Martin Freeman Biography
Martin Freeman is an award-winning English actor most notable roles include Dr. John Watson in Sherlock and Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy. He has also appeared in films such as Love Actually, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz. He has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Martin Freeman Career
Freeman studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama and has performed in at least 18 television programs, 14 theater plays, and a few radio shows. He is best known for his role as Tim Canterbury in The Office, which he described as “casting a very long shadow” for him as an actor in 2004.
He had a recurring role in the sitcom Hardware in 2003-2004. He also starred in films such as Ali G Indahouse in 2002 and Love Actually in 2003.
With his role as Lord Shaftesbury in the 2003 BBC historical drama Charles II: The Power and the Passion, Freeman started to transition into more serious dramatic roles on television. He also makes a cameo appearance in the first episode of the second season.
In the first episode of the second series of This Life, he also makes a brief appearance. Freeman has had an appearance in Episode 1 of Black Books and appeared in the BBC television series The Robinsons. In 2007, he starred in Gavin Claxton’s play The Altogether, as well as Bill Kenwright’s theatre production of The Last Laugh.
The video for Faith No More’s cover of “I Started a Joke” features Freeman. In May 2009, he starred in Boy Meets Girl, a four-part drama that follows the lives of Veronica and Danny after they swap bodies due to an accident.
Sherlock, the BBC’s futuristic version of the Sherlock Holmes detective novels, starred Freeman as Dr. John Watson. “A Study in Pink,” the first episode of Sherlock, premiered on July 25, 2010, to critical acclaim. He won the 2011 BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his performance in the role.
In Peter Jackson’s three-part film series The Hobbit, he played Bilbo Baggins, the main character. He won Best Hero at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards and Best Actor at the 18th Empire Awards for his performance in the first part, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Freeman made cameo appearances in all three films in Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright’s comic Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, beginning with a brief non-speaking role as Yvonne’s partner, Declan, in Shaun of the Dead, followed by a brief cameo as a police officer in Hot Fuzz.
He played a key role in the trilogy’s conclusion, The World’s End, released in 2013. The founders of University College Dublin’s Literary & Historical Society presented him with a fellowship in his honor on October 5, 2013.
In April 2014, he appeared in the dark comedy-crime drama series Fargo as insurance salesman Lester Nygaard. in (#13) He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Golden Globe Award for his role in this film.
In 2015, Freeman played producer Milton Fruchtman in the television film The Eichmann Show. In Captain America: Civil War, he played Everett K. Ross, a Central Intelligence Agency agent. Freeman has been starring in the FX/Sky One comedy series Breeders since March 2020.
He is the show’s creator as well as an executive producer. Breeders were renewed for a second season on FX and Sky One on May 18, 2020. Between May 2017 and July 2019, Freeman appeared in a number of Vodafone commercials.
Richard III and Labour of Love are two British musicals in which he has starred. He is the great-grandson of King Charles II and the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Freeman is the son of a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Richard III and Labour of Love are two British musicals in which he has starred. He is the great-grandson of King Charles II and the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. Harold and Lady Thatcher’s son, Freeman, is a former Prime Minister. For his role in ITV’s The Only Way Is Essex, he won a BAFTA.
Martin Freeman Age
Freeman is 51 years old as of 2022. He was born on 8 September 1971 in Aldershot, United Kingdom. He celebrates his birthday on 8 September every year.
Martin Freeman Height
Freeman stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches(1.7 m).
Martin Freeman Family
When he was a teenager, his parents, Philomena (née Norris) and naval officer Geoffrey Freeman, divorced. When Freeman was ten years old, his father died of a heart attack. Leonard W. Freeman, Freeman’s paternal grandfather, served in the British Expeditionary Force as a medic during World War II and was killed in action just days before the Dunkirk evacuation.
Richard, Leonard’s father, was born blind and worked as a piano tuner and organist at St Andrew’s Church in West Tarring before moving to Kingston upon Hull to teach music. Freeman studied media studies at Brooklands College in nearby Weybridge after attending the Salesian School in Chertsey, Surrey. Tim, his older brother, became a member of the Frazier Chorus.
Martin Freeman Wife
Freeman previously shared a home with actress Amanda Abbington in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. They had a son named Joe and a daughter named Grace and were married from 2000 to 2016.
Sherlock, Swinging with the Finkels, The Debt, The Robinsons, and The All Together were among the films in which they appeared together. Freeman and Abbington declared their separation on December 22, 2016.
Martin is currently dating French actress Rachel Mariam, the couple started dating in 2020.
Martin Freeman Net Worth
Freeman has an estimated net worth of $20 million which he has earned through being an actor.
Martin Freeman Salary
Freeman earns an annual salary of £2 million.