The Good Doctor is an American medical drama series which stars Freddie Highmore as Shaun Murphy, a young man with autism working as a surgical resident in a fictional hospital. Shaun and his brother ran away from home as teenagers because of their father's violence. When Steve dies, 14 year old Shaun refuses to return to his parents and goes into foster care. Eventually he lives with Dr Aaron Glassman who is an important friend and mentor for the young doctor.