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.
[1][2] 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.
[3] 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.