Basso played minor roles in two feature films in early 2007 while living in St. Louis:
Meet Bill, starring
Aaron Eckhart; and
Alice Upside Down, starring
Alyson Stoner. Basso's older sister Alexandra also had a role in the latter. He later moved with his mother and sisters to Los Angeles. He found representation his first week there, securing a lead role in the
Dailymotion Kids web series
Ghost Town. Basso has had several television guest roles in popular series such as
Nickelodeon's
iCarly, and
ABC's
The Middle. From 2010 until 2013, he maintained a regular role in the
Showtime comedy series
The Big C, portraying Adam Jamison, the son of the lead character played by
Laura Linney. He then starred as Hal Mitchell in the independent film
Alabama Moon (2009), starring
John Goodman and
Clint Howard, directed by
Tim McCanlies, and based on the best-selling novel by
Watt Key. Basso appeared in the
J. J. Abrams science fiction adventure film
Super 8 (2011), and
Jordan Vogt-Roberts' comedy-drama
The Kings of Summer (2013), which had its premiere at the
2013 Sundance Film Festival. He then appeared in
Kyle Newman's action comedy
Barely Lethal (2015), with
Hailee Steinfeld and
Dove Cameron. In September 2014 he joined the cast of
Meg Ryan's directorial debut film
Ithaca, alongside
Tom Hanks. Basso also appeared in the courtroom drama film
The Whole Truth (2016), directed by
Courtney Hunt and starring
Keanu Reeves and
Renée Zellweger. In 2020, he starred as
JD Vance in Netflix's film adaptation
Hillbilly Elegy. In September 2021 Basso was added to the cast of Netflix's action-thriller film
Trigger Warning directed by
Mouly Surya. In November 2021, he was set to lead the political conspiracy thriller series
The Night Agent with
Luciane Buchanan on Netflix, created by
Shawn Ryan and based on the 2019
New York Times bestselling novel of the same name by author
Matthew Quirk. In 2022 he joined the cast of
Renny Harlin's
The Strangers Trilogy. In November 2025, Basso began work on his directorial debut
Iconoclast for
Netflix. ==Filmography==