Joe Freeman made a splash this summer in the MGM+ series The Institute !

The 19-year-old actor stars in the Stephen King series as teen genius Luke Ellis, alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Barnes .

In the show, Luke is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson ( Barnes ) has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.

This marks Joe ‘s first major role and he got it the old-fashioned way – through auditioning – though you may recognize his famous parents, Martin Freeman and Amanda Abbington .

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