Martin Freeman
Martin Freeman
Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor, best known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary The Office, Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama Sherlock, Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series Fargo...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 September 1971
CityAldershot, England
eye deathbed
I've always got my eye on my deathbed.
cds dvds people
I buy DVDs. I don't really buy CDs unless they're for other people.
ends
I was probably cool around the end of 2002.
world outside-world
I like out, I like the outside world.
moon men looks
I look like the man in the moon.
dad children special
You don't want your children to look at you like you are anything special other than their dad.
psychology stuff nails
What makes Shakespeare eternal is his grasp of psychology. He knew how to nail stuff about us as human beings.
scales plumber ifs
If you are a plumber, you can work on a shed, or you can work on a mansion. It's just scale.
children inspire film
I hope I inspire children to make films.
insecurity actors roles
Every actor is riddled with insecurity, of course. But weirdly, I don't really find that I'd be daunted with taking on roles or anything.
cast guy yacht
I don't get cast as the guy who steps off a yacht in a white linen suit with a martini.
encourage forgotten good mentally opened people performance touch whether
There was very little drama and performance at my school, so I've never forgotten the people who did encourage me and I've thought whether it would be a good idea to even get in touch with them and just say thanks, because they really opened a door for me mentally and emotionally - that's really important.
deal friendship honour love quite resonate themes timeless
I think what 'The Hobbit' and Middle-earth deal in are quite universal and timeless themes of honour and love and friendship... so they're things that do resonate with people.
bad guys obvious
I did a play once where a reviewer said, 'Martin Freeman's too nice to play a bad guy.' And I thought: 'Well, bad guys aren't always bad guys, you know?' When I see someone play the obvious villain, I know it's false.