Tony Revolori

Tony Revolori is an actor who got his first big break in Wes Anderson's film The Grand Budapest Hotel, having triumphed in an international hunt by the meticulous filmmaker to cast the central role. He earned endless plaudits after the release of the 2014 film, and for the majority of viewers was the most memorable character in a cast that included screen icons Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, and Ed Norton. In 2017 he auditioned for the title role in Spider-Man: Homecoming. While Tom Holland landed the lead role in the movie that kicked off the hugely successful new Spider-Man trilogy, Tony ended up being cast as his High School rival Eugene ‘Flash' Thompson, and along with Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and others he helped to make the world that surrounded Peter Parker more diverse that it had been in previous incarnations of the franchise. In 2022, he appeared as Prince Gradon in the original tv series Willow, a spin-off of the 1988 fantasy classic.
"‘Willow' has always been a story that gave a voice to the voiceless, and that's why I loved the original so much," says Tony. "It made Warwick Davis the hero, who back then would not normally have had an opportunity to play the lead. And here we are, more than 30 years later, and we also have three people of color in lead roles. It's an incredible achievement."
 Tony reveals how he's achieved his success while living with anxiety, something that his recent move into screenwriting is helping him to unpack and manage. It's a topic he's happy to discuss in the hope it could support others experiencing mental health challenges. "It helps normalize that we all feel this way, and it's okay to feel this way," he says. "And there are ways to feel better, but it's okay if that doesn't happen right away."