Since September, Mark Lainer, the hostage who kept his hands up throughout “Free Guy,” has been working at Milton High. Working as a substitute, the actor has been spotted in countless classrooms helping to ensure that every student is safe and respectful towards one another.

He said that although a substitute’s job is to ensure that whatever the teachers require of the students is properly carried out, he never wants to be harsh. He explained that he gets “no pleasure in that.”

However, March 22 was Lainer’s last day of helping to supervise MHS students.

So what is next for the actor? Ashland High School recently offered Lainer a position to teach English to 9th, 10th, and 11th graders, which he gladly accepted. He hopes to “give back a bit,” as he puts it, after making a living on-screen for over 30 years.

On the other hand, Lainer is not super thrilled to leave MHS. He said that he “will miss being here.

It’s really nice.” He also mentioned that “the students here are terrific,” calling them “very smart” and “kind.”

Now helping students out will be part of the actor’s long list of roles. “And who knows maybe someday I’ll be back here,” he added, though he hopes to find success as a teacher in Ashland, because he is excited to teach “Macbeth,” “Fahrenheit 451,” and “Animal Farm,” to young aspiring engineers, teachers, biologists, historians, basketball players, and even actors, like himself.