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Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan

Actor, also producer · Born August 13, 1982 (44) · Constanța, Romanian SR [now Romania]

Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian and 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 13, 1982 (44)
From
Constanța, Romanian SR [now Romania]
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 13% in 30 days

What are Sebastian Stan's films like?

Across their 40 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Morality
21%
Bonds
19%
Power
13%
Society
10%
Survival
8%
Ideas
3%
Identity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 35 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 11 · Serious 11 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 12 · Intense 18

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 18 · Open-ended 11 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 9 of 27 analyzed roles.

Shadow
9 of 27
Shapeshifter
5 of 27
Hero
5 of 27
Ally
4 of 27
Mentor
2 of 27
Trickster
1 of 27
Herald
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
17
Dread
8
Contemplative
11
Thrilling
10
Other
35

How their films linger

Thought-provoking16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous15

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sebastian Stan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 48 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sebastian Stan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

69 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Batman: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Harvey Dent

  • Avengers: Secret Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

  • Avengers: Doomsday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

  • A River's Gaze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer

  • Fjord(2026)

    as Mihai Gheorghiu

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Thunderbolts*(2025)

    as Bucky Barnes

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Captain America: Brave New World(2025)

    as Bucky Barnes (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Apprentice(2024)

    as Donald Trump

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • A Different Man(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Edward

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Dumb Money(2023)

    as Vlad Tenev

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Bupkis(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Sebastian Stan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Ghosted(2023)

    as God

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Sharper(2023)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Magic Of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Terry the terrific

  • Fresh(2022)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Pam & Tommy(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tommy Lee

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The 355(2022)

    as Nick Fowler

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as James 'Bucky' Barnes / Winter Soldier (archive footage)

  • What If...?(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bucky Barnes (voice) · as Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier (voice) · as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Monday(2020)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios: Legends(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Devil All the Time(2020)

    as Deputy Lee Bodecker

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Endings, Beginnings(2019)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Last Full Measure(2019)

    as Scott Huffman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle(2018)

    as Charles Blackwood

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Endgame(2019)

    as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People(2018)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Destroyer(2018)

    as Chris

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Avengers: Infinity War(2018)

    as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Black Panther(2018)

    as James 'Bucky' Barnes / Winter Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • I, Tonya(2017)

    as Jeff

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • I'm Not Here(2017)

    as Steve

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Logan Lucky(2017)

    as Dayton White

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • I'm Dying Up Here(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Clay Appuzzo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Captain America: Civil War(2016)

    as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Bronze(2015)

    as Lance Tucker

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Martian(2015)

    as Chris Beck

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Ant-Man(2015)

    as James 'Bucky' Barnes / Winter Soldier (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ricki and the Flash(2015)

    as Joshua Brummel

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • ARES: live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 6 episodes · as Chris Beck

  • Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)

    as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Labyrinth(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Will Franklyn

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Apparition(2012)

    as Ben Curtis

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Political Animals(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as T.J. Hammond

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Gone(2012)

    as Billy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jefferson / Mad Hatter

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Captain America: The First Avenger(2011)

    as James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Black Swan(2010)

    as Andrew / Suitor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Hot Tub Time Machine(2010)

    as Blaine

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Kings(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · as Jack Benjamin

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Spread(2009)

    as Harry

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Rachel Getting Married(2008)

    as Walter

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Gossip Girl(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Carter Baizen

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Education of Charlie Banks(2007)

    as Leo Reilly

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Architect(2006)

    as Martin Waters

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Covenant(2006)

    as Chase Collins

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Red Doors(2005)

    as Simon

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Tony & Tina's Wedding(2004)

    as Johnny Nunzio

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance(1994)

    as Subway Kid (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Justin Lafferty

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Burning Rainbow Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tom

  • Crackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Frankenstein in Romania (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Victor Frankenstein / The Monster

  • Impunity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Let the Evil Go West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Ruins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Untitled Spy Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles, 59 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

$1.2B worldwide

Highest rated

Black Swan (2010)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Fjord (2026)

Film career

19902026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting68 of 69: 63 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing6 of 69: 1 only producing, 5 with another role

69 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s26 · acting2020s22 · 21 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 37 roles
95101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe and 1 other major award from 9 major nominations, 2022–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Lead Performance
  2. 2024
    • Berlinale award, won · Best Leading Performance
  3. 2023
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  4. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sebastian Stan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 42; across their 35 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Approval · how many liked their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 35

Midcredits score across 54 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 54 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Tony & Tina's Wedding (2004)

90th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 34 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sebastian Stan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore27 titles10–86 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles11–77 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity28 titles39–86 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles23–74 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles14–80 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sebastian Stan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sebastian Stan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jack Kirby shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers