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
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.
disappointment thinking actors
I don't think it was a surprise that I ended up as an actor, and it was anything but a disappointment.
actors watches film
I only really watch my own films, I don't watch any other films and I don't particularly like any other actors.
thinking actors dresses
Most actors are either a shower of bloody scruffs or think they should dress like Hamlet off stage.
shakespeare
I've tried not to treat Shakespeare as a marble giant.
accent work
I've not been called on to do a lot of accent work.
It would be a shame for me if I were to become 'Mr. Half-Hour Sitcom.'
time
I've been well-known in Britain for a long time.
Fans want to see a story with characters, and they want to see a story.
job
Being an actor is just like being any other sort of self-employed person - we're all just happy to have a job in the first place, but we also thrive off the uncertainty of it.
dark fun spend time truly
Even someone as truly dark as Lorne Malvo is still very attractive, and you want to spend time with him because he's a fun character.
creature hard maybe
I've never been to a festival. I'm a creature of habit, mashed-potato comfort, I like rugs. Our sofa's squishy. Maybe too squishy - it's hard to get up sometimes.
envied god people slightly
I've always slightly envied other actors I know who have different reputations. I think, 'God, you don't get people coming up to you, going, 'Hey!' - because they're scared of you.'
since
I've always liked clothes, since I was a kid.