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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Martin Freeman Biography, Pictures

Martin John C. Freeman was born Sept. 8, 1971 an English actor.He is known for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy The Office, Arthur Dent in the film version of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Dr. John Watson in Sherlock.



Freeman has appeared in at least 18 TV series, 14 theatrical productions, and several radio productions. His most famous role is to continue to Tim Canterbury in The Office. He has also appeared in the sitcom Hardware.

He had a cameo in Hot Fuzz, 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 is also in the video for Faith No More's cover of "I started a joke". He has recently covered a couple of programs on BBC 6 Music.