Sebastian was so hungry for the part of Captain Kirk that he did a photoshoot of himself as William Shatner and sent it to Abrams. Photo: Gareth Cattermole/ for BFI Say what you like about Sebastian Stan,

Years before playing Donald Trump in 'The Apprentice', Sebastian Stan auditioned for leading roles in 'Star Trek' and 'Green Lantern'.

Sebastian Stan is well-known among us nerds for his role as Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier in the MCU. But the actor had aspirations to be in other universes.

Sebastian Stan has opened up about missing out on big Star Trek and DC roles. The actor, who rose to fame as The Winter Soldier in Marvel, recalled his earlier days as an actor, revealing he got close to landing the parts of James T Kirk in 2009’s Star Trek and Hal Jordan in 2011’s Green Lantern.