SEAN

Sean Kanan To most, Sean Kanan is known for his role as Deacon Sharpe on CBS's The Bold & The Beautiful which is currently seen by more than three hundred million fans in over one hundred countries. After arriving in Los Angeles, it wasn’t long before Sean was able to secure roles in film and television. One of Sean’s first major Hollywood roles was as Ralph Macchio's nemesis Mike Barnes in Karate Kid lll which he won over two thousand hopefuls when Academy award winning director John Avildsen hand picked Sean for the coveted role. This was followed by the Fox TV series The Outsiders which was executive produced by Francis Ford Coppolla. From there he was tapped to appear in Oliver Stone's Wild Palms opposite James Belushi. Sean then turned his sights on network television roles including General Hospital for which he was nominated best newcomer in daytime by the annual Soap Opera Digest Awards for his role as the trouble-ridden A.J. Quartermaine. Later Aaron Spelling asked Sean to join the cast of Sunset Beach. Sean has also starred in Who's the Boss?, VIP, The Nanny, Walker: Texas Ranger, and Lois and Clark. In between numerous television appearance Sean has continued to star in independent films such as the action adventure Extreme Limits with Treat Williams, Chaos Factor and film festival darling 10 Attitudes. Kanan has also taken on theatrical roles, including Irish Coffee at the Burbage where he received rave reviews and as Austin in Sam Shepard's True West at the Zephyr in Los Angeles. Sean played opposite Martin Kove whom he met when the two filmed Karate Kid III. The play was directed by Mark Blanchard. Since leaving Bold and the Beautiful Sean has put together an impressive string of film roles. He has starred in the feature Carpool Guy, directed by Corbin Bernsen, the lead in Sons of Italy shot in beautiful Naples, Italy and both produced and starred in the feature film HACK, lensed at Universal Studios and released nationwide on DVD. HACK is not the first film that Kanan has produced. He co-wrote, produced and starred in the short film Oasis Cafe with co-star Gary Busey. He also produced and starred as the title character in the poignant drama March. Kanan followed March with Chasing Holden which stars DJ Quals as a disturbed young man who sets off on an oddysey to find Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger. Kanan wrote, starred and Co-Executive produced Chasing Holden which is distributed by Lion’s Gate Entertainment. Sean has studied Italian for several years and was able to turn his passion for the language and culture of Italy into a fantastic career experience when he was a contestant in the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars. Kanan relates “ it was one of the most difficult and rewarding experience I have ever undertaken. To live in a country as beautiful as Italy, learn a completely unknown skill and do it all in Italian was unforgettable.” Sean recently completed filming the feature Jack Rio. He plays the role of a troubled Hollywood manager who struggles with a gambling addiction. Kanan once again found himself wearing multiple hats as he has was asked to come on boards as one of the film’s producers. Away from the set, Kanan spends his personal time studying martial arts, writing scripts and honing his stand-up material. Kanan has performed his stand-up act at The Comedy Store, The Improv and Dangerfield's. He has also entertained US troops in Bosnia and Kosovo for USO. Mr. Kanan holds a bachelors degree from UCLA in political science and is a gourmet chef.