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Gabriel Basso Says It Was ‘Kind of Weird’ Playing ‘Cool Dude’ JD Vance. Then ‘The Night Agent’ Brought TV Stardom
The 'Night Agent' star is planning to leave acting — but first, he's filming season 3 of the Netflix hit
The show’s mix of popcorn and creator Shawn Ryan ’s endless willingness to complicate its narrative made it one of Netflix’s most-viewed series ever; at the end of 2023, the streamer said viewers had watched Basso’s daring exploits for some 812 million hours. All of which should feel like a major accomplishment for a young actor who’s been trying to make it since he broke out as Laura Linney’s surly teen son on the early-2010s dramedy “The Big C.” Basso, who recently had a pivotal supporting role in Clint Eastwood’s well-received “Juror No. “The monopoly of youth is energy, and I think that I have to convert that into service in order to be legitimate as a person.” His recent experiences have, in his telling, all been positive — he was dazzled by Eastwood, and Bigelow was an effective captain of what he describes as “a Greek trireme — everyone has their oar, and everyone’s doing their job.” Her no-nonsense approach and the “crazy levels of expectation” suited Basso well, he says.
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