Portrait of Gabriel Basso

Gabriel Basso

Acting

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.

Born: December 11, 1994

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Filmography

2025
A House of Dynamite

as Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington

2024
Juror #2

as James Michael Sythe

2024
2023
The Night Agent

as Peter Sutherland

2020
Hillbilly Elegy

as J.D. Vance

2017
2016
The Whole Truth

as Mike Lassiter

2015
Ithaca

as Tobey George

2015
The Hive

as Adam

2015
2013
Anatomy of the Tide

as Kyle Waterman

2013
The Kings of Summer

as Patrick Keenan

2012
Perception

as Billy Mitchell

2011
Super 8

as Martin Read

2010
Scared Shrekless

as Teenager (voice)

2010
The Big C

as Adam Jamison

2009
Alabama Moon

as Hal Mitchell

2009
The Middle

as Rodney Glossner

2007
Alice Upside Down

as Classmate / Theater Club Member (uncredited)

2007
iCarly

as Fake Freddie

2007
iCarly

as Fake Freddie (archive footage)

2007
Meet Bill

as Kid with Cancer (uncredited)