![Actor Sebastian Stan](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/sebastian-stan.jpg?w=360)
Profession: Actor
Biography: Famous for his portrayal of the character of Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films. Cast as the character in the 2011 film "Captain America: The First Avenger", he took more of a starring role opposite Chris Evans in the follow-up "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014).
Stan then went on to appear in a series of Marvel films since including "Avengers: Civil War" (2016) and "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018), as well the TV series "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier" (2021).
Other notable roles have included Ridley Scott's "The Martian" (2015) alongside Matt Damon and "I, Tonya" (2017), with Margot Robbie.
He was nominated for a number of awards including a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his role as Tommy Lee in the miniseries "Tommy and Pam" (2022).
Born: August 13, 1982
Birthplace: Constanța, Romania
Age: 41 years old
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Leo
Historical Events
- 2011-07-19 "Captain America: The First Avenger", directed by Joe Johnston, starring Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell, premieres in Los Angeles, California
- 2012-04-11 "The Avengers", directed by Joss Whedon and starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner, premieres in Los Angeles, California
- 2014-03-13 "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, starring Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson, premieres in Los Angeles, California
- 2018-04-23 Marvel's "Avengers: Infinity War" directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr and large ensemble cast premieres in Los Angeles, California
- 2018-04-30 Superhero film "Avengers: Infinity War" sets new record for an opening weekend earning $250 million in the US, $630 million worldwide
- 2019-04-22 Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" directed by Anthony and Joe Russo starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and an ensemble cast, premieres in Los Angeles, California
- 2019-04-28 Disney says Marvel film "Avengers: Endgame" made estimated $1.2 billion worldwide, first film to make more than 1 billion on opening
- 2019-07-22 Marvel superhero film "Avengers: Endgame" becomes the world's highest-grossing film overtaking "Avatar" earning $2.9 billion
- 2019-08-15 Disney Studios is the first studio to have five films earn over $1 billion each in one year with "Toy Story 4", "Avengers: Endgame", "Captain Marvel", "Aladdin" and "The Lion King"