“Hillbilly Elegy,” directed by Ron Howard, tells the story of Vance growing up poor in Ohio while he was raised by his maternal grandparents and his mother, who misused substances. Glenn Close plays Vance’s grandmother in the film, while Amy Adams plays his mother.

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 Netflix thriller star told This Morning it was "wild" that he was forever linked to Donald Trump's vice-president after playing him in Hillbilly Elegy.

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.