Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan
Stan at the 2024 Berlinale
Born	(1982-08-13) August 13, 1982 (age 42)[1][2] Constanța, Socialist Republic of Romania
Citizenship	Romania United States
Education	Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian-American actor. 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 including the Disney+ miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021).

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 playing Tommy Lee in the Hulu miniseries Pam & Tommy earning nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

On film, Stan had supporting roles in Jonathan Demme's comedy-drama Ricki and the Flash, Ridley Scott's science fiction film The Martian (both 2015), and Steven Soderbergh's heist comedy Logan Lucky (2017). He then starred in the biopic I, Tonya (2017) and the thriller Fresh (2022). He played a man with neurofibromatosis in A Different Man (2024), for which he won the 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 received critical acclaim, earning nominations for Best Actor at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Academy Awards.