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
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!'
history
You absorb 2,000 years of history just by being near the Thames.
hates
We can all look on the Internet and go, 'He hates me! Oh, but she loves me. Oh, but he hates me,' you know. And that way, madness lies.
accents lend
Trouble is, some accents lend themselves to comedy.
children
I want to inspire children to be obsessed over jewellery.
life
I'm not particularly affable in real life, I have to tell you. I've got that side to me, of course, but that's not all I am.
aesthetic face point
I like anything with my face on it, just from an aesthetic point of view.
cast mainly played
I have played nasty people, but not everyone has seen that stuff. Before 'The Office,' I mainly got cast as little toe-rags.
great pragmatic view
I'm afraid I don't have a very pragmatic or unromantic view of props. I don't imbue them with any great sense of mystery or anything.
billy easy good life love terms watching work
I love watching Billy Bob, just as a punter anyway. I like his work. But working with him is really easy and really straight-forward. He's immediately good. He doesn't have to work up to it. He doesn't make your life difficult. He listens. He's a very good listener, in terms of his acting.
love smaller theatrical
I love the smaller scenes. I love the smaller, slightly more theatrical scenes.
love
I love eating. I mean, I really, really love eating.
saw
I wanted to be an actor because I saw 'Dog Day Afternoon,' you know what I mean?
amazing dreams several
I've had several really tangible dreams about UFOs, and they've been amazing!