Martin John C. Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Tim Canterbury in the BBC's Golden Globe-winning comedy The Office, John in Love Actually, Arthur Dent in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Dr. Watson in Sherlock and Paul Maddens in Nativity!. He has been cast in the lead role of Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of The Hobbit.

Freeman plays Dr. John Watson in Sherlock, the BBC contemporary adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The first episode, "A Study in Pink", was broadcast on 25 July 2010 to critical acclaim. For his performance in the role he won the BAFTA award for Best Supporting Actor, 2011.

沪江娱乐：《神探夏洛克》的两名演员深受广大英剧迷的热爱，第一男主角“夏洛克”在最近荣升了年度最性感男性名号，而在夏洛克身旁默默支持他的“华生”也凭借《神探夏洛克》得到了观众以及专家的肯定。2010年，马丁·弗里曼在英国BBC拍摄的电视剧《神探夏洛克》（SHERLOCK）中饰演约翰·H·华生，并以此角色获得2011年英国学院奖（BAFTA award）最佳男配角奖。一起来看看“潮爷”的获奖感言吧！

英国电影学院奖 （British Academy Television Award）创建于1947年，原主要表彰对象是英国电影及由英国籍演员演出的外国影片，相当于英国的奥斯卡奖，但近年来提名较开放，只要在英国正式上映的影片都可获提名，奖项改为面向世界各国的影片进行评奖，使之产生了更大的影响。