Illustrated portrait of Tony RevoloriFLM.RED

TONY
REVOLORI

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From the lobby to a larger world

From Zero in The Grand Budapest Hotel to Flash Thompson in Spider-Man.

Anaheim, California, United States

Finding character within an ensemble

Tony Revolori is an American actor whose roles range from an earnest hotel lobby boy to a sharp-tongued school rival. Born in Anaheim, California, he came to wide attention in Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. His work often finds its rhythm in the relationships between characters within a larger ensemble.

In The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Revolori plays the young Zero Moustafa, a lobby boy who becomes close to concierge Gustave H., played by Ralph Fiennes. Their friendship gives a personal center to a film filled with elaborate settings and a large cast. Zero’s attentiveness and loyalty help the audience follow the story through its many turns.

Revolori later appeared in Dope (2015), a comedy following a group of young friends drawn into trouble. The role placed him in a contemporary setting with a very different tempo from Anderson’s carefully arranged hotel. It also showed his ability to contribute to a story built around a close-knit group.

In Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), he plays Flash Thompson, Peter Parker’s school rival. Revolori returned to the character in subsequent Spider-Man films. His version of Flash helps establish the social world around Peter, where the concerns of school life continue alongside the much larger superhero story.

His later credits include another Anderson film, Asteroid City (2023), and the series Willow. These different projects illustrate a career moving between distinctive filmmakers, genre worlds and ensemble casts. The through line is an attention to how a character occupies a particular place among other people.

Selected roles

2014

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Plays the young Zero Moustafa.

2015

Dope

Appears in the ensemble comedy.

2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Introduces Flash Thompson.

2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Returns as Flash.

2023

Asteroid City

Appears in another Wes Anderson film.

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.