ONE of the stars of Out There has a VERY famous Hollywood actor dad – but can you guess who it is?

It comes as leading actor Martin Clunes defended the nepo-baby’s casting in the new ITV drama.

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Martin Clunes stars alongside an actor who has a famous dad, in his new drama Out ThereCredit: ITV

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Actor Martin has defended the nep-baby castingCredit: ITV
Out There sees Doc Martin star Martin, 63, plays a Welsh farmer named Nathan Williams.

The new drama sees Nathan’s quiet rural way of life threatened when a drug cartel begins operating in his small town.

To make matters worse the single parent’s only child, Johnny, becomes involved in the criminal gang.

In Out There Martin Clunes’ son is played by Louis Ashbourne Serkis.

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Some fans my recognise the actor’s surname, as he is in fact Lord Of The Rings star Andy Serkis’ son, with his mum being actress Lorraine Ashbourne.

Best known for playing Gollum, Louis’ dad is has appeared in many HUGE Hollywood movies including King Kong and Planet of the Apes.

While his mother has starred in top TV dramas like Cheat and Sherwood.

However, actor Martin has defended casting Louis, who starred in his first TV show when he was 10, after “nepo-baby” accusations.

Speaking to Sky News, the Men Behaving Badly star said: “I was involved in [Serkis’s] casting, so it was just like, ‘Oh, this is Andy and Lorraine’s boy. Oh, that’s interesting, but if he’s no good, he won’t get the gig’.”

Continuing, Martin added: “You’ve got to punch your weight, cos that’s how it works, I think the industry is too on-show to carry a dolt.

Martin Clunes is worlds away from ITVDoc Martin as he brandishes a gun in dramatic first trailer for new ITV series Out There

“If someone was awful at it and they just got the gig because of whose child they were, it would really show, and you’d mess your project up.”

It comes as viewers were left stunned at the opening scenes of Out There.

The first episode aired last Sunday and the audience at home was left shocked by the grim and gruesome opening scenes.

After he received a distressing phone call, Martin’s character Nathan drove out to a farm to find his friend, and a fellow farmer, threatening to kill himself.

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Louis is the son of a very famous actorCredit: ITV

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Louis’ mum is actress Lorraine Ashbourne and his dad is Hollywood star Andy SerkisCredit: AFP

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Louis’ dad Andy is best known for playing Gollum in Lord of the RingsCredit: AP:Associated Press
Nathan pleaded with his pal Owen not to do it.

But the next thing that was heard was a shotgun fired, and he had taken his own life.

The gruesome scene sent viewers flocking to social media to share their feelings on the show.

“I know they advertised this as ‘gritty’ but this is depressing,” explained one viewer.

Another added: “Think this might be too stressful #outthere.”