Gabriel Basso is reflecting on playing J.D. Vance in the 2020 adaptation of the VP's memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' saying it's 'kind of weird' to be in Vance's 'timeline,' but he's 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.