Martin John Christopher Freeman

Martin Freeman - British actor, who today is also involved in Hollywood projects. Breakthrough in the creative biography of the British actor was the role of Dr. Watson in the modern adaptation of the story about Sherlock Holmes in the SERIES "Sherlock" from the BBC. After that, the actor, who gained worldwide popularity, began to receive invitations to shoot in blockbusters both at home and in the United States.

Martin Freeman starred as the hobbit Bilbo Beggins in the Hobbit series, the film adaptation of John Ronald Ruel Tolkien's fantasy novel of the same name and the prequel to the cult trilogy The Lord of the Rings. The actor also joined the famous Marvel Cinematic Universe. Martin Freeman received a secondary, but ambiguous and interesting role of a government agent.

Martin Freeman grew up in a large family. His childhood can not be called happy, but Martin had the strength of character to realize the dream and become famous.

He was born on September 8, 1971, in a small Hampshire town. The fifth child in the family, Martin grew up amid the noise and gama, quarrels of parents. When the boy was little, the mother and his father broke up. By their mutual decision, Martin stayed to live with his father. When Freeman was not yet 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. The boy returned to his mother, studied at a Catholic school and dreamed of a theatrical stage.

He had a talent - at the age of 15 Martin Freeman successfully participated in performances of youth theater. He recognized the theatrical world and fell in love with it more and more. By the end of school, the guy knew that he would enter the theater institute.

He chose the Central School of Dramatic Art, one of the most prestigious theatre universities in England. His dream came true - he became a professional actor with a diploma, but before the recognition of the audience was still far.

Nature has awarded Martin Freeman a rustic appearance. If we add to this the low growth of the novice actor, the picture turned out to be unpromising. The directors did not see Freeman as Superman or Casanova.

It began to be filmed in 1997, but these were passing episodes. In 2000, no one knew about Martin Freeman. It was during this period that he was confirmed for a role in the sitcom Black Bookshop. He was noticed, now offers from directors came more often. He starred in the sitcom "The Office," the historical drama "Carl II. Power and passion," participated in other projects.

In 2005, Martin Freeman played the first major role of his career. It was a picture of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" which the audience met with success. Then there were the filming of "Dedication," "All Together," "Better Christmas" and others.

But he praised the actor's TV series "Sherlock", in which the actor played Dr. Watson. This is a modern adaptation of the famous detective stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The series takes place in modern London, and Dr. Watson runs a popular blog about the adventures of a housemate Sherlock Holmes.

Freeman was forty years old when he was confirmed for the role. The actor brought novelty to the image, reformatting his character from a passive observer to an active assistant sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch).

In addition to the original reading of literary material, the series also differed in its format. Seasons were released at a biennial interval, the season included only three episodes, but each in length as a feature film. The first season of the series was released in 2010. From that moment Martin was invited to commercially successful projects.

Martin Freeman played Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Interestingly, Bilbo Baggins is also a writer and narrator, as is Dr. Watson. In addition, the actor's height is 169 cm, which also played a role in the selection, as according to the book-original source hobbits are quite low.

The lead actor was selected for a long time, no one was found better than Martin Freeman. Filming was planned for the period when the actor was still in "Sherlock". For the actor's sake, the director shifted the schedule for 3 months.

The second season of "Sherlock" was released in January 2012, and during the broadcast of the series, the actor was already starred in "The Hobbit". In 2013, Martin Freeman also appeared in this role in the second part of the trilogy "The Hobbit: The Wasteland of Smaug".

The role of Dr. Watson brought Freeman the prestigious BAFTA Award, and the shooting in "The Hobbit" strengthened his popularity.

In 2014, the actor appeared in the final installment of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Warriors, and also received a starring role in the drama series "Fargo".

In addition, in 2014, the actor returned to the role of Dr. Watson. Also in the third season of the series, the film crew was joined by the civil wife of the actor Amanda Ebbington, who played mary. The season ended on a disturbing and intriguing note, prompting a flurry of comments from fans.

However, the film crew was in no hurry to work on the sequel. The series still maintained high ratings and popularity among fans, but further filming was constantly postponed. As the authors of the series complained to the press, both actors of the main roles - Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch - became in-demand Hollywood actors, because of which shooting the continuation of the series was difficult, the actors just did not have enough time. The fourth season was released only in 2017.

In everyday life, the actor is unpretentious, prefers simple dishes, for many years does not eat meat - he is a vegetarian. Martin Freeman does not seek to advertise his personal life. Under the name of the actor are popular accounts in "Instagram", but all these pages are designated as fan.

Martin Freeman was happily married for a long time. His soul mate, actress Amanda Ebbington, the actor met when Martin was already 30 years old.

In an interview, even years later, the actor repeated that he considered this day the best in his life, and said that fate gave him a royal gift. Alas, even such a happy and harmonious relationship sometimes ends.

Martin and Amanda met on the set of "Only Men" in 2000, liked each other, met, then decided to live together. In 2005, the couple had the first child Joe, and four years later was born a charming baby Grace. Martin turned out to be a caring husband and father.

Officially, Martin and Amanda never legalized the relationship, believed that this is not the most important thing in life. The couple often starred in the same projects. The actors appeared together in "Collecting Bottle Shards," "Debt Give," "Robinsons," "All Together."

In Martin's worldwide popularity series "Sherlock", in particular in the third season of the film, the actor also played with Amanda Ebbington. At the same time, Amanda also appeared on the screen as the wife of Freeman's character - Mary Watson. The second series of the season focuses on the lavish wedding of the characters, which, obviously, did not have the actors themselves.

At the same time, as Martin and Amanda stated in the interview, the joint shooting and the joint pastime did not tiring the couple. On the contrary, according to the former spouses, they valued every minute spent together.

But on December 22, 2016, fans of the actor learned that the couple had broken up. Former spouses did not arrange scandals, did not tell about personal problems on talk shows. On the contrary, Martin Freeman assured the press that he remained friendly with Amanda Ebbington and also stated that, despite the breakup, he would always love and respect his ex-wife.

In 2016, the actor won a role in another popular franchise, marvel movie universe, namely the superhero action movie "The First Avenger: Confrontation." In this film Martin Freeman plays an American spy, though, his positive hero or negative, the actor himself does not understand. It's a secondary but end-to-end role. Almost immediately after the release of "The First Avenger" it became known that Martin Freeman will appear in this role and in another film "Marvel" - "Black Panther".

Also in 2016 and 2017, Martin Freeman played the role of an FBI agent in the drama series "Startup".

2003 - "Real Love"

2005 - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2009 - "The Guy Meets a Girl"

2010-2017 - "Sherlock"

2010 - "Wild Thing"

2011 - "Sex Exchange"

2012 -2014 - "The Hobbit"

2014 - "Fargo"

2012 - "Pirates! Gang of losers"

2016 - "The First Avenger: Confrontation"

2016-2017 - Startup

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