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.
A House of Dynamite
2025
The Strangers: Chapter 2
2025
Juror #2
James Michael Sythe
2024
Trigger Warning
Mike
2024
The Strangers: Chapter 1
Gregory
2024
The Night Agent
Peter Sutherland · (20 episodes)
2023
Hillbilly Elegy
J.D. Vance
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
American Wrestler: The Wizard
Jimmy Petersen
2017
The Whole Truth
Mike Lassiter
2016
Ithaca
Tobey George
2015
The Hive
Adam
2015
Barely Lethal
Gooch
2015
Anatomy of the Tide
Kyle Waterman
2013
The Kings of Summer
Patrick Keenan
2013
Perception
Billy Mitchell · (1 episode)
2012
Super 8
Martin Read
2011
R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour
Teddy · (1 episode)
2010
Scared Shrekless
Teenager (voice)
2010
BlackBoxTV Presents
Jesse · (1 episode)
2010
The Big C
Adam Jamison · (40 episodes)
2010
Alabama Moon
Hal Mitchell
2009
The Middle
Rodney Glossner · (1 episode)
2009
Alice Upside Down
Classmate / Theater Club Member (uncredited)
2007
iCarly
Fake Freddie · (1 episode)
2007
Meet Bill
Kid with Cancer (uncredited)
2007
Cowboy
iCarly
Fake Freddie (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2007