In case you haven’t heard, Dominic Sessa, the breakout star of The Holdovers , is being eyed to lead Tony , the upcoming A24 movie about the late celebrity chef and author Anthony Bourdain . I hear about casting news all the time, and rarely do I get as excited about an actor in talks for a role as I am right now. Upon hearing the news, I thought to myself, “Yeah, that makes perfect sense.
” Though Sessa is new to the Hollywood scene ( The Holdovers was his first film role), I cannot think of a better person to play Bourdain, especially if the movie follows his Kitchen Confidential days when he was getting started and making a name for himself as a rebellious, motivated and unorthodox chef in the New York scene. And no, it’s not just because the young actor looks almost identical to the man he’s tapped to portray. Let me explain.
Dominic Sessa's Holdovers Performance Was A Revelation The Holdovers is one of Paul Giamatti’s best movies , and it featured an emotionally gripping Da’Vine Joy Randolph performance . However, the turn that fascinated me the most was that of Dominic Sessa with his portrayal of Angus Tully. Sessa’s breakout performance as a young and intelligent, yet broken prep school student being abandoned by his family over the holidays was a revelation, if I’m being perfectly honest.
Here was Sessa, a young and inexperienced actor, holding his own against two highly decorated co-stars, both of whom went on to win Oscars, Golden Globes and various.