Martin Freeman has married his long-term partner Rachel Benaissa after six years together.

The actor and Benaissa made a rare red carpet appearance at the London Film Festival on Wednesday night (October 14), where they were pictured looking cosy together.

A representative for Freeman confirmed to The Sun couple had tied the knot.

Freeman, 55, began dating Benaissa, 34, in 2020. The actress has appeared in BBC drama Normal People, comedy series This Way Up and Netflix film Irish Wish.

The Office star was previously in a 16-year relationship with his Sherlock co-star Amanda Abbington.

Abbington previously said long periods spent apart while filming had contributed to the breakdown of their relationship.

She has since become engaged to escapologist Jonathan Goodwin, 43, who uses a wheelchair after a stunt went wrong while filming America's Got Talent: Extreme in 2021.

Freeman has largely kept his relationship with Benaissa out of the spotlight, but offered a rare insight into their life together during an appearance on Jessie and Lennie Ware's Table Manners podcast last year.

Speaking about Benaissa's love of food and wine, he said: “She’s not a Cordon Bleu… she’s a massive cheese and wine w****.”

He added: “That’s what she would say about herself.”

Freeman continued: “She says that about herself, ‘I’m a cheese and wine w****’. It’s not all she is, but no, she loves all that stuff. We like cooking.”

Freeman went on to play Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit film trilogy and Mr Poppy in the Christmas comedy Nativity!.

Freeman has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including a BAFTA for his performance in Sherlock and an International Emmy for The Eichmann Show.