Sean Richards is a fictional character from the US NBC soap opera Sunset Beach, played by Randy Spelling.

[3] Spelling's character becomes trapped under water with on-screen love interest Emily Davis (Cristi Harris).

The next few months, Sean was involved in a storyline in which Gregory tried to get rid of Cole, but he soon learned the truth, realizing that his father was lying to him all the time.

In December 1997, Sean asked his ex-girlfriend, Elizabeth to attend a New Year's Eve party on an island and she accepted, but a mysterious killer murdered her on the boat.

[4] Ester G. Dipasupil of the Manila Standard said that Gregory finding out that Sean stood in for Cole Deschanel (Eddie Cibrian) in jail, was a "riveting revelation" and said it made an "exciting episode".