Yes, afrer seeing him in Sherlock and then looking him up on IMDb I realised I'd remembered his characters - but not him - in Love Actually and Hitchhikers. Curiously the same with Jason Alexander in Pretty Woman - remembered his role as Richard Gere's sleazy henchman, but didn't realise it was him as George when Seinfeld started.
If you think that then sorry but you don’t know much about acting. He literally plays the same person in everything he does. However I still find him very watchable and enjoy it but disappearing into a role he does not.
I admire this man so much, mostly for playing Bilbo the way he did. He's one of those actors who make you instantly forget they're an actor as soon as they come up on screen. It is pure joy to watch him do his thing.
Well Martin and Benedict combo I fell in love in some wierd way started with Sherlock then gone to Hobbit ( Benedict is the dragon) and ended up in Marvel universe, although they haven't met there ... yet. Serkis is a thing yes, but those two have gone side by side for a longer time. What's next?
@@shokurokhforuz1957 yeah that's true,i love jude law and robert downey,but if you say sherlock and john watson to me,my mind will always imagine ben and martin.
@@flatscan1978 The thing is Jude Law as Watson wasn't truly beneficial to the movies. That Watson, played by Jude Law, did not offer a lot of importance and development in the movies he was in. I still think Jude Law is a great actor and I still enjoyed the Sherlock movies but Watson had such minimally vital role. His doctor degree hardly came into effect, he could barely hold his own in a fight when he's a combat medic, and rarely offered any genuine insight or wisdom. However, Martin Freeman as Watson offered a lot of productivity. His medical expertise came in a lot, his military background showed that he was well-versed with handguns as well as with combat. Watson was very confrontational and offered much humanity and wisdom to the things that happened in the show. If Sherlock was on about something, maybe being insulting, Watson would immediately try to soothe the situation and knock Sherlock down a peg or two for Sherlock's insensitivity. The BBC Sherlock is far superior to all other renditions of Sherlock and Watson merely because of the equality that the show lends to the two characters. If it were mostly about Sherlock, what point is there in Watson being around? That's why BBC Sherlock is so good. Both characters are important and you've established a sort of background and emotional connection to both of the characters and thus you couldn't see the show without them. They are monumental characters and roles for the show.
I admire his acting skills and the characters he chooses to portray. He's a charming man who wants to try and make movies by playing characters that have substance. I admire him as an actor and person.
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He's genuinely one of my favorite actors. He seems like he has such a good grasp and understanding of why he does what he does, he's so funny and has this weird mix of humility and confidence. He's handsome to boot.
It doesn’t matter if he’s a supporting actor or if he is the leading role. Martin Freeman is a massive enrichment for every movie he’s in. I could’ve not seen any other actor in the role of Bilbo. This guy is so underrated.
Martin Freeman has been successful in more or less everything he's appeared in and continues to be in demand for acting roles in varied genres and media. He is admired and respected by directors and fellow actors and very popular with audiences. So he is not underrated at all, he is in fact highly rated, and rightly so.
There we have it, someone had to go "he is so underrated". He is not. He may just not be as widely recognized (as in "I know that guy!") as Brad Pitt, but pretty much everyone who has ever watched him perform will think he did a stellar job. And I kinda think he is ok with that.
I love how Martin embrace all his roles and own his success. Not in a prideful way, but in a way that he did the best he could possibly done with no regrets
I mean, it was really when they started making the Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes movies (which btw were technically the first time Holmes was put in a "contemporary setting" since they all took place when they were made, around the 1940s) and had Nigel Bruce as his John Watson where they leaned in HARD to making the Watson character the bumbling sort of wistful fool who would mostly sort of do some helpful things completely by accident, that it was making him straight up silly. In the original stories Watson is a very accomplished doctor and is a mature gentleman. He's obviously not at Holmes' pure intellectual level and with his deductive abilities, but he compliments Holmes extremely well and is generally still more capable and intelligent than the average citizen pulled out of a crowd.
In my opinion, he's good in each of his roles. He just brings something truly refreshing, and it is clear that he genuinely enjoys what he's doing. I truly respect, and admire him. Plus, he is so humble, absolutely not big headed and that's quite a thing when you're this popular and iconic.
Watson was the first character I ever saw him play and I really think his Watson was more of an equal to Sherlock and his character stands alone brilliantly
I just LOVE his insight in Bilbo. That's one of my favorite characters in literature and I loved his portrayal. Learning about these traits that made Freeman's acting so genuine made it clear why he seemed so believable.
Totally agree and loved that movie and think it gotten unfair critics. Freeman actually overshadows other depictions of hobbits on how I perceive them (including those in LOTR).
I'm in acting school right now so this video makes me so happy and excited. It's exactly what we're being taught every day. I was especially thrilled when he talked about imagining Bilbo as a woodland creature and picturing how he would act at the bottom of the food chain because that's one of the exercises we do in class. We imagine a character as an animal and research and study the movements of that animal, so we can take those gestures--like what Martin said about the ears--and reimagine how those articulations might look on a person. It gives characters so much life, so it's really cool to see someone using those techniques in the professional world.
I could listen to him for hours. His goal of bringing truth is 100% on b/c I've felt all of his characters in a very real way. That's what makes him so truly incredible and talented.
He's delightful. He was the quintessential young Bilbo and forever will be. And as far as woodland creatures I imagine a somewhat slow and deliberate yet slightly skittish squirrel. That natural warmth and wit is priceless, wholesome yet cheeky.
What I love about this interview the most is that he’s being honest what being a parent is actually like. I am so fed up with parents making it seem like it’s the most wonderful thing all the freaking time.
I loved hearing that. I always enjoy when parents share their horrible moments parenting. It helps me realize I'm not a monster. I do love my kids but they do drive me crazy sometimes.
I have seen many of these actor break downs, and this is the first one where I've seen all the movies and series he's talking about. I love Martin Freeman, both his acting style and the way he talks in interviews.
I´ve said this before, and I´ll say it again. If I ever could have three famous friends, it would be Emma Thompson, David Tennant and Martin Freeman - precisely because of how un-celebrity-like, down-to-earth, normal and yet utterly hilarious they all are. On top of which, the sheer amount of talent among them is unbelievable!!!
He's brilliant in everything. But I gotta say, the final scene of Dawn leaving to go back to the USA and Tim's reaction, was my favourite piece of Martin's acting. You really felt his pain.
Martin Freeman is one of those actors that elevates any film that he is in. He was simply perfect as Bilbo and Arthur Dent, amazing casting right there.
Bilbo is one of the best characters on Tolkien’s stories and that’s saying a lot since Tolkien has so many fantastic characters I just love Bilbo’s simplicity and he shows a lot more bravery than most characters cause he was the only one in the quest who didn’t know how to fight and didn’t have experience with adventures, and he still saved everyone more than once, Martin did such an amazing job with Bilbo ❤️
How has he not been casted as a villian in a period drama yet? He shoots out his lines like a firecracker and can pull off a subtly menacing, stern demeanour when he wants to
Love this dude so much. He’s so intelligent when it comes to acting, and so well spoken. He’s also a fantastic actor who consistently chooses great stuff
His comment about how feeling pressure doesn’t help at all is so true. This was how I learned to deal with trauma medicine. Freaking out was never going to make me perform better.
About the Sherlock, when he talks about how it's still a Sherlock show. I think it's good to point out that the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes were thought by Watson's point of view, so it makes sense that he's a very important character.
I have to agree with Philippa Boyens (one of the Peter Jackson Middle Earth screenwriters). Martin Freeman really was the only choice for Bilbo Baggins.
His John Watson was amazing - they worked so well together it was so enjoyable and I'm sure I'll still watch the show in 30 years ^^ Also I'm not a huge Tolkien fan - just enjoyed the movies so far but his performance as Bilbo was so entertaining and the chemistry he had with Thorin was so good that I do think I prefer that trilogy over the original XD
My favourite story in Fargo was his. He nailed it. Breeders is also an excellent show. I'd seen Daisy Haggard in 'Episodes', and she and Freeman really make for a realistic, modern married couple without all the tired clichés.
John Watson is definitely on par with Sherlock. Two sides of the same coin. John has made Sherlock a better person and you can really see the evolution throughout the series. As Martin says, they really take lumps out of each other. They care so much for each other but as in real life, it's also messy and complex. I really really really want season 5. Moffatt and Gatiss are superb writers. Can't wait to see where they take this.
I follow him since Sherlock and his portray of John is amazing and I like how he has the streets smart and was a skilled doctor/soldier, so is not just a sideckick but an active asset for the resolution of the cases. And himself, he´s charismatic, humble and I like his voice tone, it's kind of soothing, that's how I started to follow some of his other works.
all these posts talking about what they admire about him YE I ADMIRE SOMEONE THAT HAS A BUTTON UP AND A BUTTON DOWN SHIRTS ON AT THE SAME TIME AND IS ABLE TO PULL IT OFF
Martin Freeman is one of the warmest, most wholesome actors out there, so it was really quite scary seeing him on Fargo where he beat his wife to death and just plays this manipulative, cheating character who is happy to completely ruin everyone elses life to stay on top.
His best character ever was in The Startup, such a good role and the first time I heard him do an American accent, playing a genuinely intimidating character- go watch it you won’t regret it!
The only shining saving grace of the otherwise terrible trashy Hobbit Trilogy was Martin Freeman. He was magnificent as Bilbo Baggins. Also, Tim & Dr. Watson were jhst superb!
AlphaCentauri24 dude the Hobbit book is a cartoonish but very enjoyable kids book. I’m so glad they didn’t do a literal adaptation. I get it if people don’t like what they did but a lot of what people complain about with the Hobbit trilogy (iffy CGI, changes to the text and characterization, imbalanced movie content across the trilogy) was true of LOTR. Some of the changes they made were staggeringly big, the CGI and makeup could sometimes be jarring and the Two Towers was rightly criticized for being a very imbalanced movie. If LOTR were around when social media was this massive it would’ve been picked to pieces too.
At first the reasons why I watched The Hobbit is because I'm a fan of the books and trilogy then I was so moved by his performance that I immediately search his filmography and watched Sherlock because of him.
I love this and it's funny seeing how many roles I've seen him in. I do wish he talked about Cargo. I fell in love with him as an actor at that moment.
he has so many iconic characters, he looks extremely neat and one word to describe him, ADORABLE :) woooo, i just finished it and we have sth in common, he's so many iconic roles
Never heard of Breeders but Martin summed up parenthood perfectly. I told my friend once that parenthood brings the worst out in you and he was surprised. I think I worded it bad but Martin summed up exactly what I meant.
