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Martin Freeman

(1971–1894) Actor

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Martin Freeman was an actor, best known for El libro de la abundancia.

Quick Facts About Martin Freeman

Born: September 8, 1971
Died: September 11, 1894
Profession: Actor
Notable works: El libro de la abundancia

About Martin Freeman

Martin John Christopher Freeman is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won two Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Freeman's most notable roles are that of Tim Canterbury in the mockumentary series The Office (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama series Sherlock (2010–2017), young Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series Fargo (2014), and Chris Carson in The Responder (2022–present).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Medal of Honor

Quotes by Martin Freeman

I have never been in, nor have I had any strong particular desire to be in, what is termed a costume drama,…

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My mum was Labour-voting, but wanted us to know we were important. Basically, everyone's equal, but you, my children, are a bit…

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I would wear a full-length cape if I could get away with it - I do love a good swirl in a…

Capes

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I think people just like seeing friendship. I think people like seeing people who just drive each other up the wall, but…

Drive

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I hadn't grown up with 'The Hobbit;' I hadn't grown up with 'Lord of The Rings,' anything like that.

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Americans assume all British people have at least one servant.

American

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I could say, 'I want to play a French-African humpback,' but I probably won't get that role.

Could

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We can all look on the Internet and go, 'He hates me! Oh, but she loves me. Oh, but he hates me,'…

Go

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You absorb 2,000 years of history just by being near the Thames.

Absorb

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I think when see you a character on the screen who is actually being touched by the world, and the stuff is…

Actually

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I can spot someone with similar fashion sense to me a mile off.

Fashion

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I don't like affectation.

Like

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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…

Anything

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I think I'm less gloomy than I used to be - I've got a very supportive other half.

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As soon as you get two actors in a room and they're locking eyes, they're doing a scene.

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Benedict (Cumberbatch, who is playing Sherlock) looks amazing. He's still got a Sherlockian silhouette, with a large overcoat, but in a classic…

Beauty

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Acting is the only thing I'm even vaguely good at and acting is something that I think I do know about.

Acting

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I'm just a sucker for a good script.

Good

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I've always slightly envied other actors I know who have different reputations. I think, 'God, you don't get people coming up to…

Actor

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Trouble is, some accents lend themselves to comedy.

Accents

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I don't like 'cool telly.'

Cool

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Disappointment is an endless wellspring of comedy inspiration...

Comedy

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Most actors are either a shower of bloody scruffs or think they should dress like Hamlet off stage.

Actors

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I'm not particularly affable in real life, I have to tell you. I've got that side to me, of course, but that's…

Am

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All my life, I've felt people are looking at me. So, when I became known, it was like, 'I'm not imagining this…

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