Editing Martin Freeman (section)

==Personal life==
Freeman lives in the [[Belsize Park]] area of [[London]].<ref name="Financial Times">{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/2f0d56bc-c657-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f|title=Martin Freeman on Sherlock, politics and why he's not on Twitter|newspaper=Financial Times|date=22 December 2016|access-date=22 December 2016|last1=Mance|first1=Henry}}</ref> He previously lived in [[Potters Bar|Potters Bar, Hertfordshire]], with actress [[Amanda Abbington]]; they were together from 2000 to 2016, and have a son and a daughter.<ref name="Radio Times">{{cite web|last=McLean|first=Craig|title=Amanda Abbington: Sherlock's Martin and Benedict have a fantastic chemistry|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-05-26/amanda-abbington-sherlocks-martin-and-benedict-have-a-fantastic-chemistry|publisher=Radio Times|access-date=6 February 2014|date=26 May 2013}}</ref> They appeared together in productions such as ''Sherlock'', ''Swinging with the Finkels'', ''The Debt'', ''The Robinsons'', and ''The All Together''. On 22 December 2016, it was reported that they had separated.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mance|first=Henry|date=22 December 2016|title=Martin Freeman on Sherlock, politics and why he's not on Twitter|url=https://www.ft.com/content/2f0d56bc-c657-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f|access-date=17 August 2020|website=The Financial Times|language=en-GB}}</ref> 

Freeman is a former [[Pescetarianism|pescetarian]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230301035033/https://sherlockshome.net/2016/09/11/10-things-you-never-knew-about-martin-freeman/ "10 Things You Never Knew About Martin Freeman"]. sherlockshome.net. Retrieved 19 July 2022.</ref> who returned to eating [[red meat]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McTaggart|first=India|date=2024|title=Actor Martin Freeman eats pork pies again after 38 years|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/01/martin-freeman-eating-meat-again-substitutes-very-processed|website=The Telegraph|language=en-GB|archive-date=May 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501230224/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/01/martin-freeman-eating-meat-again-substitutes-very-processed/|url-status=live}}</ref> He is a non-practising [[Catholic Church|Catholic]].<ref>{{Cite news | last = Pelly |first=Rich |title=Martin Freeman: 'I'm one of few people in my family who would ever unironically go into a church' | work= The Guardian |url=https://theguardian.com/culture/2022/jul/16/martin-freeman-actor-this-much-i-know | date = 16 July 2022 |access-date=5 November 2022}}</ref> He is a close friend of actor [[Simon Pegg]], who is the godfather of his son.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://crazyformartinfreeman.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/rough-transcript-from-hitchhikers-guide.html|title=The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Q&A|date=8 July 2013|publisher=blogspot.co.uk|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> Freeman's personal style follows that of British [[Mod (subculture)|mod subculture]], and he cites [[Paul Weller]] as one of his heroes and influences on his style.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Franklin-Wallis|first=Oliver|date=13 December 2013|title=GQ&A: Martin Freeman on the Hobbit, Sherlock erotica and why he hates stylists|work=GQ|url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/martin-freeman-interview-the-hobbit-sherlock|access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Holden|first=Michael|date=5 December 2012|title=Martin Freeman Always Looks Sharp|language=en-GB|work=Esquire|url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/style/news/a188/martin-freeman-always-looks-sharp/|access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref> 

In 2011, Freeman umpired a charity cricket match to raise money for victims of the [[2011 Christchurch earthquake|Christchurch earthquake]].<ref>{{cite web|author=NZPA and Greer McDonald|title=Charity Match Benefits Christchurch Effort|url=http://therugbycorner.com/2011/04/charity-match-benefits-christchurch-effort.html|work=The Rugby Corner|date=April 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140927052147/http://therugbycorner.com/2011/04/charity-match-benefits-christchurch-effort.html|archive-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>

Freeman's brother, singer-songwriter and website designer [[Jamie Freeman]],<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/apr/17/features.magazine|title = Master of the universe|date = 17 April 2005|accessdate = 6 December 2022|work = [[The Guardian]] |last = Sawyer|first = Miranda}}</ref> died of brain cancer in December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jamie |url=https://adactio.com/journal/19720 |website=Adactio |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=5 December 2022}}</ref>

===Music===
Freeman is a fan of [[Soul music|soul]], [[Motown]] and [[jazz]] music, and presented an episode of [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[The Culture Show]]'' in 2009 titled "Martin Freeman Goes to Motown".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gpb2s|title=Martin Freeman Goes to Motown, 2008/2009, The Culture Show Uncut – BBC Two|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref> He also selected music for a 2006 Motown compilation, "Made to Measure",<ref>{{Citation|title=Martin Freeman Presents... Made To Measure|date=2 February 2006|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Martin-Freeman-Presents-Made-Measure/dp/B000E0W1IA|publisher=Commercial Marketing|access-date=6 March 2018}}</ref> and worked on a jazz compilation with his friend [[Eddie Piller]], "Jazz on the Corner"; released on [[Acid Jazz Records]] on 23 March 2018, it features tracks by [[Kamasi Washington]] and [[The Brand New Heavies]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 January 2018|title=Acid Jazz Records {{!}} Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller present Jazz On The Corner|url=http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/martin-freeman-and-eddie-piller-present-jazz-on-the-corner/|access-date=6 March 2018|website=www.acidjazz.co.uk|language=en-US|archive-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303050543/http://www.acidjazz.co.uk/martin-freeman-and-eddie-piller-present-jazz-on-the-corner/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The pair presented [[Craig Charles]]' ''Funk and Soul Show'' on 31 March 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09x8cl5|title=Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller sit in, The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC Radio 6 Music|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref> In 2019, a follow-up album,  "Soul on the Corner", was announced, with tracks by [[Leroy Hutson]] and [[Bobby Womack]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acidjazz.co.uk/martin-freeman-eddie-piller-present-soul-on-the-corner/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405214517/https://www.acidjazz.co.uk/martin-freeman-eddie-piller-present-soul-on-the-corner/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 April 2019|title=Acid Jazz Records {{!}} Martin Freeman & Eddie Piller present Soul On The Corner|website=www.acidjazz.co.uk|access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref>

=== Political views ===
Freeman is a supporter of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. As a teenager, he supported the now-defunct political group [[Militant tendency|Militant]] and volunteered with the [[Labour Party Young Socialists]].<ref name="Financial Times"/> In 2015, he appeared in a party political broadcast to endorse the Labour Party ahead of the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015 UK general election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/30/hobbit-star-martin-freeman-appears-in-labour-election-broadcast |title=Hobbit star Martin Freeman appears in Labour election broadcast |last1=Mason |first1=Rowena|date=3 April 2015 |website=[[theguardian.com]]|access-date=3 April 2015}}</ref> In August 2015, he supported [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s [[2015 Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party leadership campaign|campaign]] in the [[2015 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|Labour Party leadership election]].<ref name="belfasttelegraph">{{cite news |last=Wylie|first=Catherine|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sherlock-star-martin-freeman-backs-jeremy-corbyn-as-most-impressive-31483980.html|title=Sherlock star Martin Freeman backs Jeremy Corbyn as 'most impressive'|location=Belfast|newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]]|date=28 August 2015|access-date=15 July 2017}}</ref>