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Gabriel Basso

Gabriel Basso

Actor · Born December 11, 1994 (31) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Louis Gabriel Basso III is an American actor. Beginning his career as a child actor, Basso had roles in films such as Super 8 (2011), The Kings of Summer (2013), Barely Lethal (2015), The Whole Truth (2016), Hillbilly Elegy (2020), and A House of Dynamite (2025). He is best known for his lead roles as Adam Jamison on the Showtime comedy drama series The Big C (2010–13) and FBI Agent Peter Sutherland on the Netflix action thriller series The Night Agent (2023–present). Description above from the Wikipedia article Gabriel Basso, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1994 (31)
From
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 41% in 30 days

What are Gabriel Basso's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Morality
24%
Survival
22%
Bonds
20%
Society
3%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Coming of age7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 6 of 9 analyzed roles.

Hero
6 of 9
Trickster
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Melancholic
8
Thrilling
6
Bittersweet
5
Dread
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gabriel Basso's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gabriel Basso's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Love of Your Life(2026)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Iconoclast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Connor

  • The Strangers: Chapter 3(2026)

    as Gregory / Scarecrow

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Gregory

  • A House of Dynamite(2025)

    as Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 2(2025)

    as Gregory

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Juror #2(2024)

    as James Michael Sythe

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Trigger Warning(2024)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 1(2024)

    as Gregory

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Night Agent(2023)

    Show 30 episodes · as Peter Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Hillbilly Elegy(2020)

    as J.D. Vance

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • American Wrestler: The Wizard(2016)

    as Jimmy Petersen

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Whole Truth(2016)

    as Mike Lassiter

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Ithaca(2015)

    as Tobey George

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Hive(2014)

    as Adam

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Barely Lethal(2015)

    as Gooch

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Anatomy of the Tide(2013)

    as Kyle Waterman

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Kings of Summer(2013)

    as Patrick Keenan

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Perception(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Super 8(2011)

    as Martin Read

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Teddy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Scared Shrekless(2010)

    as Teenager (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • BlackBoxTV Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse

  • The Big C(2010)

    Show 40 episodes · as Adam Jamison

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Alabama Moon(2009)

    as Hal Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Middle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Rodney Glossner

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Eastwick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Elliot

  • Alice Upside Down(2007)

    as Classmate / Theater Club Member (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • iCarly(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Fake Freddie

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Meet Bill(2007)

    as Kid with Cancer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Cowboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 31 titles, 30 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Super 8 (2011)

$260M worldwide

Highest rated

The Big C (2010)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Love of Your Life (2026)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20072026

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting31 of 31: 30 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stDirecting1 of 31: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 31: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 31: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s6 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
071217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gabriel Basso's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Anatomy of the Tide (2013)

91st percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Big C (2010)

Midcredits 88th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gabriel Basso's work okay for kids?

Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore12 titles36–74 · median 49 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity12 titles12–46 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity12 titles48–76 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles22–58 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense12 titles20–79 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gabriel Basso work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gabriel Basso's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Renny Harlin shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers