Sean Blakemore
Sean Blakemore (born on August 10, 1967), originally from St. Louis, 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. On April 6, 2011 Blakemore signed a contract with ABC to continue his role full-time.[1] On May 9, 2012, Blakemore was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on General Hospital.
Early life
Blakemore was born on August 10. He has one brother, Ronnell, and five sisters, Kim, Sharon, Yvonne, Yvette, and Rechelle.[2] He married Nadyia Jones on June 19, 2010.[3] As of 2013, Soaps In Depth confirmed that the Blakemores were expecting their first child.[4]
Actor Sean Blakemore moved from hometown St. Louis to Los Angeles on July 19, 1998, to follow his dream of acting.[citation needed]
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.[5]
Filmography
- 2013 Star Trek Into Darkness (film) Klingon
- General Hospital (TV series) 2011-current Shawn Butler / Sean Butler
- – Episode #1.12502 (2012) … Shawn Butler
- – Episode #1.12501 (2012) … Shawn Butler
- – Episode #1.12498 (2012) … Shawn Butler
- – Episode #1.12497 (2012) … Shawn Butler
- – Episode #1.12494 (2012) … Shawn Butler includes 118 more episodes
- 2011 "E! Buzz with Carla B" (short) Guest
- 2011 NCIS (TV series) Navy Chief Petty Officer Jerome Carr
- – Recruited (2011) … Navy Chief Petty Officer Jerome Carr
- 2011 Church Girl Jacob
- 2010 SGU Stargate Universe (TV series) Reginald Greer
- – Pain (2010) … Reginald Greer
- – Lost (2010) … Reginald Greer
- 2010 Butterfly Rising/Jacob
- 2009 Lie to Me (TV series) FBI Agent Irving
- – Tractor Man (2009) … FBI Agent Irving
- 2008-2009 Days of Our Lives (TV series) Peter / Barney Bateman
- – Episode #1.11109 (2009) … Peter
- – Episode #1.11108 (2009) … Peter
- – Episode #1.10818 (2008) … Barney Bateman
- 2008-2009 Bones (TV series) Grayson Barasa
- – The End in the Beginning (2009) … Grayson Barasa
- – The Yanks in the U.K.: Parts 1 and 2 (2008) … Grayson Barasa
- 2008 The Inspiration of Barack (video short) Derek
- 2008 Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (video) Police Photographer (credit only)
- 2008 The Porter (short) Arthur Dodd
- 2008 Columbus Day/Officer Walters
- 2007 K-Ville (TV series)Ken– AKA (2007)
- 2007 III Blackout/James
- 2007 Young Cesar/
- 2007 Motives 2/Brandon Collier
- 2007 ER (TV series) Mario–From Here to Paternity (2007)
- 2006 CSI: NY (TV series) Nick Davis– Raising Shane (2006)
- 2006 Hot Tamale/Dewayne Longfellow
- 2006 Invasion (TV series) Coast Guard Lt.
- – Re-Evolution (2006) … Coast Guard Lt.
- 2006 The Unit (TV series) African Soldier
- – Stress (2006) … African Soldier
- 2006 Restraining Order/Dontae McNeil
- 2005 O.C. (TV series) Trauma Doctor
- – The Aftermath (2005) … Trauma Doctor
- 2005 Into the West (TV mini-series) Ben Franklin
- – Wheel to the Stars (2005) … Ben Franklin
- 2005 The Shield (TV series) John Sullivan
- – Hurt (2005) … John Sullivan
- 2005 Cold Case (TV series) Clyde
- – Strange Fruit (2005) … Clyde
- 2004 The Young and the Restless (TV series) Ben
- – Episode #1.7968 (2004) … Ben
- – Episode #1.7967 (2004) … Ben
- – Episode #1.7964 (2004) … Ben
- – Episode #1.7961 (2004) … Ben
- 2004 Monk (TV series) Spyder Cell Guard
- – Mr. Monk Goes to Jail (2004) … Spyder Cell Guard
- 2004 Motives (video) Brandon
- 2004 Woman Thou Art Loosed/Pervis
- 2003 Momentum (TV movie) Floor Cop #2
- 2003 Keepin' It Real/Richard
- 2002 The District (TV series) Achmed Ali– Free-Fire Zone (2002)
- 2002 Dahmer/Corliss
- 2002 Big Ain't Bad/Ric
- 2001 Can't Let Go (short) David
- 2000 Playing with Fire (TV movie)Eric Konadu
- 1996 Soul of the Game (TV movie) Grace's husband (uncredited)
References
- ^ "GH Casting News". Soap Opera Digest. April 8, 2011. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ "GH Actors' Birthdays". The Official General Hospital Fan Club. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Sean Blakemore Bio". Soap Opera Digest. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
- ^ "GH's Shawn Is Gonna Be A Dad!". Soaps In Depth. Bauer Media Group. March 25, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "Sean Blakemore". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
External links
- "Interview with Sean Blakemore", Screenplayers
- Sean Blakemore at IMDb
- http://www.screenplayers.net/blakemore.html retrieved on 9/11/12