Profession: Actor. Nationality: English. Born: September 8, 1971. Birthplace: Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Generation: Generation X. Chinese Zodiac: Pig. Zodiac Sign: Virgo. Current Age: 54 (as of 2025). Marital Status: Divorced (Amanda Abbington, 2000–2016). Children: 2 (a son and a daughter). Status: Alive. Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Freeman is known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of the sitcom mockumentary The Office (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama series Sherlock (2010–2017), Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series Fargo (2014). He has also appeared in films such as Love Actually (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), The World's End (2013), and portrayed Everett K. Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Black Panther (2018).