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Once Upon a Time (2012)

Character: Jefferson / The Mad Hatter

Episodes: 6 episodes

Season 1 Episode 17 - “Hat Trick” (March 25, 2012)

Season 1 Episode 21 - “An Apple Red as Blood (May 6, 2012)

Season 1 Episode 22 - “A Land Without Magic” (May 13, 2012)

Season 2 Episode 2 - “We Are Both” (October 7, 2012)

Season 2 Episode 3 - “Lady of the Lake” (October 14, 2012)

Season 2 Episode 5 - “The Doctor” (October 28, 2012)

Also starring: Jennifer Morrison, Ginnifer Goodwin, Lana Parilla, Josh Dallas

Filming dates/locations: 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Is it necessary to watch the rest of the show to understand Sebastian’s episodes? No. All you really need to know is that the town of Storybrooke, where the show takes place, is inhabited by people who are under a spell. They are all originally from another land, where they have alter egos as fairy tale characters. The spell makes it so that none of them remember their previous lives - except for Jefferson and one or two others.

Synopsis/Character Description: Jefferson, like the other residents of Storybrooke, Maine, is stuck there due to a curse, and cannot leave. He is one of the few people in town who knows what is truly going on. His own daughter doesn’t even remember him. He’s desperate to find a way back to the other world, and back to his daughter. More information about this and other roles here.

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I’m Dying Up Here (2017)

Character: Clay Appuzzo

Episodes: 1 (1x01, Pilot)

Premiere date: June 4, 2017 on Showtime, early release May 21st on Showtime’s website and apps

Written by: Jim Carrey, David Flebotte, William Knoedelseder

Director: Jonathan Levine

Run time: 58 minutes

Filming dates: late 2015 in Los Angeles, California

Also starring: Ari Graynor, Dylan Baker, Melissa Leo, Clark Duke, Alfred Molina

Trigger warning: suicide, drug use

Synopsis/Character Description: Clay Appuzzo is a comedian from Boston who is rapidly rising up in the ranks of the comedy world. He has managed to do a well-received performance on Johnny Carson, much to some of his fellow comedians’ jealousy.

More about this and other roles here.

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The Martian (2015)

Character: Dr. Chris Beck

Director: Ridley Scott

US Release date: October 2, 2015

US Rating: PG-13 (for some strong language, injury images, and brief nudity)

Also starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Askel Hennie, Sean Bean, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, Mackenzie Davis

Filming dates: started in November 2014 (lasted about 70 days) in Budapest, Hungary

Synopsis/Character Summary: Based off of the book of the same name written by Andy Weir, The Martian is about a crew of 6, who fly to Mars on a scientific expedition. Dr. Chris Beck (Sebastian) is the team’s doctor and EVA specialist. When a storm forces them to leave early, they are forced to leave behind botanist Mark Watney (Matt Damon), who they believe to be dead. Chris Beck is very smart and has a good sense of humor. He has romantic feelings for his colleague, Beth Johanssen (Kate Mara).

More about this and other Sebastian film roles here.

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Character: Lance Tucker

Director: Bryan Buckley

Release Date: March 18, 2016 (US)

US Rating: R (for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language throughout and some drug use)

Also starring: Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch, Cecily Strong, Haley Lu Richardson

Filming Dates: July 4, 2014 - July 26, 2014 in Amherst, Ohio & Toronto, Canada

Synopsis/Character Description: The Bronze is about a woman named Hope Ann Greggory. Hope is a former Olympic Gymnast, who won the Bronze medal at the 2004 games. Her gymnastics career was cut short because of an injury to her Achilles tendon, and she now lives with her father in her small hometown of Amherst, Ohio. Preferring to live in the past, she doesn’t have a job, and prefers stealing money from her father’s mail truck. When her old gymnastics coach dies, she is (reluctantly) recruited to be the coach for another up-and-coming gymnast.

Sebastian plays Lance Tucker, who won the Olympic Gold medal in Mens’ Gymnastics in 2004. Cocky and self-assured, he never lets Hope forget that she won Bronze, while he won Gold. Like her, he has also become a coach, and they frequently argue and insult each other whenever they have the opportunity.

More about this and other films here.

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Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Character: James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes / The Winter Soldier

Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo

Release Date: May, 6, 2016

US Rating: PG-13 (for extended sequences of violence, action and mayhem)

Also starring: Chris Evans, Anthony Mackie, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Martin Freeman, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Daniel Brühl

Filming dates: April - August 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia & Germany

Synopsis/Character Description: When a terrorist attack is blamed on Bucky, he is finally forced out of his hiding place in Romania, where he has been lying low for two years.

More information about this and other roles here.

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Political Animals (2012)

Character: TJ Hammond

Episodes: All Episodes (6)

Air dates (USA Network): July 15, 2012 - August 19, 2012

Also starring: Sigourney Weaver, Ciarán Hinds, James Wolk, Ellen Burstyn, Carla Gugino, Brittany Ishibashi

Filming dates: May 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Trigger warnings: Drug use, alcohol use, suicide attempt, eating disorder (bulimia)

Spoiler-Free Synopsis: Political Animals was a 6-episode miniseries about a family that is somewhat based on the Clintons. Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver) is the United States Secretary of State, and the ex-wife of former President Bud Hammond (Ciarán Hinds). She has fraternal twin boys, Douglas (James Wolk) and Thomas “TJ” (Sebastian). Douglas is in politics like his parents, and is Elaine’s Chief of Staff. TJ is openly gay and struggles with a drug addiction. More information (interviews, transcripts) here.