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Apr 15, 2023 · Speaking with TVLine not long after Netflix ‘s D.C.-set thriller from Shawn Ryan was near-instantly renewed for Season 2, leading man Gabriel Basso talked about ensuring that FBI Agent Peter...
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- He Got His Start as A Child Actor
- Hillbilly Elegy Was His Big Return to Acting
- He Didn't Read The Night Agent Novel to Prepare For His Role
- He Didn't Want His The Night Agent Character to Feel Like A "Superhero"
- He Did Most of His Own Stunts For The Show
- Some of His Biggest Acting Inspirations Are Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood
- He'd Love to Get Into Directing
- He Thinks His The Night Agent Character Should Eventually Die
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Two of Basso's first film roles were in 2007 when the St. Louis native was a teenager. He had minor roles in Meet Bill starring Aaron Eckhart and Alice Upside Downstarring Alyson Stoner before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. However, Basso tells PEOPLE that he eventually got "overwhelmed with the lack of sovereignty" in the busi...
After taking a hiatus from acting, Basso says a friend of his convinced him to give it another go and set him up with one of his agents. "When I met with my now-agents, they told me they weren't going to represent me because it had been seven years since I had done anything," he recalls. "They didn't know if I could still act or not. But they set m...
Despite the Netflix series being based on a book, Basso says he didn't actually read it to prepare for his role. "I was told not to," he reveals. "Because it was so different … I was just told to take each script as it came in." As for how the book compares to the show, Basso says Ryan and the writers wanted to make everything very "character-drive...
In forming his character, Basso says he talked a lot with creator Ryan, who he says was "most adamant that it remained as personable and real as I could make it." "So I was always trying to check myself before scenes to make it fresh for people," he says. "I think having Peter remain a person throughout the show and not become a superhero, where no...
The Night Agentfeatures a lot of action-packed scenes, many of which Basso filmed himself. "I did all the fighting," he reveals. "But if it ever got down to some really gnarly stuff, [stunt performer] Matthew Mylrea would step in and do some line rigging and falls."
When it comes to his own acting inspirations, Basso says he has always enjoyed Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood's roles, and how "genuine and grounded" their characters felt "regardless of the circumstance they were in." "You never got the feeling that they weren't real people going through that," he adds. "I thought that was kind of special, that...
Speaking of his career aspirations, Basso says he'd love to potentially direct one day. "I'm writing a bunch, but directing was always cool to me," he says. "Directing something that I've written would be really cool."
The Night Agentis filled with many twists and turns in the first season, but Basso thinks a potential second season should have the biggest twist of all: His character's death. "I think he has to die to remain fixed in his morality and values," he explains. "I think that's a collision course for making an enemy of the government and their willingne...
Gabriel Basso talks to PEOPLE about his role as Peter Sutherland, a FBI agent in a dangerous conspiracy, in the Netflix action thriller series The Night Agent. He also reveals his acting inspirations, his stunts and his break from acting.
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• 1w • 1 min read. Production on The Night Agent season 2 is almost over. Star Gabriel Basso, who plays Agent Peter Sutherland in the hit Netflix original series, just confirmed that the season...
Mar 23, 2023 · After a season spent hunting down –– and being hunted by –– an elaborate assassination plot against President Travers (Kari Matchett) from within her own office, beaten and bruised FBI Agent Peter...
Mar 24, 2023 · March 24, 2023 8:39pm. Dan Power/Netflix. SPOILER WARNING: The following reveals major plot points from Season 1 of Netflix ‘s The Night Agent. Gabriel Basso made his debut as FBI Agent Peter...
Mar 30, 2023 · 1:19. Gabriel Basso might be the humblest actor with the No. 1 show on Netflix. The suspenseful action thriller “ The Night Agent ,” inspired by Matthew Quirk's 2019 novel, was released...
