Louis Gabriel Basso III (born December 11, 1994) is an American actor, known for his roles in the

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series '' The Big C'', the 2011 science fiction film ''

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'', and the 2013 comedy-drama '' The Kings of Summer''.

Early life

Basso was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Marcie and Louis J. Basso Jr. He was homeschooled along with his two sisters, actresses Alexandra and

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. His family attended Grace Doctrine Church in St. Charles, Missouri. Basso initially wanted to become a professional

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before he found acting.

Career

Basso played minor roles in two feature films in early 2007, while living in St. Louis: ''

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'', starring Aaron Eckhart; and '' Alice Upside Down'', starring Alyson Stoner. Basso's older sister Alexandria also had a role in the latter. He later moved with his mother and sisters to Los Angeles. He found representation his first week there, securing a lead role in the Dailymotion Kids web series ''Ghost Town''. Basso has had several television guest roles in popular series such as Nickelodeon's ''

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'', and

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's '' The Middle''. From 2010 until 2013, he maintained a regular role in the

comedy series '' The Big C'', portraying Adam Jamison, the son of the lead character played by

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. He then starred as Hal Mitchell in the independent film '' Alabama Moon'' (2009), starring John Goodman and Clint Howard, directed by

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, and based on the best-selling novel by

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. Basso appeared in the

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science fiction adventure film ''

'' (2011), and Jordan Vogt-Roberts' comedy-drama '' The Kings of Summer'' (2013), which had its premiere at the

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. He then appeared in Kyle Newman's action comedy '' Barely Lethal'' (2015), with

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and Dove Cameron. In September 2014, he joined the cast of Meg Ryan's directorial debut film '' Ithaca'', alongside Tom Hanks. Basso also appeared in the courtroom drama film '' The Whole Truth'' (2016), directed by Courtney Hunt and starring

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and Renée Zellweger. In 2020, he starred as author

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in Netflix' film adaptation '' Hillbilly Elegy''. In September 2021, Basso was added to the cast of Netflix's action-thriller film ''Trigger Warning'' directed by Mouly Surya. In November 2021, he was set to lead the political conspiracy thriller series ''The Night Agent'' with Luciane Buchanan on Netflix, created by Shawn Ryan and based on the 2019's New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by author Matthew Quirk.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Basso, Gabriel 1994 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from St. Louis