Shawn Butler

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**Shawn Butler** is a fictional character on *General Hospital*.

Blakemore previously portrayed the short term character, Chase Wright in 2003.

## Casting and characterization

Actor Sean Blakemore, who previously portrayed the short term character of Chase Wright in 2003, and was known for his small roles on soap operas such as *Days of our Lives* and *The Young and the Restless*, returned to *General Hospital* and originated the role of Shawn Butler on October 10, 2006 on a recurring basis. In January, it was reported that Blakemore had signed a contract with the series.

When Blakemore started to appear less frequently in February 2012, many fans were led to believe Blakemore had been let go. It was later revealed that Blakemore had taken some time off to shoot a movie.

During an interview with *BE* Magazine in October 2011, Blakemore discusses his character. He describes Shawn as someone with professional skills, but also a man with a lot of personal issues.

Blakemore also states,

He is a bad boy turned good. He finds it hard to try to win over people who he comes in contact with, as far as trying to prove himself to them considering his past. —Blakemore BE Interview
In 2012, Blakemore was nominated for his first Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

On May 18, 2015; Frank Valentini broke the news that Blakemore would be exiting the role. Blakemore also confirmed his exit on Twitter. He made his last appearance on May 27, 2015 before being replaced by Epiphany Johnson (Sonya Eddy).

On November 18, 2015; Frank Valentini tweeted that Blakemore will be back as Shawn. He returned for only one episode on November 19, 2015. He was seen talking to Hayden Barnes (Rebecca Budig).

He returned as Shawn with a full pardon and exoneration after Jerry Jacks (Sebastian Roché)'s arrest.

On February 25, 2022; it was revealed that Blakemore will once again exit *GH* as Shawn. Blakemore revealed that it was his choice to leave due to other obligations. His final air-date was on March 21, 2022. He is later since replaced by James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine as well as Charles Shaughnessy as Victor Cassadine and later Rafael Cabrera as Gavin Crawford.

## Storylines

* 2006-10
* 2011-15
* 2016-17
* 2018-19
* 2020-21
* 2022

On October 10, 2006; Shawn comes into Port Charles.

In February 2007 during the Metro Court Hotel hostage crisis; Shawn befriends district attorney and hostage negotiator Ric Lansing, Commissioner Mac Scorpio, Mayor Garrett Floyd, Detectives Delores Padilla and James Scorpio, and S.W.A.T. captain Gerald Brodin.

On December 22, after Jerry Jacks was taken by the WSB agents to Pentonville Penitentiary for Jerry's crimes against Robin and the citizens of Port Charles, Shawn gets released from Pentonville thanks to Anna, Robert, and James.

Robin's look-alike Hayden Barnes helped his friend Curtis Ashford get all the proof against Nikolas Cassadine to prove Shawn is innocent.

On January 8 after Patrick, Robin, and Emma moved away to Berkley, California; Shawn moves into 1938 Elm Street in Queens Point. On a wedding disaster where Landon Dixon was there under the spirits of Kyle Sloane and Helena Cassadine. When Dixon was holding a chapel-full of people hostage, he and his lawyer Ric were not surprised because Dixon was in revenge for the late Kyle Sloane and the late Helena Cassadine. Shawn called his lawyer Ric that they're coming for Sonny.

After it was over, he goes to civil court unharmed along with T.J. and his lawyer Ric who were also unharmed along with Mayor Janice Lomax. The judge he sees in civil court is Amber Chua because Mayor Lomax outraged by the crime at the All Saints Church because she had no skills of being a hostage negotiator.

In July 2016, Shawn goes to Cassadine Island in Greece with Sonny staying behind in Port Charles and gains a new enemy Valentin Cassadine one month after Janice Lomax was last seen. He found out that Cassadine Island was too dangerous for him when Valentin was holding hostages. Shawn calls the Greek authorities, Interpol, and Sonny. He also told Sonny not to engage on Valentin and needed to stay put in Port Charles. He also found out that Shawn is an ex-marine and Mayor Lomax had no skills of being a hostage negotiator. After the hostages escaped except Nikolas; the Greek authorities arrest Valentin's men as Valentin escapes while Shawn sees Sam, Jason, Ava, Dante, Lulu, Laura, and Kevin. They head back to Port Charles and heads to General Hospital with the help of Interpol and the Coast Guard. At General Hospital, he and his friends meets Dr. Hamilton Finn who was new there and have them treat them for malaria except Shawn.

On August 9, Shawn is happy that Shiloh is in custody so that he and his friends can have peace as Dawn of Day is shut down.

On August 12, Shawn became discouraged when Franco calls himself Andrew Cain via memory transfer after he saved Cameron Webber.

On February 6, 2020; Shawn meets Emma one week after the three shootings like two in Port Charles and one in Brooklyn occurred by his new enemy Cyrus Renault in revenge for Faison, Shiloh, and Cassandra Pierce and over four months after Shiloh's death.

On the week of August 3, Shawn was surprised to see Cyrus Renault at General Hospital along with Chief of Staff and Michael's grandmother Monica and Port Charles Mayor Laura Collins. He agrees with Monica and Laura when Cyrus was trying to make a partnership with General Hospital as they refuse to accept the offer of Cyrus' partnership much as to his, Sonny, and Jason's dismay.
On March 21, Shawn moves to San Francisco. Over two weeks later, Shawn is now replaced by Valentin Cassadine on April 6 and later moves into 1938 Elm Street in Queens Point.

## Relationships

* Friends
* Enemies

* Leah Adams
* Curtis Ashford - Shawn's friend, Jordan's ex-husband, and T.J.'s uncle
* Jordan Ashford - Shawn's ex-lover
* T.J. Ashford - Shawn's son with Jordan
* Hayden Barnes
* Gerald Brodin - Captain of the S.W.A.T. team
* Ray Butler - Shawn's father
* Neil Byrne - (deceased)
* Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
* Joseph Campbell - Former district attorney now living in Atlanta
* Charlotte Cassadine - Sonny's former step-granddaughter and Emma's friend/counterpart
* Donald Cassadine
* Spencer Cassadine
* Harrison Chase
* Amber Chua - Judge in civil court
* Kevin Collins
* Laura Collins - Lulu's mother and current Mayor of Port Charles
* Michael Corinthos
* Morgan Corinthos - Sonny's son with Carly (deceased)
* Sonny Corinthos - Shawn's friend
* Jessica Cruz - aka Green Lantern
* Kristina Davis
* Anna Devane - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
* Emma Drake - Living 13 miles from San Francisco
* Patrick Drake - Living 13 miles from San Francisco
* Dante Falconeri
* Rocco Falconeri - Sonny's grandson
* Carol Ferris - aka Star Sapphire
* Hamilton Finn
* Barbara Gordon - aka Batgirl
* Dick Grayson - aka Nightwing
* James Horowitz
* Stan Johnson - (deceased)
* Georgie Jones - (deceased)
* Maxie Jones
* Hal Jordan - aka Green Lantern
* Koriand'r - aka Starfire
* Molly Lansing-Davis - His son's girlfriend, Sonny's niece, and Ric's daughter
* Ric Lansing - Sonny's maternal half-brother, Shawn's attorney, and former District Attorney
* Richard Lowe
* Jason Morgan
* Griffin Munro
* Delores Padilla - Now living in New York City
* Dustin Phillips - (deceased)
* Henry Pierce
* Brook Lynn Quartermaine - Tracy's granddaughter
* Tracy Quartermaine
* Zoe Raleigh
* Coleman Ratcliffe
* Natalie Rawles - Jordan's best friend
* James Scorpio -Robert and Anna's son, Robin's brother, and Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
* Mac Scorpio - Former Commissioner and current Chief of Detectives of the Port Charles Police Department
* Robert Scorpio - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department, former WSB agent, current District Attorney, and Robin and James' father
* Robin Scorpio-Drake - Robert and Anna's daughter, James' sister, and Sonny's longtime best friend now living 13 miles from San Francisco
* Hank Smith
* Carly Spencer - Sonny's ex-wife and Jordan's friend
* Jake Spencer - Elizabeth's son with Jason
* Lucky Spencer
* Luke Spencer - Lulu's father (deceased)
* Lulu Spencer - (hospitalized)
* Siobhan Spencer - (deceased)
* Damian Spinelli - Shawn's counterpart and private investigator
* Georgie Spinelli
* Willow Tait
* Clyde Thompson
* Ellie Trout
* Aiden Webber
* Cameron Webber
* Elizabeth Webber
* Mary Wells - Current General Hospital Head Nurse
* James West
* Nathan West - (deceased)
* Britt Westbourne - (deceased)
* Lainey Winters
* Zatanna Zatara

* Diego Alcazar - (deceased)
* Lorenzo Alcazar - (deceased)
* Frank Anderson - Faison's former henchman (imprisoned)
* Hank Archer - aka Shiloh (deceased)
* Peter August - Faison's son with Alex Marick, Nelle's male counterpart, and former owner of The Invader tabloid who is following his late father's footsteps (deceased)
* Greg Barnes - Faison's former henchman (imprisoned)
* Johann Bauer - Victor's henchman and Esme's bodyguard/male counterpart
* Trent Beech - Cyrus' henchman (deceased)
* Nelle Benson - Peter's female counterpart, and Olivia and Ava's former sister-in-law (deceased)
* Joey Bruzetta - (deceased)
* Michael Carson
* Helena Cassadine - Valentin's mother, Ava's grandmother-in-law, Charlotte's paternal grandmother (deceased)
* Stavros Cassadine - Ava's father-in-law (deceased)
* Valentin Cassadine - Donald and Charlotte's father and Ava's ex-uncle-in-law
* Victor Cassadine - Nikolas' uncle, Ava's ex-great uncle-in-law, Avery's former step great-great uncle, and Esme's former co-conspirator/friend/boss (deceased)
* Ryan Chamberlain - Kevin Collins' twin brother (deceased)
* Stephen Clay - aka Caleb Morley (deceased)
* Landon Dixon - Helena's male counterpart in revenge for Kyle Sloane and Helena Cassadine (captured)
* William Eichner - (imprisoned)
* Cesar Faison - Britt and Peter's father (deceased)
* Sonny Faison - Faison's son with an unknown woman
* Brock Garrison - Cyrus' henchman (deceased)
* Chris Gentry - (imprisoned)
* Paul Gentry - (imprisoned)
* Peter Harrell, Jr. - aka Levi Dunkleman (deceased)
* Jim Harvey - (deceased)
* Darryl Hayes - (deceased)
* Bryce Henderson - (deceased)
* Mary Pat Ingles - (deceased)
* Jerry Jacks
* Gabriel Jenkins - Cyrus' henchman
* Ava Jerome - Nelle's former sister-in-law, Nikolas' ex-wife, Victor's ex-great niece-in-law, and Spencer's former stepmother now owner of Wyndemere on Spoon Island
* Olivia Jerome - Nelle's former sister-in-law, Nikolas' former sister-in-law, and Spencer's former aunt (imprisoned)
* Thomas Johnson - Epiphany's ex-husband, Stan's father, and Cassandra Pierce's former henchman (imprisoned)
* Daisy Kwan - Now living in Beechers Corners
* Jeffrey Maloney - Cyrus' henchman and Sam's former parole officer Dolores' brother (deceased)
* Alex Marick - Anna Devane's twin sister (deceased)
* Stephen Ordway - Cassandra Pierce's former henchman (imprisoned)
* Raj Patel - Stavros' younger counterpart (deceased)
* Shawn Phillips
* Cassandra Pierce - (deceased)
* Carl Pine - Cyrus' African-American henchman (deceased)
* Cyrus Renault - Cassandra's male counterpart from the Pacific Northwest who bores an uncanny resemblance to the late Cesar Faison (imprisoned)
* Winston Rudge - Olivia Jerome's henchman and Valentin Cassadine's associate from South Africa who bores an uncanny resemblance to Valentin (imprisoned)
* Jeffrey Scribner - (deceased)
* Franco Walker - Cyrus' henchman and Franco of a different stripe (deceased)
* Rupert Watson
* Heather Webber - (imprisoned)
* Anthony Zacchara - (deceased)
* Johnny Zacchara - (imprisoned)