Dante Basco
Biography
Dante R. Basco is an American actor and voice actor born on August 29, 1975, in Pittsburg, California. With a career spanning over two and a half decades, he is a Hollywood actor known for becoming a cult classic. His well-known roles include Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's Hook. He is also recognized for his voice acting roles, most notably Prince Zuko in Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender and Jake Long in the Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long. Also known as Danté Basco and Danté Roman Titus Basco, he has a total of 108 known acting credits.
Career overview
Dante R. Basco is an American actor and voice actor born on August 29, 1975, in Pittsburg, California. With a career spanning over two and a half decades, he has established himself as a prominent Hollywood actor, earning a cult classic status through his various onscreen and voice acting performances.
Among his most notable film roles, Basco is best known for portraying Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys, in Steven Spielberg's feature film Hook. In addition to his live-action work, he has built a prolific career in voice acting. His most recognized voice roles include Prince Zuko in the animated television series Avatar The Last Airbender from Nickelodeon and the title character Jake Long in the Disney Channel animated series American Dragon Jake Long.
Throughout his extensive career, Basco has accumulated a large body of work across television and film, boasting over one hundred known acting credits. His professional name is also listed with alternative variations including Danté Basco and Danté Roman Titus Basco. He continues to be recognized for his contributions to both television and film as a versatile actor and voice performer.
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- Muppet Treasure Scriptland (2026) as Mad Monty
- Heartstorm (2025) as Dante
- One Big Happy Family (2025) as Marcus
- The Invisible Raptor (2024) as Lost Man
- VS (2024) Executive Producer
- The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms (2023) as Frank
- Asian Persuasion (2023) as Mickey de los Santos
- Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (2023)
- Trese (2021) as Bagyon Kulimlim (voice)
- Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild (2021) as Aiden (voice)
- The Fabulous Filipino Brothers (2021)
- The Fabulous Filipino Brothers (2021) Writer
- The Fabulous Filipino Brothers (2021) Director
- Almost Paradise (2020) as Jace Vargas
- Rag Doll (2020) as Jason
- Victor and Valentino (2019) as Javier (voice)
- Carmen Sandiego (2019) as Spinkick (voice)
- We Gon' Be Alright (2019)
- The Creatress (2019) as Franklin
- Mushroom and the Forest of the World (2019) as Leaves
- Empty by Design (2019) as Ash
- Empty by Design (2019) Producer
- A Million Little Things (2018) as Cory
- The Dragon Prince (2018) as Zym (voice)
- Um, Actually... (2018) as Self - Contestant
- Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures (2018) as Narrator (voice)
- The Head Thieves (2018) as Frankie Castillo
- Bangarang (2017) as Principal
- Bangarang (2017) Producer
- Limelight (2017) as Rez
- Sightings (2017) as Akiro Nagi
- Sex.Sound.Silence (2017) as Gil Morrison
- Camp Camp (2016) as Billy 'Snake' Niksslip (voice)
- Fan Service (2016) as Self
- Jarhead 3: The Siege (2016) as Blake
- Perfect Timing Villain (2016) as Agent Trig Tanner
- Cradle (2016) as Hannibal
- We Bare Bears (2015) as Cheddar (voice)
- Star Wars Rebels (2014) as Jai Kell (voice)
- Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014) as Gangly Asian
- JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time (2014) as Karate Kid (voice)
- Murder101 (2014) as D. Phillips
- Awesome Asian Bad Guys (2014) as Dante
- Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda (2014)
- The Devil's Dozen (2013)
- The Legend of Korra (2012) as General Iroh (voice)
- Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) as Flash Thompson (voice)
- Hang Loose (2012) as Dante
- Hang Loose (2012) Writer
- Hang Loose (2012) Producer
- Paradise Broken (2011) as Ray
- Subject: I Love You (2011) as Nicky
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Nicky Chang
- Generator Rex (2010)
- Firebreather (2010) as Kenny Rogers (voice)
- Zevo-3 (2010) as Matt / Kewl Breeze (voice)
- The Outside (2010) as Indo
- Community (2009) as Bully's Friend #2
- Dark Blue (2009) as June Bug
- Blood and Bone (2009) as Pinball
- Nite Tales (2008) as Gerard
- School Time Shipping (2007) as Prince Zuko (voice)
- Bending Battle (2007) as Zuko (voice)
- Take the Lead (2006) as Ramos
- Gettin' Some Jail Time (2006) as Self
- Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) as Zuko (voice)
- Robot Chicken (2005) as Squall Leonhart / Looky Loo (voice)
- Robot Chicken (2005) as Zuko (voice)
- Hell's Kitchen (2005) as Self - Restaurant Patron
- The Boondocks (2005) as Jigme (voice)
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005) as Hollywood London "Madrid"
- American Dragon: Jake Long (2005) as Jake Long (voice)
- Entourage (2004) as Fukijama
- That's So Raven (2003) as Phil
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003) as Jake Long (voice)
- Love Don't Co$t a Thing (2003) as Spoken Word Artist
- Biker Boyz (2003) as Philly
- My Dad the Rock Star (2003)
- CSI: Miami (2002) as Ruben Franco
- Kim Possible (2002) as Fukushima (voice)
- The Proud Family (2001) as Quoc Wong (voice)
- The Chronicle (2001) as Noodles
- Extreme Days (2001) as Corey
- A Kitty Bobo Show (2001) as Kitty Bobo
- But I'm a Cheerleader (2000) as Dolph
- Rave (2000) as Jay Hoon
- The Debut (2000) as Ben Mercado
- Undressed (1999)
- Providence (1999) as Justin Kim
- Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998) as Prince Hong
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997) as Rudy Hernandez (segment "The Student")
- Fakin' Da Funk (1997) as Julian Lee
- Riot (1997) as Jeff Lee
- Nash Bridges (1996) as Jimmy Chang
- Moesha (1996) as Marco
- The Steve Harvey Show (1996) as Lee
- Promised Land (1996)
- A Goofy Movie (1995) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Fist of the North Star (1995) as Bat
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Robbie Hawkins
- Viper (1994) as Rishi Lama
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) as Sammy
- Raven (1992) as Lucas
- Hook (1991) as Rufio
- The Perfect Weapon (1991) as Jimmy Ho
- The Hit Man (1991) as Pauly
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990) as Kevin
- Cold Dog Soup (1990) as Chinese Boy
- Booker (1989) as Ping Pong
- The Wonder Years (1988) as Eddie
- Dare to Say No! (1988)
- Highway to Heaven (1984)
- First Glance
- Reapers Night as Noah
- The Dragon King as Zym (Voice)