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
almost british far funny millions people phenomenon watch
It's a funny thing, 'The Office,' because millions and millions and millions and millions of people didn't watch it. But culturally, it is more of a phenomenon than almost anything else I can remember as far as British television is concerned.
good million whether
I don't write anything off without reading a script, and if it's a good one, I'll consider it, whether it's for $20 or a million dollars.
dollars instantly millions relatively throw
If you want your film to be instantly green-lit, your first approach is not to go to a relatively unknown English actor. They're not going to throw millions of dollars at you for that.
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.
exist great movies television
Television is where the great movies that used to exist have gone.