Background
Hankinson was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, living briefly in Albuquerque, New Mexico before moving to Los Angeles, California.
Hankinson was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, living briefly in Albuquerque, New Mexico before moving to Los Angeles, California.
He attended Tucson High Magnet School, a performing arts public school.
In 2008, Hankinson landed the principal recurring role of Ethan Blaine on the National Broadcasting Company daytime soap, Days of Our Lives, as well as a new web series for Music Television, a feature film Tarzana with Beth Broderick, and a pilot for The History Channel. In 2011 Hankinson is featured in the web series Foodies. In 2012, Sean lends his voice for the role of Ken in the web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse.
After Prom Queen, Sean was the lead in another web series.
In "Find Maine", he played Spencer, a 23-year-old who was trying online dating. The series completed one season.
The series was removed from its production website, but some episodes are available on YouTube.