Who Is Dominic Sessa? Meet the Actor Playing Anthony Bourdain in New Biopic ‘Tony’

Who Is Dominic Sessa? Meet the Actor Playing Anthony Bourdain in New Biopic ‘Tony’

Dominic Sessa has officially transformed into the late Anthony Bourdain for A24’s highly anticipated biopic — but the actor had a few roles under his belt before being cast as the famed chef. “I wasn’t really a big movie person, and I didn’t really watch TV,” Sessa admitted in a November 2025 interview. “I didn’t really have a strong relationship with movies, other than just the stuff that my dad would show me.” How did he make a career in actin…

Anthony Bourdain biopic a fresh take on the genre

Tony, an upcoming biopic of legendary culinary figure Anthony Bourdain, might be the first respectful biopic ever.

First Trailer For A24's 'Tony' Reveals Anthony Bourdain’s Early Kitchen Years

Everyone’s favourite celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain, is getting his own A24 biopic, Tony, starring Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, and Antonio Banderas. The film charts Bourdain’s early life as a 19-year-old, before he became famous, as he learned to cook at a restaurant on Cape Cod. Tony is set to arrive in theatres in August this year. Eight years after his death, Anthony Bourdain is finally getting the silver screen treatment, and…

With the Tony Biopic Coming Out, We Walk a Mile in Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Shoes

Explore Anthony Bourdain's favorite shoes, the Clarks Desert Boot, and how his philosophy on shoes translates to life as well.

Anthony Bourdain Biopic Just Got A Trailer And The Casting Is Perfect

A24 released the first official trailer for Tony, its biographical drama about the early life of Anthony Bourdain, on Tuesday May 5, 2026. The film opens in theaters in August. Dominic Sessa, the breakout star of The Holdovers, plays a 19-year-old Bourdain during a summer in Provincetown, Massachusetts that changed everything. Antonio Banderas plays his mentor. Emilia Jones plays the high school sweetheart who would become his first wife. Eight …

Trailer for Anthony Bourdain biopic released

The Holdovers breakout Dominic Sessa is set to play Anthony Bourdain in Tony, a biopic on the chef’s life which is set to release in August 2026 A24 Studios have released the trailer for Tony, a biopic on the life of Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain, who died in 2018, was an American chef, author, and television personality who helped popularize ‘foodie’ culture in the early 21st century through his books and television programmes. The Holdovers break…