Martin Freeman Martin Freeman Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor and comedian, who became known for portraying Tim Canterbury in the original UK version of sitcom mockumentary "The Office", Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama "Sherlock", Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" film trilogy, and Lester Nygaard in the dark comedy-crime drama TV series "Fargo". His other notable film roles include the romantic comedy "Love Actually" (2003), the comic science fiction film "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005), the semi-improvised comedy "Nativity!" (2009), the comedic "Three Flavours Cornetto" trilogy, most prominently in
The History of The Hobbit to "The Hobbit", including abandoned revisions for the unpublished third edition of the work, intended for 1960, as well as previously unpublished original maps and illustrations drawn by Tolkien himself. "The History of" The Hobbit: "Volume I: Mr. Baggins". This contains the first half of Tolkien’s draft material for "The Hobbit", along with commentary. It was published in the UK on 4 May 2007. "The History of" The Hobbit: "Volume II: Return to Bag-End", contains the last half of Tolkien’s original manuscript draft, with commentary and later drafts and appendices. It was published in the UK on 18 June 2007.