Gabriel Basso
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Super 8
as Martin Read 2011
Juror #2
as James Michael Sythe 2024
The Whole Truth
as Mike Lassiter 2016
The Kings of Summer
as Patrick Keenan 2013
Barely Lethal
as Gooch 2015
A House of Dynamite
as Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington 2025
Hillbilly Elegy
as J.D. Vance 2020
The Strangers: Chapter 1
as Gregory 2024
Trigger Warning
as Mike 2024
Scared Shrekless
as Teenager (voice) 2010
Meet Bill
as Kid with Cancer (uncredited) 2007
The Strangers: Chapter 2
as Gregory 2025
Ithaca
as Tobey George 2015
The Hive
as Adam 2015
American Wrestler: The Wizard
as Jimmy Petersen 2017
Alabama Moon
as Hal Mitchell 2009
Alice Upside Down
as Classmate / Theater Club Member (uncredited) 2007