Joe Freeman
English actor (born 2006)
Joe Freeman (born 30 November 2006) is an English actor. He has a lead role in the MGM+ Stephen King television adaptation The Institute (2025).
01Career
Freeman began pursuing an acting career straight from finishing school. His stage performances included a production of Everybody's Talking About Jamie in England in 2023. Freeman made his television debut on long-running British television series Doctors in 2024.
In 2025, Freeman 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. His performance "shoulders a lot of dramatic weight" in the series according to the Los Angeles Times, 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 and Deadline Hollywood.
02Personal life
Freeman is from an acting family; his parents Amanda Abbington and Martin Freeman are both British actors. He has a younger sister, Grace.
03Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Doctors | Ben Phillips | 1 episode |
| 2025 | The Institute | Luke Ellis | Lead role |
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- Joe Freeman at 53rd Saturn Awards 2026-02.jpg by Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0
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