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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
A House of Dynamite
Character: Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington
MOVIE • 2025
The Strangers: Chapter 2
Character: Gregory
MOVIE • 2025
Juror #2
Character: James Michael Sythe
MOVIE • 2024
Trigger Warning
Character: Mike
MOVIE • 2024
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Character: Gregory
MOVIE • 2024
The Night Agent
Character: Peter Sutherland
TV • 2023
Hillbilly Elegy
Character: J.D. Vance
MOVIE • 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character: Self
TV • 2019
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Character: Jimmy Petersen
MOVIE • 2017
The Whole Truth
Character: Mike Lassiter
MOVIE • 2016
Ithaca
Character: Tobey George
MOVIE • 2015
The Hive
Character: Adam
MOVIE • 2015
Barely Lethal
Character: Gooch
MOVIE • 2015
Anatomy of the Tide
Character: Kyle Waterman
MOVIE • 2013
The Kings of Summer
Character: Patrick Keenan
MOVIE • 2013
Perception
Character: Billy Mitchell
TV • 2012
Super 8
Character: Martin Read
MOVIE • 2011
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Character: Teddy
TV • 2010
Scared Shrekless
Character: Teenager (voice)
MOVIE • 2010
BlackBoxTV Presents
Character: Jesse
TV • 2010