
Biography
Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian-born American actor and producer. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, beginning with the film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and serving as a lead actor in the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) and the film Thunderbolts* (2025). On television, Stan played Carter Baizen in Gossip Girl (2007–2010) and the Mad Hatter in Once Upon a Time (2012), and starred in the miniseries Political Animals (2012). In 2022, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Tommy Lee in the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy, earning nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. On Broadway, Stan has appeared in the Eric Bogosian play Talk Radio (2007) and starred in the William Inge play Picnic (2013). On film, Stan had a supporting role in The Martian (2015) and starred in I, Tonya (2017) and Fresh (2022). For his performance in A Different Man (2024), he won a Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. For his portrayal of a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice (2024), Stan earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sebastian Stan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Canadian Screen Award — Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film · 2025
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2025 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film · 2023 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Infinity War

Gossip Girl

What If...?

Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

The Martian

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Black Swan

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Kings

I, Tonya

Marvel Studios: Legends

Black Panther

Captain America: Civil War

Once Upon a Time

Thunderbolts*

The Last Full Measure

Law & Order

Pam & Tommy

The Devil All the Time

The Graham Norton Show

Marvel Studios Assembled

Hot Ones

Ant-Man

Political Animals

Fresh

Captain America: The First Avenger

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

The Apprentice

A Different Man

Ghosted

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Sharper

Dumb Money

Logan Lucky

Monday

I'm Dying Up Here

Bupkis

Rachel Getting Married

Gone

Endings, Beginnings

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Captain America: Brave New World

The 355

The Bronze

Hot Tub Time Machine

Destroyer

The Education of Charlie Banks

Marvel Studios: Expanding the Universe