Gabriel Basso

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Gabriel Basso
Born
Louis Gabriel Basso III

(1994-12-11) December 11, 1994 (age 29)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Relatives Annalise Basso (sister)

Louis Gabriel Basso III (born December 11, 1994) 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 J. D. Vance in the drama Hillbilly Elegy and in 2023, he played the title role in the action thriller series The Night Agent , both for Netflix.

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Early life

Basso was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Marcie and Louis J. Basso Jr. [1] [2] He was homeschooled along with his two sisters, actresses Alexandra and Annalise Basso. His family attended Grace Doctrine Church in St. Charles, Missouri. Basso initially 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 author J. D. 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's 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
2007 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
2015 Ithaca Tobey George
2015Anatomy of the TideKyle Waterman
2016 American Wrestler: The Wizard Jimmy Petersen
2016 The Whole Truth Mike Lassiter
2020 Hillbilly Elegy J. D. Vance [14]
2024 The Strangers: Chapter 1 GregoryCompleted
TBA Juror No. 2 Post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 iCarly Fake FreddieEpisode: "iLook Alike"
2009 Eastwick ElliotEpisode: "Magic Snow and Creepy Gene"
2010 The Middle Rodney GlossnerEpisode: "The Neighbor"
2010–2013 The Big C Adam Jamison40 episodes
2010 Scared Shrekless Teenager No. 1 (voice)Television short
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

Web

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2009Ghost TownMarley10 episodes
2012SilverwoodJesseEpisode: "Sleepover"

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References

  1. ↑ "Gabriel Basso Biography". TV Guide . Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Obituary Details – Louis G. Basso, Jr". McCabe Funeral Home. 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 . 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. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
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  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 . 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 . 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. 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.
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 22, 2021). "'The Night Agent': Gabriel Basso & Luciane Buchanan To Star In Netflix Political Thriller Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  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.
  14. ↑ Petski, Denise (April 12, 2019). "Gabriel Basso Set As Lead Of 'Hillbilly Elegy' Opposite Amy Adams, Glenn Close". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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