Sean Hankinson

Sean Hankinson is an American actor who works in film and theater and is known for playing Ethan Blaire on Days of Our Lives, Ken in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse, and Ben in Adult Swim Yule Log (2022). He was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, and attended a performing arts high school there, starting professional work at 14. At Chapman University he played Alan Strang in Equus, a performance that won him a college acting prize at the OC Weekly theater awards. After finishing his fine arts degree he moved to New York City and starred as Ben in the web series Prom Queen, made by Michael Eisner. He voiced Ken in the Mattel series from 2012 to 2015, toured in the Off-Broadway production of Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man, and later took guest roles in Dynasty and Naomi. In 2024 he portrayed the blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in the drama Reagan.