017 • TV
Poe De Spell (voice)
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