Sebastian Stan
{{short description|Romanian-born American actor (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sebastian Stan
| image = Sebastian Stan-64526.jpg
| caption = Stan at the 2024 Berlinale
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|08|13}}
| birth_place = Constanța, Romanian SR
| citizenship = {{hlist|Romania|United States}}
| education = Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2003–present
| awards = Full list
}}
Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian-born American actor. Known for his work in both blockbuster and independent films, his accolades include a Golden Globe Award and a Silver Bear, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Stan started his career appearing in various films and stage productions during the late 1990s and early 2000s, before gaining early attention by playing Carter Baizen in the CW drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2010) and the Mad Hatter in Once Upon a Time (2012). Global stardom came from his portrayal of 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 Broadway, Stan has appeared in the Eric Bogosian play Talk Radio (2007) and starred in the William Inge play Picnic (2013).
Stan concurrently appeared in a number of successful films, including supporting roles in The Martian (2015), and starring roles in I, Tonya (2017) and Fresh (2022). For his portrayal of Tommy Lee in the Hulu docudrama miniseries Pam & Tommy (2022), he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. In 2024, Stan received praise for playing a man with neurofibromatosis in the comic thriller A Different Man and young Donald Trump in the biographical drama The Apprentice, earning Silver Bear and Golden Globe Awards for the former and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the latter.
Early life and education
Stan was born August 13, 1982,{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2021 |title=Happy Birthday Sebastian Stan: Memorable Movies of the Hollywood Star |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/happy-birthday-sebastian-stan-memorable-movies-of-the-hollywood-star-4079360.html}}{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2021 |title=Marvel Fans and More Celebrate The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Star Sebastian Stan's Birthday |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-fans-celebrate-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-star-sebastian-stan-39th-birthday/}} in Constanța, then in the Romanian SR. He was named by his pianist mother after the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0VDoTvGIbk at 18:30 His parents divorced when he was two years old. When he was eight, he and his mother, Georgeta Orlovschi,{{Cite web |date=August 19, 2021 |title=Sebastian Stan's Mother Georgeta Orlovschi: Things You Didn't Know About Her |url=https://celebsuburb.com/sebastian-stans-mother-georgeta-orlovschi-things-you-didnt-know-about-her/}}{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Heres All You Need To Know About Georgeta Orlovschi-Sebastian Stan's Mother! |url=https://hollywoodzam.com/heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-georgeta-orlovschi-sebastian-stans-mother/}}{{Cite web |language=Ro|title=Sebastian Stan|url=https://m.cinemagia.ro/actori/sebastian-stan-28195/biografie/|website=cinemagia.ro}} moved to Vienna, Austria, where she was employed as a pianist, following the Revolutions of 1989.{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2016 |title=Sebastian Stan talking for Romanian television ProTV (with English subtitle) |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MNibTv_ODQ8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221173330/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNibTv_ODQ8&app=desktop |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |publisher=Pro TV |via=YouTube}} Four years later, they moved to Rockland County, New York, after his mother married the headmaster of a school in the United States.{{Cite web |last=Riegel |first=Katie |date=March 29, 2007 |title=Sebastian Stan |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/6578/sebastian-stan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220112800/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/6578/sebastian-stan/ |archive-date=December 20, 2014 |access-date=September 25, 2020 |website=Broadway.com |publisher=John Gore Organization}} He was raised in the Romanian Orthodox Church.{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2018 |title=Will Sebastian Stan Become Captain America? |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm77iUZA_0k |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521181611/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm77iUZA_0k |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 11, 2019 |publisher=Jimmy Kimmel |via=YouTube}}
During Stan's years at the Rockland school, he starred in productions including Harvey, Cyrano de Bergerac, Little Shop of Horrors, Over Here!, and West Side Story. He also attended the Stagedoor Manor summer camp, where he was cast in many camp productions. It was then that he decided to take acting seriously and began applying to acting programs at several universities. He attended Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, which enabled him to spend a year abroad studying acting at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, England. He graduated from Rutgers in 2005. Stan became a United States citizen in 2002.{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=December 28, 2006 |title=Pedi, Stan and Rosenblat Join Broadway's Talk Radio Cast |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/pedi-stan-and-rosenblat-join-broadways-talk-radio-cast-137302 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206141039/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/pedi-stan-and-rosenblat-join-broadways-talk-radio-cast-137302 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |access-date=September 28, 2014 |website=Playbill}}{{Cite web |last=Jalali |first=Jessica |date=July 31, 2021 |title=10 Things You Never Knew About Sebastian Stan |url=https://screenrant.com/sebastian-stan-actor-facts-trivia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803091315/https://screenrant.com/sebastian-stan-actor-facts-trivia/ |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=Screen Rant}}
Career
= 1994–2013: Film debut and Broadway roles =
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After an appearance in the 1994 film 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance, Stan's career began in earnest in 2003 with a role on Law & Order. This was followed by several film appearances, including Tony n' Tina's Wedding, The Architect, and The Covenant (both 2006), followed by a recurring role on Gossip Girl as Carter Baizen, beginning in 2007. Stan then had a lead role in the 2009 series Kings as Jack Benjamin. In 2010, he appeared in Darren Aronofsky's ballet thriller Black Swan and played the role of antagonist Blaine in the comedy Hot Tub Time Machine.{{Cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=December 4, 2009 |title=Aronofsky's Black Swan Cast Expands by One |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34810/aronofskys-black-swan-cast-expands-one |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014180454/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34810/aronofskys-black-swan-cast-expands-one |archive-date=October 14, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |website=Dread Central}} In 2011, he portrayed Bucky Barnes in the film Captain America: The First Avenger, which was based on the Marvel Comics character. This was his first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, (MCU); it was not part of the nine-picture contract he later secured with Marvel Studios.Hall, Jacob (April 15, 2015). [https://screencrush.com/marvel-stars-contract-status/ "The Current Status Of Marvel Movie Stars' Contracts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727161238/https://screencrush.com/marvel-stars-contract-status/ |date=July 27, 2019 }}. ScreenCrush. In a 2021 interview, Stan recalled that about a month after the Captain America film was released, he was struggling to pay his rent.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Damian |date=March 19, 2021 |title=Sebastian Stan struggled to pay rent after his first Marvel appearance in 'Captain America' |url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/tv/sebastian-stan-struggled-pay-rent-after-first-marvel-appearance-captain-america-2904792 |access-date=March 30, 2021 |website=NME}}
In 2012, Stan starred in the thriller Gone and the supernatural horror film The Apparition; he also began a recurring role in the TV series Once Upon a Time as the Mad Hatter. A review by The A.V. Club described his work in "Hat Trick", his premiere episode in that series, as "excellent" and placed the episode in their list of the 30 best episodes of 2012 from the series that did not make their top list.{{Cite web |date=December 27, 2012 |title=Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn't make the cut, part one |url=https://www.avclub.com/beyond-the-top-30-our-favorite-episodes-of-shows-that-1798235617 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110042359/http://www.avclub.com/articles/beyond-the-top-30-our-favorite-episodes-of-shows-t%2C90231/ |archive-date=January 10, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2013 |website=The A.V. Club}} It was initially reported the role would be recast for the spin-off series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland due to Stan's commitment to the MCU,{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Philiana |date=February 22, 2013 |title=ABC Eyeing Potential 'Once Upon a Time' Spinoff, Recasting Mad Hatter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/once-a-time-mad-hatter-423603 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920092620/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/once-a-time-mad-hatter-423603 |archive-date=September 20, 2017 |access-date=September 19, 2017 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} but Edward Kitsis revealed that, in response to fan backlash and out of respect for Stan's performance, the character would not be recast and the series would instead proceed without the character.{{Cite web |last=Jeffery |first=Morgan |date=March 4, 2013 |title='Once Upon a Time' exec: 'No plans to recast The Mad Hatter' |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/once-upon-a-time/news/a462994/once-upon-a-time-exec-no-plans-to-recast-the-mad-hatter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920050455/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/once-upon-a-time/news/a462994/once-upon-a-time-exec-no-plans-to-recast-the-mad-hatter/ |archive-date=September 20, 2017 |access-date=September 19, 2017 |website=Digital Spy}} The same year, he also appeared in the USA Network miniseries Political Animals as the troubled gay son of a former First Lady,{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Lacey |date=March 15, 2012 |title='Gossip Girl's' Sebastian Stan Joins USA's 'Political Animals' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-sebastian-stan-usa-political-animals-300666 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501064912/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-sebastian-stan-usa-political-animals-300666 |archive-date=May 1, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2012 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} which earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. In 2013, Stan played Hal Carter in the Roundabout Theater Company's production of William Inge's Picnic at the American Airlines Theater in New York.{{Cite web |last=Brantley |first=Ben |date=January 14, 2013 |title=THEATER REVIEW; 'Picnic' at American Airline Theater |url=http://theater.nytimes.com/2013/01/14/theater/reviews/picnic-at-american-airlines-theater.html?WT.mc_id=TH-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M288-ROS-0113-PH&WT.mc_ev=click&adxnnl=1&WT.mc_c=204388&adxnnlx=1358273342-bHsXKsfyjm/7ep2jMWUNpw |access-date=January 15, 2013 |website=The New York Times}}
= 2014–2019: MCU films and ''I, Tonya'' =
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In Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Stan reprised his role as Bucky Barnes, with his character now re-named Winter Soldier; this was the first film of his nine-film contract.{{Cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |date=July 16, 2012 |title=Mackie mulls Falcon in 'Captain America' |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/mackie-mulls-falcon-in-captain-america-1118056643/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720020619/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056643 |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |access-date=July 16, 2012 |website=Variety}} In 2015, he played Joshua Brummel in Ricki and the Flash; he also co-starred in The Martian as NASA scientist Dr. Chris Beck and in The Bronze as Lance Tucker.{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=October 24, 2014 |title=Sebastian Stan Joins 'The Martian' And 'Ricki And The Flash' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/sebastian-stan-captain-america-winter-soldier-the-martian-ricki-and-the-flash-859737/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030215549/http://deadline.com/interstitial/ |archive-date=October 30, 2014 |access-date=October 30, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} Stan next reprised his role as the Winter Soldier in Ant-Man (cameo appearance) (2015) and Captain America: Civil War (2016). In 2017, Stan co-starred as NASCAR driver Dayton White in Steven Soderbergh's caper comedy, Logan Lucky,{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=August 31, 2016 |title='Captain America's' Sebastian Stan Joins Steven Soderbergh's 'Logan Lucky' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/captain-americas-sebastian-stan-joins-924798 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517113840/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/captain-americas-sebastian-stan-joins-924798 |archive-date=May 17, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} and starred in the drama I'm Not Here.{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |date=May 6, 2016 |title=J. K. Simmons stars in 'I'm Not Here' |url=http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes-news/jk-simmons-stars-in-im-not-here/5103446.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630025021/https://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes-news/jk-simmons-stars-in-im-not-here/5103446.article |archive-date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=December 13, 2016 |website=Screen Daily}} Also that year he co-starred in Craig Gillespie's biopic I, Tonya portraying Jeff Gillooly alongside Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding.{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=December 13, 2016 |title=Sebastian Stan To Play Jeff Gillooly In 'I, Tonya' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/sebastian-stan-jeff-gillooly-i-tonya-movie-margot-robbie-1201869815/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108002454/https://deadline.com/2016/12/sebastian-stan-jeff-gillooly-i-tonya-movie-margot-robbie-1201869815/ |archive-date=November 8, 2019 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
In 2018, Stan again portrayed Winter Soldier in both Black Panther (as an uncredited cameo), and Avengers: Infinity War.{{Cite web |last=Strom |first=Marc |date=October 28, 2014 |title=Marvel Pits Captain America & Iron Man in a Cinematic Civil War |url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/23545/marvel_pits_captain_america_iron_man_in_a_cinematic_civil_war |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028212445/http://marvel.com/news/movies/23545/marvel_pits_captain_america_iron_man_in_a_cinematic_civil_war |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=Marvel.com}} He then appeared opposite Nicole Kidman in the thriller film Destroyer (2018).{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ashley |date=November 15, 2017 |title=Tatiana Maslany, Sebastian Stan Join Nicole Kidman in Thriller 'Destroyer' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tatiana-maslany-sebastian-stan-join-nicole-kidman-thriller-destroyer-1058729 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116000531/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tatiana-maslany-sebastian-stan-join-nicole-kidman-thriller-destroyer-1058729 |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Stan portrayed Charles Blackwood in We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel of the same name.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=August 9, 2016 |title='Captain America' Actor Sebastian Stan to Star in Thriller 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-america-actor-sebastian-stan-918302 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810145135/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/captain-america-actor-sebastian-stan-918302 |archive-date=August 10, 2016 |access-date=August 10, 2016 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Stan's first film of 2019 was Avengers: Endgame, released in April, in which he reprised his role as Winter Soldier. His second film that year, Endings, Beginnings, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=September 8, 2019 |title=Toronto Film Review: 'Endings, Beginnings' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/endings-beginnings-review-1203328104/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910183151/https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/endings-beginnings-review-1203328104/ |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |website=Variety}}
Stan starred as protagonist Scott Huffman in the Vietnam War film drama, The Last Full Measure (released in January 2020).{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=March 8, 2017 |title=Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan Join Political Drama 'The Last Full Measure' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/samuel-l-jackson-seabastian-stan-political-drama-last-full-measure-1202004810/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235149/https://variety.com/2017/film/news/samuel-l-jackson-seabastian-stan-political-drama-last-full-measure-1202004810/ |archive-date=February 10, 2018 |access-date=December 11, 2017 |website=Variety}} In addition, Stan appeared in Monday and The Chain.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 4, 2019 |title=Jamie Bell, Margaret Qualley & Director Tim Sutton Reteam For 'The Chain'; Sebastian Stan Also Starring In Voltage Production – EFM |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/jamie-bell-margaret-qualley-director-tim-sutton-reteam-for-the-chain-voltage-pictures-boards-foreign-sales-efm-1202549002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427192945/https://deadline.com/2019/02/jamie-bell-margaret-qualley-director-tim-sutton-reteam-for-the-chain-voltage-pictures-boards-foreign-sales-efm-1202549002/ |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |access-date=April 27, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In February 2019, he replaced his MCU co-star Chris Evans in the southern gothic crime drama film The Devil All the Time, which premiered on Netflix in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=February 14, 2019 |title=Sebastian Stan Replacing Chris Evans In Netflix Film 'The Devil All The Time' |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/sebastian-stan-replaced-chris-evans-the-devil-all-the-time-netflix-avengers-endgame-captain-america-1202557139/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215124253/https://deadline.com/2019/02/sebastian-stan-replaced-chris-evans-the-devil-all-the-time-netflix-avengers-endgame-captain-america-1202557139/ |archive-date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 17, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} In April 2019, Disney confirmed that they would be releasing a Marvel television series starring Stan and Anthony Mackie, called The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which began airing on Disney+ on March 19, 2021,{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=April 11, 2019 |title=Marvel's Kevin Feige Promises "Major Storylines" for Disney+ Shows |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-kevin-promises-major-storylines-disney-shows-1200815 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412013309/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-kevin-promises-major-storylines-disney-shows-1200815 |archive-date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=April 12, 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Kari Skogland To Direct 6-Part 'The Falcon And The Winter Soldier' Miniseries With Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Bruhl & Emily Van Camp |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/kari-skogland-to-direct-6-part-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-miniseries-with-anthony-mackie-sebastian-stan-daniel-bruhl-emily-van-camp-1202619197/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521004227/https://deadline.com/2019/05/kari-skogland-to-direct-6-part-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-miniseries-with-anthony-mackie-sebastian-stan-daniel-bruhl-emily-van-camp-1202619197/ |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=May 21, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} and ran through April 23, 2021. In May 2019, Stan joined the cast of the spy thriller, The 355 (released in 2022).{{Cite web |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |date=May 14, 2019 |title=Sebastian Stan, Edgar Ramirez Join Jessica Chastain's Spy Thriller '355' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sebastian-stan-edgar-ramirez-jessica-chastain-355-1203213659/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517053018/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/sebastian-stan-edgar-ramirez-jessica-chastain-355-1203213659/ |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |access-date=May 20, 2019 |website=Variety}}{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 5, 2021 |title=The 355: Simon Kinberg Femme Action Ensemble Going Earlier In 2022 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-355-simon-kinberg-femme-action-ensemble-heads-to-mlk-weekend-2022-1234620498/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509025547/https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-355-simon-kinberg-femme-action-ensemble-heads-to-mlk-weekend-2022-1234620498/ |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |access-date=January 9, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
= 2020–present: Critical recognition =
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Stan next starred as Tommy Lee opposite Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Hulu's biographical miniseries Pam & Tommy (2022) centering around their personal sex tape which was stolen in 1995.{{Cite web |last1=Weaver |first1=Hilary |last2=Puckett-Pope |first2=Lauren |date=November 18, 2021 |title=Pam And Tommy: Everything We Know About The Hulu Series Starring Lily James And Sebastian Stan |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a36371701/all-about-lily-james-new-limited-series-pam-tommy/ |access-date=December 13, 2021 |website=Elle}} Lucy Mangan of The Guardian described their performances as "astonishing" adding, "They each achieve the feat of uncannily resembling – aesthetically, vocally, and in every mannerism – the real-life people, without descending into mimicry."{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/feb/02/pam-tommy-review-sex-tape-compassion-fun-90s-scandal-fallout|title= Pam & Tommy review – the infamous sex tape’s astonishing story|website= The Guardian|accessdate= January 31, 2024}} For his performance he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film. He also starred in the Hulu thriller film Fresh (2022) opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones.{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=March 4, 2022 |title=Inside the 'Meat Cute' Premiere of Fresh With Sebastian Stan and Daisy Edgar-Jones |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fresh-movie-sebastian-stan-daisy-edgar-jones-1235104685/ |access-date=March 7, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} Sophie Butcher of Empire praised their chemistry adding, "Stan in particular is having a ball, unleashing the kind of unhinged energy we’ve seen most recently from him in Pam & Tommy".{{cite web|url= https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/fresh-2/|title= Fresh Review|website= Empire|accessdate= January 31, 2024}}
In 2023, Stan starred alongside Julianne Moore in Apple TV+ and A24's thriller, Sharper.{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2023-01-10 |title='Beau Is Afraid' Trailer, Release Date: Joaquin Phoenix Journeys Through Surreal Mixed-Media Landscape In Ari Aster's Third Feature For A24 |url=https://deadline.com/video/beau-is-afraid-trailer-joaquin-phoenix-led-a24-film-from-ari-aster/ |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} The following year, he won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance for playing a man with neurofibromatosis in A Different Man, and portrayed a young Donald Trump in The Apprentice.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/30/the-apprentice-donald-trump-biopic-cast-sebastian-stan-jeremy-strong-maria-bakalova|title=Donald Trump biopic: Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong and Maria Bakalova cast in The Apprentice|work=The Guardian|date=November 30, 2023 |last1=Sun |first1=Michael }} For both roles, he received simultaneous Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, respectively. He won for A Different Man.{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=January 5, 2025 |title=Golden Globes: Full List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-2025-winners-list/ |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} For The Apprentice he was nominated for the Academy and BAFTA Award for Best Actor.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2025-oscars-nominees-list-1236115626/ |title=Oscars: Full List of Nominees|last=Lewis |first=Hilary |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 23, 2025 |access-date=January 23, 2025}}
Stan reprised the role of Bucky Barnes twice in 2025, in Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts*.{{Cite web |last1=Kelley |first1=Aidan |last2=Richard |first2=Nate |date=2022-09-18 |title=Marvel's 'Thunderbolts': Cast, Release Date, and Everything We Know So Far |url=https://collider.com/thunderbolts-release-date-cast/ |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Collider |language=en}} He will also play the character in Avengers: Doomsday.{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2025-03-26 |title=‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Cast Photos: All The Actors Confirmed For Marvel Movie |url=https://deadline.com/gallery/avengers-doomsday-cast-photos-marvel/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Acting credits
= Film =
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= Television =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2003
| Justin Capshaw | Episode: "Sheltered" |
| scope="row" | 2007–2010
| 11 episodes |
| scope="row" | 2009
| Kings | Jack Benjamin | Main role; 13 episodes |
| rowspan=3 scope="row" | 2012
| Jefferson / The Mad Hatter | 6 episodes |
| Political Animals
| T.J. Hammond | Main role; 6 episodes |
| Labyrinth
| Will Franklyn | Main role; 2 episodes |
| scope="row" | 2017
| Clay Appuzzo | Episode: "Pilot" |
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2021
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | James "Bucky" Barnes / | Main role; 6 episodes |
| Marvel Studios: Assembled
| Himself | Episode: "The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Ethan |date=2021-04-29 |title=Assembled: The Making of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Trailer Goes Beyond The Shield |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/580798/assembled-the-making-of-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier-trailer/ |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}} |
| scope="row" | 2021–2024
| James "Bucky" Barnes / Winter Soldier (voice) |
| scope="row" | 2022 |
| scope="row" | 2023
| Bupkis | Himself | Episode: "ISO" |
= Theatre =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sebastian-stan-455609|title=Sebastian Stan's profile|work=ibdb.com|access-date=July 31, 2023}} ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Playwright ! scope="col" | Theatre ! class=unsortable | Ref. |
| scope="row" | 2007
| Kent |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2013
| Picnic | Hal Carter | American Airlines Theatre, Broadway |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2011
| Captain America: Super Soldier | Bucky Barnes | Voice |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Artist |
|---|
| scope="row" | 2008
| "Wake Up Call" | Boyfriend |
Awards and nominations
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