Dominic Sessa
Biography
Dominic Sessa is an American actor from Cherry Hill, New Jersey, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and Ocean City. He was a student at Deerfield Academy when a casting call there led to his first screen role, as Angus Tully in Alexander Payne's comedy drama The Holdovers (2023), opposite Paul Giamatti. Reviewers called him the film's breakout star, and the performance brought him a Critics' Choice award for best young performer, an Independent Spirit Award for breakthrough performance, and a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He later played a magician in Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025), appeared in the Christmas comedy Oh. What. Fun. (2025), and took the part of a young Anthony Bourdain in Tony (2026), a biographical film.
24years old
Turns 25 on October 25in 349 days
- Born Cherry Hill
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 3 years2023 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026TonyIMDb rating 7.5
- 2026TowIMDb rating 6.4
- 2025Now You See Me: Now You Don'tIMDb rating 5.9
- 2025Oh. What. Fun.IMDb rating 5.3
- 2023The HoldoversIMDb rating 7.9
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Big break
In 2021, Sessa tried out at a Deerfield casting call for student parts in The Holdovers, a comedy drama set at a New England boarding school over Christmas break in 1970. Casting director Susan Shopmaker was impressed and set up a second audition with director Alexander Payne.
Getting ready for a role
Sessa prepared for The Holdovers by studying the script for two months and watching period films Payne suggested, among them The Graduate, Harold and Maude, Paper Moon and The Last Detail.
Getting ready for a role
Sessa played celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain in the 2026 biographical film Tony, which takes place in Provincetown, Massachusetts during the summer of 1976. To prepare, he watched Bourdain's television shows, read his books, and used his own bakery experience.
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Worked with
Dominic Sessa made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Morgan Freeman's page
Woody Harrelson's page
Antonio Banderas's page
Paul Giamatti's page
Octavia Spencer's page
Corbin Bernsen's page
All films by Alexander Payne
Ruben FleischerDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Ruben Fleischer
All films by Michael Showalter
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2023 to 2024.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2024 | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Young Performer | The Holdovers | Won |
| 2023 | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance | The Holdovers | Won |
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