Former General Hospital star Sean Blakemore won his first Daytime Emmy award Sunday night in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category. This is Blakemore's second nomination.

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Blakemore portrayed mob enforcer Shawn Butler on GH from 2011-2016. He can next be seen in the pilot for The Yard, a college-set drama for BET.