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.
Martin Read
Super 8
Hal Mitchell
Alabama Moon
James Michael Sythe
Juror #2
Patrick Keenan
The Kings of Summer
Kid with Cancer (uncredited)
Meet Bill
Classmate / Theater Club Member (uncredited)
Alice Upside Down
Adam
The Hive
Gregory
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Mike
Trigger Warning
Gooch
Barely Lethal
A House of Dynamite
Mike Lassiter
The Whole Truth
Tobey George
Ithaca
Teenager (voice)
Scared Shrekless
Jimmy Petersen
American Wrestler: The Wizard
J.D. Vance
Hillbilly Elegy
Kyle Waterman
Anatomy of the Tide
The Strangers: Chapter 2
Cowboy
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
19
Gender
Male
Birthday
1994-12-11
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Louis Gabriel Basso III