---
name: "Tony Cavalero"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tony-cavalero"
fi1m_id: "tony-cavalero"
imdb_id: "nm3793647"
tmdb_id: 1116629
wikidata_id: "Q51529580"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 October 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T19:35:39.916794+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Tony Cavalero

## Identity

Tony Cavalero

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/tony-cavalero
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** tony-cavalero
- **IMDb ID:** nm3793647
- **TMDB ID:** 1116629
- **Wikidata ID:** Q51529580
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Cavalero, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51529580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3793647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1116629

Actor. Born 12 October 1983 in Annandale, Virginia, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 October 1983, Annandale, Virginia, USA
- **Also known as:** Anthony Cavalero, Anthony John Cavalero
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Cavalero, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q51529580, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3793647/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1116629

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Christy*](https://film.one/film/christy.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Tony Cavalero is an American actor and comedian. Born in Annandale, Virginia, he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute, where he played lacrosse, and moved to Los Angeles in 2006. He studied theatre at Cal State LA and is a main company member of the Groundlings improv troupe.

He is best known for playing Keefe Chambers in the HBO series *The Righteous Gemstones* (2019–2025) and Dewey Finn in the Nickelodeon series *School of Rock* (2016–2018). His film roles include Ozzy Osbourne in *The Dirt* (2019), Angus Young in *When We First Met* (2018) and James “Shortdog” Maloney in the 2025 biopic *Christy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, deadline.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Christy* (2025), Fi1m 58, as James “Shortdog” Maloney — [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Please and Thank You* (2026), as Nate
- *Kill Me* (2026), Actor
- *Operation Taco Gary's* (2026), as Klyle
- *Christy* (2025), as James “Shortdog” Maloney — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/christy.md)
- *DMV* (2025), series, as Vic
- *Cold Wallet* (2025), as Dom · Executive Producer
- *Creature Commandos* (2024), series, as Incel Son (voice)
- *Agent Elvis* (2023), series, Actor
- *It's a Wonderful Binge* (2022), as Pompano Mike
- *LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special* (2021), as Nick Millhiser
- *Teenage Euthanasia* (2021), series, Actor
- *We Broke Up* (2021), as Jayson
- *Die Hart* (2020), series, as Agent Fisher
- *Ben Ramsey's iNTERFACE* (2019), as Tony Apex
- *Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars* (2019), as Beaverine
- *The Righteous Gemstones* (2019), series, as Keefe Chambers
- *Rim of the World* (2019), as Conrad
- *The Dirt* (2019), as Ozzy Osbourne
- *Miracle Workers* (2019), series, as Ted Carpenter
- *The Conners* (2018), series, as Aldo
- *Kenny* (2018), as Todd
- *Glimpse Ep 3: Sebastian Moller* (2018), as Chef Moller
- *Dog Days* (2018), as Stanley
- *Cobra Kai* (2018), series, as Shane Page — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/cobra-kai.md)
- *When We First Met* (2018), as Angus Young
- *An American in Texas* (2017), as Billy Haynes
- *Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special* (2017), as Jingles
- *Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine's Special* (2017), as Jingles
- *Internet Famous* (2016), Actor
- *After the Reality* (2016), as Reg
- *School of Rock* (2016), series, as Dewey Finn
- *Angie Tribeca* (2016), series, as Timmy Rhebus
- *Becoming Santa* (2015), as Jack Frost
- *Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special* (2015), as Jingles
- *Life in Pieces* (2015), series, as Dale
- *Kevin from Work* (2015), series, as Don
- *Teeth and Blood* (2015), as Mayor's Bodyguard #3
- *The DUFF* (2015), as Sweater Guy (as Anthony John Cavalero)
- *K.C. Undercover* (2015), series, as Wally
- *Bro, What Happened?* (2014), as Glenn
- *Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn* (2014), series, as JT Steele
- *Secret Santa* (2013), as The Real Funny Goon/"Turtle Doves?!"
- *Adam Devine's House Party* (2013), series, as Steve
- *Werewolf in a Girl's Sorority* (2013), as Antonio
- *Ghost Team One* (2013), as Chuck
- *Naughty or Nice* (2012), as Justin Reid
- *Crash & Bernstein* (2012), series, as Thief
- *Ben and Kate* (2012), series, as Donovan
- *Hart of Dixie* (2011), series, as Stanley Watts
- *New Girl* (2011), series, as Philip — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/new-girl.md)
- *2 Broke Girls* (2011), series, as Cronut Craig
- *The Victorville Massacre* (2011), as Young Lane's Father
- *Bear Force One* (2010), as Captain Johnson
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, as Brian — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Archer* (2009), series, Actor
- *Saturday at the Starlight*, as Chip
- *The Silence Game*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Tony Cavalero](https://film.one/media/person/3786550/gallery-219c5bd1a780.jpg) Tony Cavalero — Vbrunophotog, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Tony_Cavalero_at_Cold_Wallet_World_Premiere_at_SXSW_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Tony_Cavalero_at_Cold_Wallet_World_Premiere_at_SXSW_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Tony Cavalero](https://film.one/media/person/3786550/gallery-ad1d9da46308.jpg) Tony Cavalero — Image via TMDB

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