No stranger to television, Sean Kanan recently guest starred on the hit ABC comedy FREDDIE but he is best known world wide as the man audiences loved to hate on CBS’s international hit, THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL. For more than five years, he played the role of Deacon Sharpe, a bad boy with layers of touching complexity. Kanan’s international appeal made him the likely choice to host a recent MISS WORLD PAGEANT in London. Kanan is also known by fans of television for his previous role as “A.J.” the roguish, black sheep son to the powerful Quartermaine Family on ABC’s GENERAL HOSPITAL.

In addition to his television work, Kanan has the lead role in the upcoming romantic feature, SONS OF ITALY, which was recently filmed in Italy and on the Isle of Capri. He also has a starring role in the upcoming horror film, HACK in which Sean is one of the producers. Kanan also has a starring role in the recently released DVD, CARPOOL GUY. His film CHASING HOLDEN (Lionsgate Distribution) of which he wrote, co-executive produced and stars in opposite DJ Qualls and Rachel Blanchard for Showtime is currently out on DVD. Kanan has also produced (Kanan/Hammerschlag Productions) and stars in the drama MARCH (Devin/Iron Entertainment Distribution) which premiered at The Cannes Film Festival.

Kanan’s exceptional acting and Black Belt karate skills made him the obvious choice to be selected out of 2,000 actors by Academy Award winning director John Avildsen (Rocky) to play the memorable role of Ralph Macchio’s nemesis in the feature film KARATE KID III . Soon after, Kanan signed on to Francis Ford Coppola’s television series THE OUTSIDERS. Later he went on to work with Oliver Stone in the Bruce Wagner miniseries WILD PALMS.

Additional film credits for Kanan include HBO’s THE CHAOS FACTOR with Fred Ward and Antonio Sabato Jr., CRASH POINT ZERO with Treat Williams and the independent comedy CHUMP CHANGE. Kanan’s numerous television credits include memorable guest spots on MTV’s DEAD AT 21, WALKER TEXAS RANGER, THE NANNY, SUPERMAN, WHO’S THE BOSS and STEP BY STEP.

Kanan was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He attended Boston University and is a graduate from UCLA with a degree in Political Science. He has studied acting under the finest instructors such as Cameron Thor, Howard Fine, and the late Roy London.

Kanan continues to enjoy martial arts and performing stand-up at local comedy clubs amid a busy acting, producing and writing career. Kanan resides in Los Angeles.