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 and received a U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Achievement in Filmmaking. Dungan is a partner in 72 Productions, which has offices in
San Francisco and
Los Angeles. ==Filmography==