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Martin Freeman

Birth date: 08.09.1971

Martin Freeman (born September 8, 1971) is an English actor. He is most famous for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe winning comedy The Office, and as Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Since leaving the Central School of Speech and Drama, Freeman has appeared in at least 18 TV shows, 14 theatre productions, and several radio productions. Most notably, he starred in the sitcom Hardware. Freeman has also appeared in several films, including Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G Indahouse (2002) and Richard Curtis' Love Actually (2003). As well as his various comic roles, Freeman has also appeared in serious dramatic parts. His most prominent dramatic role to date has been as Lord Shaftesbury in the 2003 BBC historical drama Charles II: The Power and The Passion. He can also be seen making a brief appearance in the first episode of the second series of This Life, helping himself to £30 from Milly and Egg's bedside table before unknowingly swigging a mouthful of Egg's urine from a lager can. He recently appeared in Hot Fuzz (2007), a film written by Shaun of the Dead writers Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright, and had a brief non-speaking role in Shaun of the Dead as Yvonne's boyfriend, Declan. He will next be seen in The All Together (2007) written & directed by Gavin Claxton. Freeman is from Aldershot in Hampshire, England. According to his website, he is "somewhat left handed". His girlfriend, Amanda Abbington, is an actress and has appeared alongside him in several productions, such as Men Only, Picking Up The Pieces, The Debt, The Robinsons and the feature film comedy The All Together.

Filmography

# Nightwatching (2007) .... Rembrandt van Rijn ... aka Nocna straz (Poland) # Rubbish (2007) .... Kevin # The All Together (2007) .... Chris Ashworth # Hot Fuzz (2007) .... Met Sergeant ... aka Hot Fuzz (France) # The Good Night (2007) .... Gary # Dedication (2007) .... Jeremy # Breaking and Entering (2006) .... Sandy # Confetti (2006) .... Matt # "The Robinsons" .... Ed Robinson (6 episodes, 2005) - Episode #1.6 (2005) TV Episode .... Ed Robinson - Episode #1.5 (2005) TV Episode .... Ed Robinson - Episode #1.4 (2005) TV Episode .... Ed Robinson - Episode #1.3 (2005) TV Episode .... Ed Robinson - Episode #1.2 (2005) TV Episode .... Ed Robinson (1 more) # Not Tonight with John Sergeant (2005) (TV) # The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) .... Arthur Dent # Pride (2004) (TV) (voice) .... Fleck # Shaun of the Dead (2004) .... Declan ... aka Shaun of the Dead (France) # "Hardware" .... Mike (9 episodes, 2003-2004) - Tony Two-Ways (2004) TV Episode .... Mike - Loser (2004) TV Episode .... Mike - Big Foot (2004) TV Episode .... Mike - Bastard (2004) TV Episode .... Mike - Hutch (2003) TV Episode .... Mike (4 more) # Call Register (2004) .... Kevin # Blake's Junction 7 (2004) .... Vila # "The Office" .... Tim Canterbury (14 episodes, 2001-2003) ... aka The Office: UK Version (Australia) - Christmas Special: Part 2 (2003) TV Episode .... Tim Canterbury - Christmas Special: Part 1 (2003) TV Episode .... Tim Canterbury - Episode #2.6 (2002) TV Episode .... Tim Canterbury - Episode #2.5 (2002) TV Episode .... Tim Canterbury - Episode #2.4 (2002) TV Episode .... Tim Canterbury (9 more) # "Charles II: The Power & the Passion" (2003) (mini) TV Series .... Lord Shaftesbury ... aka Charles II (UK: short title) ... aka Charles II: The Power and the Passion (UK: DVD title) ... aka The Last King (USA) ... aka The Last King: The Power and the Passion of Charles II (USA: DVD title) # Margery and Gladys (2003) (TV) .... DS Stringer # Love Actually (2003) .... John # The Debt (2003) (TV) .... Terry Ross # Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV) .... Johnny Rotten (Blankety Blank sketch) # "Linda Green" .... Matt (1 episode, 2002) - Easy Come, Easy Go (2002) TV Episode .... Matt # "Helen West" (1 episode, 2002) - Shadow Play (2002) TV Episode # Ali G Indahouse (2002) .... Ricky C ... aka Ali G in da House (Germany) (UK: alternative spelling) ... aka Ali G (France) ... aka Ali G Indahouse: The Movie (Australia) # Fancy Dress (2001) .... Pirate # "World of Pub" .... Various characters (5 episodes, 2001) - Caine (2001) TV Episode .... Various characters - Sixties (2001) TV Episode .... Various characters - Bookshop (2001) TV Episode .... Various characters - Drink (2001) TV Episode .... Various characters - Queen (2001) TV Episode .... Various characters # Men Only (2001) (TV) .... Jamie # Round About Five (2001) # "Black Books" .... Doctor (1 episode, 2000) - Cooking the Books (2000) TV Episode .... Doctor # The Low Down (2000) .... Solomon # "Lock, Stock..." .... Jaap (2 episodes, 2000) - ...And Spaghetti Sauce (2000) TV Episode .... Jaap - ...And a Fist Full of Jack and Jills (2000) TV Episode .... Jaap # "Bruiser" (2000) TV Series # "Casualty" .... Ricky Beck (1 episode, 1998) - She Loved the Rain (1998) TV Episode .... Ricky Beck # I Just Want to Kiss You (1998) # "This Life" .... Stuart (1 episode, 1997) - Last Tango in Southwark (1997) TV Episode .... Stuart # "The Bill" (1 episode, 1997)