Dominic Sessa, the 23-year-old BAFTA-nominated actor, is set to portray the late Anthony Bourdain in an upcoming biopic from A24. The film, directed by Matt Johnson, is inspired by Bourdain's life and is set in Provincetown, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1976, before he pursued a culinary career.
Sessa, who made his screen debut in 2023's The Holdovers opposite Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, has since starred in three 2025 releases: the indie film Tow, Prime Video's Oh What Fun, and the blockbuster sequel Now You See Me: Now You Don't. He received a BAFTA nomination and a Critics' Choice Award for his role in The Holdovers.
In an interview with i-d magazine, Sessa described the Bourdain biopic as “a story about a young man who’s f*****g up and figuring it out,” adding that he tried to forget the weight of Bourdain's iconic status. The cast also includes Emilia Jones, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rich Sommer, Stavros Halkias, Leo Woodall, and Antonio Banderas.
Born in New Jersey in 2002, Sessa lost his father in 2017. He attended a boarding school in Massachusetts on scholarship, where he was cast in The Holdovers after a casting call. He originally planned to study English at university.
Regarding his personal life, Sessa is not currently in a relationship but envisions settling down in a quiet, snowy location like upstate New York or Connecticut, with a large house, yard, and dogs, aiming for marriage around age 38.
