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
audition straight
I didn't audition for 'Fargo.' It was a straight offer.
centered computers endless films programmes
I can live without endless television programmes and films just centered around computers. I can sort of live without that.
atmosphere coen directors fan great massive recognise
I am a fan of the Coen brothers. I'm not a fanatic. I'm a big admirer. They create unique worlds, and there is a real atmosphere to their films. Not everyone can get that. That's a massive part of their appeal: you can recognise them. Like all the great directors or artists, you know it when you see it.
job life
My job as an actor is for you, so why should my private life be for you, too? That's not fair.
art music
My first engagement with any art was music.
arriving ben centre coloured grew lights top
I grew up in the suburbs, so I remember arriving at Waterloo and seeing Big Ben and the coloured lights on top of the Southbank Centre and thinking, 'Wow!'
interested opposed process
I'm always interested with other actors in what their process is, and are they still interested in acting, as opposed to being a star.
predicted
'Sherlock' is one of the biggest things I will do, ever - we could never have predicted that level of insanity around the series.
'Sherlock' is beautifully done, if I may say so myself. Even if I wasn't in it, I would like the show.
good
My ambition is to do what I like and to do good things that I might not have done before.
breeds friendship love marriage
Like any friendship or marriage, familiarity breeds more contempt, and love, and everything.
god people
Like, honest to God, I don't expect people to be into what I'm into.
mistake people
When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.
suppose
I suppose the real cult things now are independent films made for a million pounds.