Martin Freeman was first seen in the Episode: "Mantrap" of the British police procedural television series ‘The Bill.’ He made his silver screen debut in the 2000 drama film ‘The Low Down’ directed by Jamie Thraves. In 2001, he joined the cast of the British television mockumentary sitcom ‘The Office’ where he portrayed Tim Canterbury. He starred in 14 episodes and remained a part of the show until 2003. He also appeared in television series like ‘Helen West’ (2002), ‘Linda Green’ (2002), and ‘Charles II: The Power and The Passion’ (2003). He next played the role of ‘John’ in the 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy-drama film ‘Love Actually’ directed by Richard Curtis. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and was a major box office success, grossing over $246.8 million on a $40–45 million budget. In 2005, he portrayed Arthur Dent in the Garth Jennings-directed science fiction comedy film ‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.’ The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. He was next seen in films like ‘Confetti’ (2006), ‘Breaking and Entering’ (2006), ‘Dedication’ (2007), ‘The Good Night’ (2007), ‘Hot Fuzz’ (2007), ‘Rembrandt's J'Accuse’ (2008), ‘Nativity!’ (2009), ‘Swinging with the Finkels’ (2009), and ‘Wild Target’ (2010).Â
In 2010, he became a part of the British mystery crime drama television series ‘Sherlock’ where he grabbed the role of ‘Dr. John Watson.’ The series spawned 4 seasons before going off-air in 2017. Freeman also received the ‘Crime Thriller Award’ along with the ‘Tumblr TV Award’ for his performance in the series. He portrayed Bilbo Baggins in the 2012 epic high fantasy adventure film ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ directed by Peter Jackson. The film received praise from critics and performed well at the box office, grossing over $1.017 billion on a budget of $200–315 million. In 2013, he starred as ‘Oliver Chamberlain’ in the science fiction comedy film ‘The World's End’ directed by Edgar Wright. The film opened to a warm critical reception and grossed over $46.1 million on a $20 million budget. That same year, he also reprised his role as ‘Bilbo Baggins’ in ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,’ the second installment in The Hobbit trilogy. The film was a critical and commercial success. He continued to star in films like ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ (2014), ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’ (2016), ‘Captain America: Civil War’ (2016), ‘Ghost Stories’ (2017), ‘Cargo’ (2017), ‘Black Panther’ (2018), ‘The Operative’ (2019), and ‘A Christmas Carol’ (2020).Â
In 2020, he came together with Chris Addison and Simon Blackwell to create the British-American parental dark comedy television series ‘Breeders.’ In May 2021, the show was renewed for a third season which will premiere in May 2022. He was last seen playing the role of ‘Chris’ in the British police procedural series ‘The Responder’ in 2022. He is all set to appear in the upcoming American superhero film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’
