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
Baggins of Hobbiton family tree of the Baggins Family. The word Baggins is actually a translation of the Westron word, "Labingi", which was related to the Westron word "laban", meaning bag. The name is associated with Bag End. In the translations of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings, the name Baggins is translated to other languages, while keeping the "bag" meaning. Baggins of Hobbiton In J.R.R. Tolkiens' legendarium, the Baggins of Hobbiton, more commonly referred to as the Baggins family, were a hobbit family that lived in the village of Hobbiton. Important members included Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins. The Baggins