Joe Freeman

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Joe Freeman
OccupationActor
Years active2023–
Television The Institute
Parents

Joe Freeman is an English actor. He had a lead role in Stephen King television adaptation The Institute (2025).

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Career

He began pursuing an acting career straight from finishing school. [1] His stage performances included a production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie in England in 2023. [2] Freeman made his television debut on long-running British television series Doctors in 2024. [3]

In 2025, he could be seen in his debut in a television leading role as 14 year-old gifted child Luke Ellis in MGM+ adaptation The Institute of the 2019 Stephen King novel of the same name alongside Ben Barnes and Mary Louise Parker. [4] [5] [6] His performance "shoulders a lot of dramatic weight" in the series according to the Los Angeles Times , [7] and was described as having good "range" displaying "charm, smarts, vulnerability, defiance" with the show making him a "breakout star" according to the Radio Times . [8]

Personal life

He is from an acting family; his parents Amanda Abbington and Martin Freeman are both British actors. He has a younger sister, Grace. [9] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Doctors Ben Phillips1 episode
2025 The Institute Luke EllisLead role

References

  1. ↑ "Rising Stars: Joe Freeman". The Media Eye. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Moore, Matthew (24 April 2025). "Amanda Abbington and Martin Freeman's actor son to star in major TV show". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Haley (10 July 2025). "Stephen King's The Institute cast from The Chronicles of Narnia star to Martin Freeman's son". Get Surrey. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Petski, Denise (September 23, 2024). "The Institute: MGM+ Series Based On Stephen King Novel Adds 11 to Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  5. ↑ Attard, Lauren (19 July 2025). "You might not know the star of Stan's new series The Institute, but you know his very famous dad". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Mark (10 July 2025). "Dark series 'The Institute' adaptation gets author Stephen King's thumbs up". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Lloyd, Robert (13 July 2025). "Stephen King's 'The Institute' sets gifted children against nefarious adults". LA Times. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  8. ↑ White, George (8 July 2025). "The Institute review: Joe Freeman proves a breakout star in sinister Stephen King sci-fi". Radio Times. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Moore, Matthew (14 July 2025). "Exclusive: The Institute's Joe Freeman reveals how famous parents helped him land major role". Hello Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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