# Sean Blakemore

Sean Blakemore (born August 10, 1967) is an American actor who is portraying Shawn Butler on the ABC daytime drama General Hospital, a role he began playing on January 21, 2011 on a recurring basis. Blakemore was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on General Hospital in 2012 and won the award in 2016. On April 6, 2011, he signed a contract with ABC to continue his role full-time.

## Early life

Blakemore was born on August 10, 1967, the fifth of seven children (five girls and two boys) from a single parent household, in St. Louis, Missouri. He has one brother, Ronnell, and five sisters, Kim, Sharon, Yvonne, Yvette, and Rechelle.
He attended Hazelwood East High School in his hometown of St. Louis. Blakemore was a successful model, then moved to Los Angeles on July 19, 1998, to become an actor.

## Career

Blakemore has appeared on episodes on such series as ER, Monk, The Shield, Cold Case, NCIS and Bones. He won Auds honors at the Hollywood Black Film Festival for his portrayal of Ric Jackson in the independent romantic drama Big Ain't Bad.
Blakemore also appeared in the 2002 film Dahmer, and TV movies Motives 2: Retribution, and Blackout.
In 2011, Blakemore joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Shawn Butler. In 2015, he exited the role; he later reprised the role for guest appearances in November 2015 and April 2016. Blakemore returned to the role in April 2021.

## Personal life

Blakemore married Nadyia Jones on June 19, 2010. In late March 2013, it was announced that the couple were having their first baby. In May 2013, the Blakemores had a daughter.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Soul of the Game | Grace's husband | TV movie |
| 2000 | The Playaz Court | Officer Jones | |
| 2000 | Playing with Fire | Eric Konadu | TV movie |
| 2001 | Can't Let Go | David | Short |
| 2002 | Big Ain't Bad | Ric | |
| 2002 | Dahmer | Corliss | |
| 2003 | Keepin' It Real | Richard | |
| 2003 | Momentum | Floor Cop #2 | TV movie |
| 2004 | Woman Thou Art Loosed | Pervis | |
| 2004 | Motives | Brandon | Video |
| 2006 | Restraining Order | Dontae McNeil | |
| 2006 | Hot Tamale | Dewayne Longfellow | |
| 2007 | Motives 2 | Brandon Collier | Video |
| 2007 | Young Cesar | - | |
| 2007 | Blackout | James | |
| 2008 | Columbus Day | Officer Walters | |
| 2008 | The Porter | Arthur Dodd | Short |
| 2008 | Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club | Police Photographer | Video |
| 2008 | The Inspiration of Barack | Derek | Short |
| 2010 | Butterfly Rising | Jacob | |
| 2011 | Church Girl | Jacob | |
| 2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | Klingon | |
| 2014 | The Fright Night Files | Lockwood Masters | TV movie |
| 2015 | Fear Files | Lockwood Masters | TV movie |
| 2016 | Pet | Detective Meara | |
| 2016 | Cursed Angel | John Washington | TV movie |
| 2016 | Diva Diaries | Derrick | |
| 2018 | Spinning Man | Killian | |
| 2018 | One Crazy Christmas | Glen | |
| 2019 | Lethalz | David Claude | Short |
| 2019 | Ad Astra | Willie Levant | |
| 2020 | Close Up | Sheriff Griff | TV movie |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | The District | Achmed Ali | Episode: "Free-Fire Zone" |
| 2003 | General Hospital | Chase Wright | Episode: "Episode #1.10396" & "Episode #1.10400" |
| 2004 | Monk | Spyder Cell Guard | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail" |
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | Ben | Regular Cast |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Clyde (63) | Episode: "Strange Fruit" |
| 2005 | The Shield | John Sullivan | Episode: "Hurt" |
| 2005 | Into the West | Ben Franklin | Episode: "Wheel to the Stars" |
| 2005 | The O.C. | Trauma Doctor | Episode: "The Aftermath" |
| 2006 | The Unit | African Soldier | Episode: "Stress" |
| 2006 | Invasion | Coast Guard Lt. | Episode: "Re-Evolution" |
| 2006 | CSI: NY | Nick Davis | Episode: "Raising Shane" |
| 2007 | ER | Mario | Episode: "From Here to Paternity" |
| 2007 | K-Ville | Ken | Episode: "AKA" |
| 2008–09 | Bones | Grayson Barasa | Recurring cast: season 4 |
| 2008–09 | Days of Our Lives | Peter/Barney Bateman | Regular Cast |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | FBI Agent Irving | Episode: "Tractor Man" |
| 2010 | Stargate Universe | Reginald Greer | Episode: "Lost" & "Pain" |
| 2011 | NCIS | Navy Chief Petty Officer Jerome Carr | Episode: "Recruited" |
| 2011–22 | General Hospital | Shawn Butler | Regular Cast |
| 2014 | The Rickey Smiley Show | Charles | Episode: "Go Home, Sister Bernice" |
| 2015–16 | CSI: Cyber | Director Marcus Silver | Recurring cast: Season 2 |
| 2016 | Bosch | Captain John Felton | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2016 | Devious Maids | Reverend James Hamilton | Recurring cast: Season 4 |
| 2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Supervisor Keith Harlan | Episode: "Ka makuahine a me ke keikikane" |
| 2017 | American Crime | Reggie Pollard | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| 2017–18 | The Quad | Eugene Hardwick | Main cast, 17 episodes |
| 2018 | Saints & Sinners | Pastor Daniel Byrd | Episode: "Buried Secrets" |
| 2018 | Scorpion | Captain Dan Drake | Episode: "Kenny and the Jet" |
| 2018 | 13 Reasons Why | Mr. Cole | Episode: "The Drunk Slut" & "The Second Polaroid" |
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Cooperative Agent | Episode: "The End" |
| 2018–20 | Greenleaf | Phillip "Phil" DeMars | Guest: season 3, recurring cast: season 4-5 |
| 2019 | Lethal Weapon | Barrett | Episode: "Dial M for Murtaugh" |
| 2019 | The Bay | Tony Foster | Episode: "The Getaway" |
| 2020 | MacGyver | President Danny Linson | Episode: "Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire" |
| 2020 | Two Degrees | Sean | Episode: "DATING MYself" |
| 2022–23 | All Rise | André Armstrong | Recurring cast: season 3 |
| 2023 | Cruel Summer | Sheriff Jack Myer | Main cast: season 2 |
| 2024 | S.W.A.T. | Elijah Leonard | Episode: "SNAFU" |

## Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nominations :
| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
| 2012 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | General Hospital | Won | |