Happy Birthday Martin Freeman!

Happy Birthday Martin Freeman!  One of his earliest iconic parts was as Tim Canterbury in the original comedy series, The Office (2001-2003).  He began the collaboration with Edgar Wright with the first film in his Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, the horror comedy, Shaun of the Dead (2004).  He played Declan, the boyfriend of Yvonne (Jessica Stevenson from the comedy series Spaced!), their group runs into Shaun’s survivors. Freeman was perfect as Arthur Dent in the comedy sci fi movie, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005), based on Douglas Adams’ 1978 radio show, tv series in 1981, and more!  He was also in part two of the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy, the action comedy, Hot Fuzz (2007)!  Dr. John Watson was another iconic role for Freeman in the Sherlock series (2010-2017).  Freeman voiced The Pirate with a Scarf in the Aardman Animations comedy, The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012).  

Then, he took the role of Bilbo Baggins in another trilogy with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012).  Freeman completed the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy with Edgar Wright’s sci fi comedy, The World’s End (2013).  He wrapped the Hobbit Trilogy with The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies (2014). Lester Nygaard was played by Freeman in the drama series, Fargo (2014-2015).  Next, he played Iain MacKelpie in the historical drama/comedy, Whisky Tango Foxtrot (2016), put the first letters together in the title.  Freeman first played Everett K. Ross in Captain America: Civil War (2016).  Ross acts almost like an Agent Coulson.  He returned as Ross in Black Panther (2018).  Freeman was in the comedy romance, Ode to Joy (2019).  Breeders (2020-2021), a comedy series about parenthood, was created and starred Freeman.  This year, Freeman was also in the crime drama show, The Responder.  He has upcoming, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.  Happy Birthday Martin Freeman!       

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