Dominic Sessa | |
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Born | |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2022–present |
Dominic Sessa (born 2002) is an American actor. He made his film debut in Alexander Payne's coming-of-age film The Holdovers (2023), portraying troubled teenager Angus Tully. [2] His performance won him the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer in addition to a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. [3] [4]
Sessa was born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and he was raised in the South Jersey communities of Egg Harbor Township and Ocean City. [1] Sessa's mother is a teacher and his father died when he was 14. [5] Sessa attended Alder Avenue Middle School. [6] From tenth grade, he went to Deerfield Academy, a preparatory high school in Deerfield, Massachusetts, as a financial aid student. [7] [8] He was active in the school's theater program, acting in the plays Antigone and Rumors and directing an excerpt from No Exit . [9]
As of September 2023 [update] , Sessa is a student at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. [10]
In 2021, Sessa was discovered by casting director Susan Shopmaker, who offered Deerfield Academy students a chance to audition for the Alexander Payne-directed film The Holdovers since the film was using the academy as a shooting location. [7] Sessa was selected among twelve students who auditioned for the role. [9] In September 2023, Sessa was listed as one of Variety's "10 Actors to Watch for 2023". [10] Sessa's performance in the film earned him several accolades, including the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, [11] the Independent Spirit Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, [12] and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. [3] About Sessa, Payne said:
He is a remarkably talented young actor ... (he) instinctively understood how to access his own life experience for an emotionally intelligent performance ... He also possessed a face I wanted to see healed by the story the movie was to tell. [13]
Sessa will next appear in Tow , directed by Stephanie Laing and starring Rose Byrne, [14] as well as Oh. What. Fun. , a Christmas film directed by Michael Showalter, [15] Now You See Me 3, [16] and in biopic Tony as chef Anthony Bourdain. [17]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2023 | The Holdovers | Angus Tully | |
TBA | Tow | TBA | Post-production |
Oh. What. Fun. | TBA | Post-production |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Most Promising Performer | The Holdovers | Nominated | [18] |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | 5th Place | [19] | ||
Florida Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [20] | ||
Breakout | Nominated | ||||
Heartland International Film Festival | Pioneering Spirit: Rising Star Award | Won | [21] | ||
Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | Best Supporting Performance | Nominated | [22] | ||
Breakout of the Year | Nominated | ||||
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [23] | ||
Best Newcomer | Won | ||||
St. Louis Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [24] | ||
Toronto Film Critics Association | Best Breakthrough Performance | Runner-up | [25] | ||
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award | Best Breakthrough Performance | Won | [26] | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||||
2024 | Astra Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [27] | |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards | The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Nominated | [28] | ||
British Academy Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated | [29] | ||
Columbus Film Critics Association | Best Supporting Performance | Nominated | [30] | ||
Breakthrough Film Artist | Nominated | ||||
Critics' Choice Awards | Best Young Performer | Won | [11] | ||
Georgia Film Critics Association | Breakthrough Award | Won | [31] | ||
Houston Film Critics Society Award | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [32] | ||
London Film Critics' Circle | Breakthrough Performer of the Year | Nominated | [33] | ||
Music City Film Critics Association | Best Young Actor | Won | [34] | ||
North Carolina Film Critics Association | Breakthrough Performance | Won | [35] | ||
Satellite Award | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | [36] | ||
Independent Spirit Awards | Best Breakthrough Performance | Won | [37] [12] |
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