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.
Known For
Hook
(1991)
Rufio
Blood and Bone
(2009)
Pinball
A Goofy Movie
(1995)
Additional Voices (voice)
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
(2003)
Spoken Word Artist
But I'm a Cheerleader
(2000)
Dolph
Take the Lead
(2006)
Ramos
Biker Boyz
(2003)
Philly
JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time
(2014)
Karate Kid (voice)
Jarhead 3: The Siege
(2016)
Blake
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
(2014)
Gangly Asian
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild
(2021)
Aiden (voice)
Firebreather
(2010)
Kenny Rogers (voice)
The Perfect Weapon
(1991)
Jimmy Ho
Fist of the North Star
(1995)
Bat
Aang: The Last Airbender
(2026)
Zuko (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Dare to Say No!
(1988)
Cold Dog Soup
(1990)
Chinese Boy
The Perfect Weapon
(1991)
Jimmy Ho
Hook
(1991)
Rufio
The Hit Man
(1991)
Pauly
Fist of the North Star
(1995)
Bat
A Goofy Movie
(1995)
Additional Voices (voice)
Fakin' Da Funk
(1997)
Julian Lee
Riot
(1997)
Jeff Lee
Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
(1998)
Prince Hong
But I'm a Cheerleader
(2000)
Dolph
The Debut
(2000)
Ben Mercado
Rave
(2000)
Jay Hoon
Extreme Days
(2001)
Corey
A Kitty Bobo Show
(2001)
Kitty Bobo
Biker Boyz
(2003)
Philly
Love Don't Co$t a Thing
(2003)
Spoken Word Artist
Take the Lead
(2006)
Ramos
Nite Tales
(2008)
Gerard
Blood and Bone
(2009)
Pinball
Firebreather
(2010)
Kenny Rogers (voice)
The Outside
(2010)
Indo
Subject: I Love You
(2011)
Nicky
Paradise Broken
(2011)
Ray
Hang Loose
(2012)
Dante
The Devil's Dozen
(2013)
JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time
(2014)
Karate Kid (voice)
Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses
(2014)
Gangly Asian
Murder101
(2014)
D. Phillips
Awesome Asian Bad Guys
(2014)
Dante
Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda
(2014)
Jarhead 3: The Siege
(2016)
Blake
Cradle
(2016)
Hannibal
Perfect Timing Villain
(2016)
Agent Trig Tanner
Bangarang
(2017)
Principal
Sightings
(2017)
Akiro Nagi
Sex.Sound.Silence
(2017)
Gil Morrison
The Head Thieves
(2018)
Frankie Castillo
Empty by Design
(2019)
Ash
Mushroom and the Forest of the World
(2019)
Leaves
The Creatress
(2019)
Franklin
Rag Doll
(2020)
Jason
The Fabulous Filipino Brothers
(2021)
Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild
(2021)
Aiden (voice)
Asian Persuasion
(2023)
Mickey de los Santos
Patsy Lee & The Keepers of the 5 Kingdoms
(2023)
Frank
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
(2023)
Aang: The Last Airbender
(2026)
Zuko (voice)
Production
Directing
Writing