Gabriel Basso

Gabriel Basso

1994-12-11 St. Louis, Missouri, USA 19 Credits

Biography

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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A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

2025

Acting

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

The Strangers: Chapter 2

2025

Acting

On the final day of their cross country road trip, a couple's vehicle breaks down, forcing them to take refuge in a remote Airbnb. As night falls, thr...

Juror #2

Juror #2

2024

as James Michael Sythe

6.8
Acting

While serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma…one he could use...

Trigger Warning

Trigger Warning

2024

as Mike

5.7
Acting

A Special Forces commando uncovers a dangerous conspiracy when she returns to her hometown looking for answers into her beloved father's death.

The Strangers: Chapter 1

The Strangers: Chapter 1

2024

as Gregory

5.7
Acting

After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorize...

Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

as J.D. Vance

6.7
Acting

An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.

American Wrestler: The Wizard

American Wrestler: The Wizard

2017

as Jimmy Petersen

7.3
Acting

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins th...

The Whole Truth

The Whole Truth

2016

as Mike Lassiter

6.5
Acting

A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.

Ithaca

Ithaca

2015

as Tobey George

5.3
Acting

In a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley, 14-year-old Homer Macauley is determined to be the best and fastest bicycle telegraph messenger an...

The Hive

The Hive

2015

as Adam

5.3
Acting

An amnesiac must reach back into his mind for memories that will help him save the love of his life before a virus completely takes over.

Barely Lethal

Barely Lethal

2015

as Gooch

5.7
Acting

A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She qu...

Anatomy of the Tide

Anatomy of the Tide

2013

as Kyle Waterman

1.0
Acting

Three island boys, in their final summer of adolescence, look beyond an ocean that has incarcerated them since birth to plot their hopes and dreams. D...

The Kings of Summer

The Kings of Summer

2013

as Patrick Keenan

7.0
Acting

Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his f...

Super 8

Super 8

2011

as Martin Read

6.8
Acting

In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train dera...

Scared Shrekless

Scared Shrekless

2010

as Teenager (voice)

6.7
Acting

Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary ...

Alabama Moon

Alabama Moon

2009

as Hal Mitchell

6.4
Acting

After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the mod...

Alice Upside Down

Alice Upside Down

2007

as Classmate / Theater Club Member (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, Alice McKinley finds her life seriously disrupted when her father Ben buys a store and moves ...

Meet Bill

Meet Bill

2007

as Kid with Cancer (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.

Cowboy

N/A

Acting

Follows a traveling rodeo and the group of entertainers within it as they deal with the harsh realities of their chosen careers.