Gabriel Basso

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Gabriel Basso
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Basso in 2015
Born
Louis Gabriel Basso III

(1994-12-11) December 11, 1994 (age 30)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Relatives Annalise Basso (sister)

Louis Gabriel Basso III is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and from 2010 to 2013, he had a regular role on the Showtime series The Big C . In film, he starred in the 2011 science fiction film Super 8 and the 2013 comedy-drama The Kings of Summer . In 2020, he portrayed JD Vance in the drama Hillbilly Elegy and in 2023, he began playing the title role in the Netflix action thriller series The Night Agent .

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Early life

Basso was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Marcie and Louis J. Basso. [1] [2] He was home-schooled along with his two sisters, actresses Alexandria and Annalise Basso. His family attended Grace Doctrine Church in St. Charles, Missouri. Basso wanted to become a professional football player before he found acting. [3]

Career

Basso played minor roles in two feature films in early 2007 while living in St. Louis: Meet Bill , starring Aaron Eckhart; and Alice Upside Down , starring Alyson Stoner. Basso's older sister Alexandra also had a role in the latter. He later moved with his mother and sisters to Los Angeles. [4] He found representation his first week there, securing a lead role in the Dailymotion Kids web series Ghost Town. [5] [6]

Basso has had several television guest roles in popular series such as Nickelodeon's iCarly , and ABC's The Middle . From 2010 until 2013, he maintained a regular role in the Showtime comedy series The Big C , portraying Adam Jamison, the son of the lead character played by Laura Linney. He then starred as Hal Mitchell in the independent film Alabama Moon (2009), starring John Goodman and Clint Howard, directed by Tim McCanlies, and based on the best-selling novel by Watt Key.

Basso appeared in the J. J. Abrams science fiction adventure film Super 8 (2011), and Jordan Vogt-Roberts' comedy-drama The Kings of Summer (2013), which had its premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. [7] He then appeared in Kyle Newman's action comedy Barely Lethal (2015), with Hailee Steinfeld and Dove Cameron. [8] In September 2014 he joined the cast of Meg Ryan's directorial debut film Ithaca , alongside Tom Hanks. [9] Basso also appeared in the courtroom drama film The Whole Truth (2016), directed by Courtney Hunt and starring Keanu Reeves and Renée Zellweger. [10] In 2020, he starred as JD Vance in Netflix's film adaptation Hillbilly Elegy

In September 2021 Basso was added to the cast of Netflix's action-thriller film Trigger Warning directed by Mouly Surya. [11] In November 2021, he was set to lead the political conspiracy thriller series The Night Agent with Luciane Buchanan on Netflix, created by Shawn Ryan and based on the 2019 New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by author Matthew Quirk. [12] In 2022 he joined the cast of Renny Harlin's The Strangers Trilogy . [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Meet Bill Kid with CancerUncredited
Alice Upside Down Classmate / Theater Club MemberUncredited
2009 Alabama Moon Hal Mitchell
2011 Super 8 Martin Read
2013 The Kings of Summer Patrick Keenan
2014 The Hive Adam Goldstein
2015 Barely Lethal Gooch
Ithaca Tobey George
Anatomy of the TideKyle Waterman
2016 American Wrestler: The Wizard Jimmy Petersen
The Whole Truth Mike Lassiter
2020 Hillbilly Elegy JD Vance [14]
2024 The Strangers: Chapter 1 Gregory
Trigger Warning Mike
Juror #2 James Sythe
TBA Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film TBAPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 iCarly Fake FreddieEpisode: "iLook Alike"
Eastwick ElliotEpisode: "Magic Snow and Creepy Gene"
2010 The Middle Rodney GlossnerEpisode: "The Neighbor"
Scared Shrekless Teenager No. 1 (voice)Television short
2010–2013 The Big C Adam Jamison40 episodes
2011 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series TeddyEpisode: "Lights Out"
2012 Perception Billy MitchellEpisode: "Kilimanjaro"
2014 The Red Road Brian RogersEpisode: "Snaring of the Sun"
2023–present The Night Agent Peter SutherlandLead role

References

  1. ↑ "Gabriel Basso Biography". TV Guide . Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Obituary Details – Louis G. Basso, Jr". McCabe Funeral Home. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Zawadzki, Clementine (March 4, 2015). "Gabriel Basso: In the new issue, the Kings of Summer star tells us why coming of age is about way more than being allowed to drink". Hero . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ Williams, Joe (June 9, 2011). "Teen actor Gabriel Basso braces for impact". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. ↑ "'Ghost' on the Coast – Filming a Kid's Show Pilot". Newsbank . November 2, 2007. p. B1. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ Hustvedt, Marc (February 24, 2009). "Ghost Town Finds Home With Dailymotion Kids". Tubefilter News . Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  7. ↑ "The Kings Of Summer". Sundance.org . Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (October 22, 2013). "'Kings of Summer' Star Gabriel Basso Joins Hailee Steinfeld in 'Barely Lethal'". TheWrap . Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (September 18, 2014). "'Super 8's' Gabriel Basso Joins Tom Hanks in Meg Ryan's Directorial Debut 'Ithaca'". TheWrap . Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Toby Kebbell Joining 'Fantastic Four'; Archie Panjabi Set For 'San Andreas'; Gabriel Basso Stars In 'The Whole Truth'". Deadline Hollywood . Penske Business Media. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ Cordero, Rosy (September 2, 2021). "'Trigger Warning': Netflix Rounds Out Cast With Anthony Michael Hall, Mark Webber, More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 22, 2021). "'The Night Agent': Gabriel Basso & Luciane Buchanan To Star In Netflix Political Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  13. ↑ Grobar, Matt (September 13, 2022). "'The Strangers' Remake In Works At Lionsgate From Director Renny Harlin; Madelaine Petsch, Froy Gutierrez & Gabriel Basso Set For First Title In New Trilogy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  14. ↑ Petski, Denise (April 12, 2019). "Gabriel Basso Set As Lead Of 'Hillbilly Elegy' Opposite Amy Adams, Glenn Close". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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