The Night Agent star Gabriel Basso says its kind of weird to have played JD Vance: Hes a cool dude

“The Night Agent” star Gabriel Basso has opened up about what it was like playing Vice President JD Vance.Basso, 30, who portrayed Vance, 40, in the 2020 film adaptation of his book “Hillbilly Elegy,” says he finds it “kind of weird” to be a part of the “timeline” that tracks the author-turned-politician’s rise to VP.In an interview with Variety just days before Vance was inaugurated as Donald Trump’s vice president, Basso also described him as “a cool dude” while sidestepping a question about Vance’s political beliefs.“It’s kind of weird to be included in that timeline,” he said.“When he’s thinking about his life — they made a movie of his book, and my name will always be in the description.” The actor went on to reveal that he and Vance spoke before filming on “Hillbilly Elegy” began.“We talked a little bit.

He’s a cool dude.We’re both from the Midwest.

We just talked about life — about growing up in the woods.”Basso’s returns as FBI agent Peter Sutherland when Netflix drops the much-anticipated second season of “The Night Agent” on Thursday.One of Netflix’s most-viewed series ever, the thriller was watched for roughly 812 million hours at the end of 2023 (it was released in March of that year).Despite his success, Basso, who has been acting since he was a teen, is looking to leave the profession behind.

“Right now, I’m doing acting to the best of my ability.But at the same time, I don’t feel like a productive part of society,” he said.

“If I build a stone wall — that’s a thing.I’ve served the community.

I think there’s more important things that a 30-year-old man can do with his life.”He added, “If all actors were to die tomorrow.society would continue.

This business is not important in the scheme of society.” “Storytelling is important, but some kid has a grandfather reading.They don’t need me to tell stories.”Of politics, Basso also shared that, in his own estimat...