Martin Freeman was born in 1981.
Martin John Christopher Freeman -LRB- born 8 September 1971 -RRB- is an English actor , 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 .	Sherlock	Sherlock (TV series)	Tim Canterbury	Tim Canterbury	The Office	The Office (UK TV series)	Dr. John Watson	Dr. Watson	Bilbo Baggins	Bilbo Baggins	Peter Jackson	Peter Jackson	Lester Nygaard	Lester Nygaard
