Sebastian Dungan
American film producer (born 1972)
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Sebastian Alexis Dungan[1] is an American film producer. He began his career at Paramount Pictures and the Warner Bros.-based Witt-Thomas Films. His producing credits include Transamerica and Afternoon Delight. He is a principal partner of the independent production company 72 Productions.
Sebastian Dungan | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 12, 1972 |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Film producer |
Career
The son of American-born Andrew Dungan and French-born Sylvaine Dungan, Sebastian began his career as a child actor. He appeared opposite Martin Sheen, playing his French son in the 1983 film Man, Woman and Child. His performance earned him a nomination for a Young Artist Award. He later graduated from Yale University.
He went on to work at Paramount Pictures and the Warner Bros.-based Witt-Thomas Films, where he was involved in the development of projects including David O. Russell's Three Kings and Christopher Nolan's Insomnia.
Dungan produced Transamerica, which received two Academy Award nominations and won a Golden Globe, as well as awards for Best Female Lead and Best First Screenplay at the Independent Spirit Awards.
In 2012, he was named one of Variety's "10 Producers to Watch" alongside producing partner Jen Chaiken. The following year, he produced the Sundance award-winning films Afternoon Delight, the directorial debut of Jill Soloway, and the documentary Inequality for All with Robert Reich. The latter premiered in the U.S. Documentary Competition section at Sundance[2] and received a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking.[3][4]
Dungan is a partner in 72 Productions, which has offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Filmography
As producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Transamerica | Producer |
| 2013 | Afternoon Delight | Producer |
| 2013 | Inequality for All | Producer; documentary |
| 2021 | Girl in the Basement | Executive producer; television film |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Man, Woman and Child | Jean-Claude Guerin | Feature film debut |
| 1983 | Fantasy Island | Patrick | Episode: "What's the Matter with Kids?/Island of Horrors" (S6.E20) |
| 1985 | Better Off Dead... | Paperboy | Uncredited |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Young Artist Awards | Best Young Motion Picture Actor in a Feature Film | Man, Woman and Child | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | Transamerica | Nominated | [5] |
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Feature | Transamerica | Nominated | [6] |
| 2021 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Television Movie | Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia | Nominated | [7] |
Personal life
Dungan is openly gay.[8] He married attorney Sholem Lavi Soloway in 2009.[8] The couple's wedding was featured in The New York Times, and they were among the first same-sex couples to be profiled following the legalization of such marriages in some U.S. states.[1] Dungan and Soloway later divorced in 2015.[9]