Sebastian Stan, across numerous roles over his career, which began in the early 2000s, showed poise in his varied roles. His first breakthrough came with a recurring role on the teen drama Gossip Girl (CW 2007-2012), followed by a small role in Jonathan Demme’s family drama Rachel Getting Married (2008).
He then joined the cast of the short-lived alternate-reality drama Kings (NBC 2009). The disappointment of that series’ swift cancellation was tempered by key supporting roles in the critically-acclaimed drama Black Swan (2010) and the cult-favorite comedy Hot Tub Time Machine (2010).
After he appeared as Captain America’s sidekick Bucky Barnes in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Stan co-starred in the Washington D.C.-based miniseries Political Animals (USA 2012) and the film Gone (2012). He also appeared as The Mad Hatter in several episodes of the fantasy Once Upon a Time (ABC 2011- ) before reprising his role as Bucky in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
Now, we’re ranking all the movies and shows starring Sebastian Stan by critics’ scores from worst to best!
Movies
The Apparition (2012)
Tomatometer: 3% – Metascore: 18
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Ashley Greene, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino
Directed By: Todd Lincoln
The Covenant (2006)
Tomatometer: 4% – Metascore: 19
Starring: Steven Strait, Sebastian Stan, Toby Hemingway, Chace Crawford, Taylor Kitsch
Directed By: Renny Harlin
The Architect (2006)
Tomatometer: 11% – Metascore: 47
Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere, Sebastian Stan
Directed By: Matt Tauber
Gone (2012)
Tomatometer: 12% – Metascore: 36
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley
Directed By: Heitor Dhalia
Spread (2009)
Tomatometer: 22% – Metascore: 43
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva, Rachel Blanchard, Sebastian Stan
Directed By: David Mackenzie
The 355 (2022)
Tomatometer: 24% – Metascore: 40
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o, Fan Bingbing
Directed By: Simon Kinberg
The Bronze (2015)
Tomatometer: 36% – Metascore: 44
Starring: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Sebastian Stan, Haley Lu Richardson
Directed By: Bryan Buckley
I’m Not Here (2017)
Tomatometer: 38% – Metascore: 45
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Maika Monroe, J.K. Simmons, Mandy Moore, Max Greenfield
Directed By: Michelle Schumacher
Endings, Beginnings (2019)
Tomatometer: 45% – Metascore: 42
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan, Jamie Dornan, Matthew Gray Gubler, Lindsay Sloane
Directed By: Drake Doremus
The Education of Charlie Banks (2007)
Tomatometer: 48% – Metascore: 50
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Chris Marquette, Sebastian Stan
Directed By: Fred Durst
Monday (2020)
Tomatometer: 49% – Metascore: 58
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Denise Gough, Dominique Tipper, Elli Tringou, Vangelis Mourikis
Directed By: Argyris Papadimitropoulos
The Last Full Measure (2019)
Tomatometer: 60% – Metascore: 51
Starring: Sebastian Stan, William Hurt, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, Bradley Whitford
Directed By: Todd Robinson
Red Doors (2005)
Tomatometer: 61% – Metascore: 60
Starring: Tzi Ma, Jacqueline Kim, Elaine Kao, Freda Foh Shen, Mia Riverton
Directed By: Georgia Lee
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Tomatometer: 64% – Metascore: 63
Starring: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Lizzy Caplan
Directed By: Steve Pink
The Devil All the Time (2020)
Tomatometer: 64% – Metascore: 55
Starring: Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson
Directed By: Antonio Campos
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Tomatometer: 65% – Metascore: 54
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Mamie Gummer, Sebastian Stan, Ben Platt
Directed By: Jonathan Demme
Destroyer (2018)
Tomatometer: 74% – Metascore: 62
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Tatiana Maslany, Toby Kebbell, Scoot McNairy
Directed By: Karyn Kusama
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Tomatometer: 79% – Metascore: 66
Starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan
Directed By: Joe Johnston
Fresh (2022)
Tomatometer: 81% – Metascore: 67
Starring: Sebastian Stan, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Andrea Bang, Charlotte Le Bon, Brett Dier
Directed By: Mimi Cave
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Tomatometer: 85% – Metascore: 68
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo
Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)
Tomatometer: 87% – Metascore: 63
Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Sebastian Stan, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Paula Malcomson
Directed By: Stacie Passon
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Tomatometer: 90% – Metascore: 75
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie
Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Logan Lucky (2017)
Tomatometer: 92% – Metascore: 78
Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Farrah Mackenzie, Riley Keough, Daniel Craig
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Tomatometer: 94% – Metascore: 78
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson
Directed By: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
TV
Political Animals (2012)
Tomatometer: 63% – Metascore: 65
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, Ciarán Hinds, James Wolk, Sebastian Stan
Directed By: Greg Berlanti, David Petrarca, Tucker Gates, Michael Morris, Bethany Rooney
Pam & Tommy (2022)
Tomatometer: 79% – Metascore: 70
Starring: Lily James, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling
Directed By: Robert D. Siegel
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
Tomatometer: 86% – Metascore: 74
Starring: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Erin Kellyman, Danny Ramirez
Directed By: Malcolm Spellman
