The Responder actor Martin Freeman, who plays Chris Carson in the BBC police drama, was in a long-term relationship with Amanda Abbington, who was his on-screen wife in Sherlock
Freeman’s most notable roles are that of Tim Canterbury in the mockumentary series The Office (2001–2003), Dr. John Watson in the British crime drama series Sherlock (2010–2017), Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit film trilogy (2012–2014), and Lester Nygaard in the first season of the dark comedy-crime drama series Fargo (2014).
Who is Martin Freeman’s wife Amanda Abbington?
Abbington was the partner of British actor Martin Freeman, whom she met on the set of the film Men Only in 2000. The couple appeared together on screen in productions such as The Debt, The Robinsons, The Good Night, and Sherlock. Abbington and Freeman, who have two children, lived in Hertfordshire before their separation in 2016.
Abbington is engaged to escapologist Jonathan Goodwin. Abbington and Goodwin had been social media friends for a decade but only met after her split from Freeman. Goodwin proposed marriage within 30 minutes of their first meeting, in Vienna.
