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Martin Freeman

Martin Freeman

36 movies on Netflix

Biography

Martin Freeman, born in Aldershot in 1971, is an English actor who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and first became known as Tim Canterbury in the mockumentary series The Office (2001 to 2003). He played Dr. John Watson in Sherlock, winning a BAFTA Award and an Emmy Award, and Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, which brought him Best Hero at the MTV Movie Awards and Best Actor at the Empire Awards. His films include Love Actually (2003), Shaun of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Hot Fuzz (2007), Nativity! (2009) and The World's End (2013), and he has portrayed Everett K. Ross in Marvel films including Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2018). He was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Fargo and stars in the comedy series Breeders, which he created.

55years old

Turns 56 on September 8in 331 days

  • Born Aldershot
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Martin John Christopher Freeman (birth name)Also credited as Martin John C Freeman

Movie Career

Films
36
Career span
22 years2002 to 2024

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the camera

    Freeman created and executive produced the FX and Sky One comedy series Breeders, in which he has starred since March 2020.

Martin Freeman movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012 Adventure, Fantasyas Bilbo

    IMDb rating 7.8937K votes

  2. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013 Adventure, Fantasyas Bilbo

    IMDb rating 7.8762K votes

  3. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014as Bilbo Baggins

    IMDb rating 7.4626K votes

  4. Black Panther2018as Everett K. Ross

    IMDb rating 7.3927K votes

  5. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy2005as Arthur Dent

    IMDb rating 6.7219K votes

  6. The World's End2013as Oliver Chamberlain

    IMDb rating 6.9315K votes

  7. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022as Everett Ross

    IMDb rating 6.6402K votes

  8. Shaun of the Dead2004as Declan

    IMDb rating 7.8645K votes

Most often with

Peter Jackson directed three of these films, Edgar Wright three and Ryan Coogler two. Bill Nighy appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bill Nighy, 6 films togetherSee the 6 films with Bill NighySimon Pegg, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Simon PeggIan McKellen, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ian McKellenBenedict Cumberbatch, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Benedict CumberbatchHugh Grant, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Hugh GrantDavid Tennant, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with David TennantPeter JacksonDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Peter JacksonEdgar WrightDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Edgar WrightRyan CooglerDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ryan Coogler

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Box office

What Martin Freeman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$7.1 billion

23 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 23 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 23Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

Black Panther2018as Everett K. Ross$1.3 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Black Panther2018as Everett K. Ross
    $1.3B19.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Captain America: Civil War2016as Everett K. Ross
    $1.2B16.4% of the total
  3. 3
    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012as Bilbo
    $1.0B14.5% of the total
  4. 4
    The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug2013as Bilbo
    $958M13.6% of the total
  5. 5
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies2014as Bilbo Baggins
    $956M13.5% of the total
  6. 6
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022as Everett Ross
    $859M12.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Love Actually2003as John
    $251M3.6% of the total
  8. 8
    The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!2012as The Pirate with a Scarf (voice)
    $123M1.7% of the total
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), $105 millionHot Fuzz (2007), $80.6 millionWhiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016), $48.0 millionThe World's End (2013), $46.1 millionShaun of the Dead (2004), $39.4 millionWhat's Your Number? (2011), $30.4 millionAli G Indahouse (2002), $23.3 millionBreaking and Entering (2006), $9.0 millionWild Target (2010), $3.5 millionMiller's Girl (2024), $1.4 millionStick Man (2015), $1.4 millionThe Good Night (2007), $508,084Ghost Stories (2018), $135,095Ode to Joy (2019), $17,303Queen of Bones (2024), $3,851

$388 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 2011 to 2018, two of them major.

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Martin Freeman's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
2011Best Supporting ActorSherlockWon
Emmy Awards
2014Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieSherlockWon
Other honors
2018Romics d'OroWon
2013MTV Movie Award for Best HeroThe Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyWon
James Joyce AwardsWon

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