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Dante Basco

Dante Basco

Actor, also producer, writer and director · Born August 29, 1975 (51) · Pittsburg, California, USA

Dante R. Basco (born August 29, 1975) is an American actor and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in Steven Spielberg's Hook and for his many voice acting roles, most notably Prince Zuko from Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender and Jake Long from the Disney Channel's American Dragon: Jake Long.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 29, 1975 (51)
From
Pittsburg, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer, writer and director
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Dante Basco's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 5th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
28%
Morality
15%
Survival
15%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Power
1%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 24 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 7 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 16 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 8 · Intense 8

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 14 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Trickster
2 of 14
Mentor
1 of 14
Shapeshifter
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
13
Joyful
10
Melancholic
7
Romantic
5
Other
25

How their films linger

Feel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dante Basco's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dante Basco's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

107 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Muppet Treasure Scriptland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mad Monty

  • One Big Happy Family(2025)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Heartstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dante

  • The Invisible Raptor(2023)

    as Lost Man

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • VS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Asian Persuasion(2023)

    as Mickey de los Santos

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Fruit of the Poisonous Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms(2024)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Modern Love Tokyo(2022)

    Show as Rin

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild(2021)

    as Aiden (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Trese(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Bagyon Kulimlim (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Fabulous Filipino Brothers(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Almost Paradise(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jace Vargas

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Rag Doll(2019)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Creatress(2019)

    as Franklin

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Empty by Design (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Producer · as Ash

  • We Gon' Be Alright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Mushroom and the Forest of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Leaves

  • Victor & Valentino(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Javier (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Carmen Sandiego(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Spinkick (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Head Thieves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Frankie Castillo

  • Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 49 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cory

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Dragon Prince(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Zym (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Sightings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Akiro Nagi

  • Sex.Sound.Silence(2017)

    as Gil Morrison

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Limelight(2017)

    as Rez

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Bangarang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Producer · as Principal

  • Perfect Timing Villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Agent Trig Tanner

  • Camp Camp(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Billy 'Snake' Niksslip (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Cradle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Hannibal

  • Jarhead 3: The Siege(2016)

    as Blake

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • We Bare Bears(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Cheddar (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda(2019)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Star Wars: Rebels(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jai Kell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses(2014)

    as Gangly Asian

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Awesome Asian Bad Guys(2014)

    as Dante

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Murder101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as D. Phillips

  • JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time(2014)

    as Karate Kid (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Dozen(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • I'm Coming Out(2013)

    as Jai Andrews

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hang Loose(2012)

    Producer · Writer · as Dante

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Korra(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as General Iroh (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Ultimate Spider-Man(2012)

    Show 52 episodes · as Flash Thompson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Paradise Broken(2011)

    Producer · as Ray

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Subject: I Love You(2011)

    as Nicky

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Firebreather(2009)

    as Kenny Rogers (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Zevo-3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 26 episodes · as Matt / Kewl Breeze (voice)

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Nicky Chang

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Indo

  • Generator Rex(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Community(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Bully's Friend #2

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Blue(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as June Bug

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Blood and Bone(2009)

    as Pinball

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Nite Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Gerard

  • Bending Battle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Zuko (voice)

  • School Time Shipping (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Prince Zuko (voice)

  • Take the Lead(2006)

    as Ramos

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Disney Channel Games(2006)

    Show as Jake Long

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Boondocks(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jigme (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Hollywood London "Madrid"

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender(2005)

    Show 61 episodes · as Zuko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Squall Leonhart / Looky Loo (voice) · as Zuko (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • American Dragon: Jake Long(2005)

    Show 55 episodes · as Jake Long (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Fukijama

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Love Don't Cost a Thing(2003)

    as Spoken Word Artist

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lilo & Stitch: The Series(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jake Long (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • My Dad the Rock Star(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Biker Boyz(2003)

    as Philly

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • That's So Raven(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruben Franco

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Kim Possible(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Fukushima (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Extreme Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Corey

  • The Proud Family(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Quoc Wong (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • A Kitty Bobo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Kitty Bobo

  • The Chronicle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Noodles

  • Rave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Jay Hoon

  • But I'm a Cheerleader(1999)

    as Dolph

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Debut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Ben Mercado

  • Undressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Providence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Kim

  • Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights(1998)

    as Prince Hong

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fakin' Da Funk(1997)

    as Julian Lee

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Rudy Hernandez (segment "The Student")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Riot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jeff Lee

  • Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Steve Harvey Show(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lee

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Chang

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Moesha(1996)

    Show 4 episodes · as Marco

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Fist of the North Star(1995)

    as Bat

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Goofy Movie(1995)

    as Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Robbie Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Viper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Rishi Lama

  • Hangin' with Mr. Cooper(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sammy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Raven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 20 episodes · as Lucas

  • The Hit Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Pauly

  • Hook(1991)

    as Rufio

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Weapon(1991)

    as Jimmy Ho

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Cold Dog Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Chinese Boy

  • Booker(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Ping Pong

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Dare to Say No! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • The Wonder Years(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Eddie

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • First Glance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Reapers Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Noah

  • The Dragon King (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Zym (Voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 104 titles, 101 of them dated from 1984 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

The Perfect Weapon (1991)

$14M worldwide

Highest rated

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

19842026

Peak 2009 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting103 of 104: 99 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thDirecting1 of 104: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 104: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 104: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

104 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s36 · 36 acting · 3 crew2020s13 · 12 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 14 roles
9101

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Dante Basco's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 32; across their 24 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 24

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 71 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Subject: I Love You (2011)

99th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dante Basco's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 9 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 6 · minimalMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Dante Basco work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dante Basco's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Grey DeLisle shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers