Before he was the Winter Soldier, Sebastian Stan was a snow bunny trying to make ends meet. The Oscar nominee recalled how royalties from his appearance in 2010’s Hot Tub Time Machine helped him survive before he landed his role as the MCU‘s James ‘Bucky’ Barnes in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

Sebastian Stan is one of the most in-demand and most-respected actors in Hollywood. It certainly wasn't always that way - not before Marvel came calling. Stan told Vanity Fair he was "struggling with work" before being cast as Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier for 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger.

Sebastian Stan explained how 'Hot Tub Time Machine' residuals helped his career before starring in 'Captain America: The First Avenger.'