Dante Basco is an American actor who was born on August 29, 1975, in Pittsburg, California, in the United States. He began acting at a young age, appearing as a child star in the Michael Jackson movie “Moonwalker” in 1988. Also in 1988, he made a series of appearances in the long-running TV shows “Santa Barbara” and “The Wonder Years.” He is arguably best-known as a voice actor, however, and voiced the character Prince Zuko in three “Avatar: The Last Airbender” gaming titles in the mid-2000s. He also played Rufio, the leader of the Lost Boys in the Steven Spielberg movie “Hook” (1991), and more recently starred in the film “Empty by Design” in 2019.

Dante Basco

Samantha (Rhian Ramos) is a graduate student living and studying in London. But when a fatal traffic accident claims the life of her parents, she returns to the Philippines from the British capital. But she soon discovers that she has spent so long away from the country that she feels disconnected from the lives of her family and childhood friends.

Meanwhile, Eric (Osric Chau) was also born in the Philippines, but has lived in the United States since he was a young child and his parents divorced. He has built a career as a stunt performer and has come to the Philippines alongside Jun Jie (Chris Pang), a movie star, to work on a new movie set in the Philippine capital Manila. Eric also senses that although he is in his native country, he does not really feel at ease with the local culture. When Eric and Samantha meet, they realize that they used to go to the same school as young children. But they also learn that they have become kindred souls – at once belonging and not belonging in the nation of their birth. Instead, they become drawn to one another…

“Empty by Design” is a 2019 Filipino movie that was directed by Andrea A. Walter.

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