Martin Freeman – actual Tim Canterbury from The Office – has revealed he was once considered to join the rebooted Star Wars franchise.
Alas it wasn’t meant to be for the 46-year-old – who is probably best known for his portrayal of Wernham Hogg sales rep Tim and Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit – as he revealed in an interview with JOE that the Star Wars top dogs preferred other British actors over him, despite being approached by them first.
He said: ‘No, not directly. Indirectly, yeah. I had a chat with the folks a few years ago.
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