Martin John Christopher FreemanΒ (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. AmongΒ other accolades, he has won twoΒ Emmy Awards, aΒ BAFTA Award, and aΒ Screen Actors Guild Award. He has been nominated for aΒ Golden Globe Award. Freeman's most notable roles are that ofΒ Tim CanterburyΒ in theΒ mockumentaryΒ seriesΒ The OfficeΒ (2001β2003),Β Dr. John WatsonΒ in the British crime drama seriesΒ Sherlock (2010β2017), youngΒ Bilbo BagginsΒ inΒ The HobbitΒ film trilogyΒ (2012β2014),Β Lester NygaardΒ in theΒ first seasonΒ of the dark comedy-crime drama seriesΒ FargoΒ (2014), and Chris Carson inΒ The ResponderΒ (2022βpresent).
He has also appeared in films including the romantic comedyΒ Love ActuallyΒ (2003), the horror comedyΒ Shaun of the DeadΒ (2004), the sci-fi comedyΒ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyΒ (2005), the action comedyΒ Hot FuzzΒ (2007), the semi-improvised comedyΒ Nativity!Β (2009), and the sci-fi comedyΒ The World's EndΒ (2013). Since 2016, he has portrayedΒ Everett K. RossΒ in theΒ Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in the filmsΒ Captain America: Civil WarΒ (2016),Β Black PantherΒ (2018), andΒ Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverΒ (2022), and theΒ Disney+Β seriesΒ Secret InvasionΒ (2023).
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