George Basil | |
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 George Basil at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | George William Basil 1978/01/04 Baltimore, MD |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Children | 1 |
George William Basil is an American actor.
George Basil | |
|---|---|
| George Basil at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | George William Basil 1978/01/04 Baltimore, MD |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Children | 1 |
George William Basil is an American actor.
Basil grew up outside Baltimore in Essex. [1] After his family moved to Greece, being of age he stayed and worked briefly as a chef after graduating high school. [1]
After seeing a flyer for the Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival, Basil moved to Austin. [1] There he worked as a bartender and at a pirate radio station. [1] He took an improv class which inspired him to move to New York City. [1]
In NYC, Basil studied at Magnet Theater. [1] For money, he worked at the Apple store, before he began getting acting work. [1]
As an actor Basil is best-known for such films as Werewolves Within [2] and television roles in series such as Flaked , [3] Wrecked , [4] and Crashing . [5]
Basil has one daughter and resides in Highland Park. [1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Roller Town | Gregs | |
| 2013 | Farah Goes Bang | Jared | |
| 2014 | Welcome to Me | Technical Director No. 2 | |
| 2016 | Man Underground | Willem Koda | |
| 2017 | Village People | Mike | |
| 2020 | Desperados | Doug | |
| 2021 | Werewolves Within | Marcus | |
| 2023 | Barbie | Boutique Owner | |
| TBA | Party O'Clock | Junior | |
| TBA | Didn’t Die | Vincent | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Pete Holmes Show | Wolverine | Episode: "Kumail Nanjiani" |
| 2014 | Newsers | Karl | TV movie |
| 2014 | Love is Relative | Ryan | TV movie |
| 2015 | Adam Ruins Everything | Serial Killer | Episode: "Serial Killer" |
| 2016 | Tween Fest | Cootis | Episode: "The Week Between"" |
| 2016 | The Good Place | Andy | Episode: "Tahani Al-Jamil" |
| 2016 | You're the Worst | Chip | Episode: "The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything" |
| 2016–2017 | No Tomorrow | Jesse Holliday | 5 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Flaked | Cooler | 14 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Wrecked | Chet | 20 episodes |
| 2017–2019 | Crashing | Leif | 13 episodes |
| 2017 | Ghost Story Club | Wally | Episode: "The Haunted Interstate" |
| 2017–2019 | SMILF | George | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Santa Clarita Diet | André | Episode: "Zombody" |
| 2019 | All Rise | Robbie Brooks | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2019 | Silicon Valley | Ethan | Episode: "Maximizing Alphaness" |
| 2019 | No Activity | Gary | 8 episodes |
| 2023 | Royal Crackers | George Zeebos (voice) | Episode: "The 1%" |
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