George Basil

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George Basil
Born
George William Basil

Baltimore, MD
Occupation
  • Actor
  • Producer
Years active2011–present
Children1

George William Basil is an American actor and producer.

Early life[]

Basil grew up outside Baltimore in Essex.[1] After his family moved to Greece, being of age he stayed and worked briefly as a chef after graduating high school.[1]

After seeing a flyer for the Big Stinkin' International Improv & Sketch Comedy Festival, Basil moved to Austin.[1] There he worked as a bartender and at a pirate radio station.[1] He took an improv class which inspired him to move to New York City.[1]

In NYC, Basil studied at Magnet Theater.[1] For money, he worked at the Apple store, before he began getting acting work.[1]

Career[]

Basil (right) in Jon Lajoie's "Please Use This Song" music video (2014)

As an actor Basil is best-known for such films as Werewolves Within[2] and television roles in series such as Flaked,[3] Wrecked,[4] and Crashing.[5]

Personal life[]

Basil has one daughter and resides in Highland Park.[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Farah Goes Bang Jared
2014 Welcome to Me Technical Director No. 2
2014 Newsers Karl TV Movie
2014 Love is Relative Ryan TV Movie
2016 Man Underground Willem Koda
2017 Village People Mike
2021 Werewolves Within

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Pete Holmes Show Wolverine Episode: "Kumail Nanjiani"
2015 Adam Ruins Everything Serial Killer Episode: "Serial Killer"
2016 Tween Fest Cootis Episode: "The Week Between""
2016 The Good Place Andy Episode: "Tahani Al-Jamil"
2016 You're the Worst Chip Episode: "The Inherent, Unsullied Qualitative Value of Anything"
2016 No Tomorrow Jesse Holliday 5 episodes
2016–2017 Flaked Cooler 14 episodes
2016–2018 Wrecked Chet 11 episodes
2017–present Crashing Leif Over 4 episodes
2017 "" Wally Episode: "The Haunted Interstate"
2017 SMILF George Episode: "Half a Sheet Cake & a Blue-Raspberry Slushie"
2019 Santa Clarita Diet André Episode: "Zombody"
2019 Silicon Valley Ethan Episode: "Maximizing Alphaness"
2019 No Activity Gary 8 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "BA #242: George Basil". the Box Angeles podcast. August 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (July 13, 2017). "Quirky indie drama 'Man Underground' buried beneath tedious dialogue". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (August 24, 2015). "George Basil Cast in Will Arnett's Netflix Comedy Series 'Flaked'".
  4. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 27, 2015). "TBS Deserted Island Comedy Pilot 'Wrecked' Sets Ensemble Cast".
  5. ^ "Hunky George Basil Goes Full-Frontal in HBO's 'Crashing' – Instinct". instinctmagazine.com.

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