Steve Burton (actor)


Jack Stephen Burton is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2012 and 2017 to present, and Dylan McAvoy on The Young and the Restless from 2013 to 2017. He also voiced the character Cloud Strife in a wide range of Square Enix products, including and the Kingdom Hearts series. In 2017, Burton returned to General Hospital in the role of Jason Morgan, under the alias of "Patient 6." In 2019, he also briefly stepped into the role of Jason's twin Andrew Cain in various flashbacks that Hank "Shiloh" Archer had.

Career

Burton got his break as surfer boy Chris Fuller on Out of This World in 1987, and later appeared as Harris Michaels on Days of Our Lives in 1988. In the 1990s he studied acting at Theater Theater in Hollywood, California, coached by Jon Cedar and Chris Aable. Burton began playing Jason Morgan on the daytime soap opera General Hospital in 1991, and won a Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1998. In 2007, Burton also appeared as Jason in the first season of '.
Burton appeared in the science fiction miniseries Taken and in the movie The Last Castle in 2001 with Robert Redford and James Gandolfini. Burton is also the voice actor of Cloud Strife in the Kingdom Hearts series and the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He has voiced Cloud in the game Kingdom Hearts and its sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, as well as in the CGI movie ' and the video games ', ', Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
On August 28, 2012, Burton confirmed that he would exit General Hospital in October. On January 29, 2013, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless as Dylan McAvoy. On October 6, 2016, Burton announced via social media that he would not renew his deal with the soap, and would exit the role of Dylan. He was subsequently awarded another Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for his The Young and the Restless role in 2017. In June 2017, ABC Daytime announced that Burton would be returning to General Hospital.

Personal life

Burton was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Tory Burton, an optician, and father Jack Burton, now divorced. He was raised in a suburb of Cleveland called Richmond Heights, before moving to Hollywood. He graduated from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California.
Burton married Sheree Gustin on January 16, 1999. They have three children, two daughters and a son.
Burton appeared on High Stakes Poker season three, and donated his earnings to his fan club for the building of a clubhouse.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987–1991Out of This WorldChris Fuller60 episodes
1988Days of Our LivesHarris MichealsRecurring role
1990Who's the Boss?TimEpisode: "Her Father's Daughter"
1991–2012
2017–present		General HospitalJason MorganSeries regular
1991Secret BodyguardRickCredited as Stephen Burton
1998Soaps' Most Unforgettable Love StoriesJason MorganTelevision film
2002TakenCaptain Russell Keys3 episodes
2007'Jason MorganMain role
2013–2017The Young and the RestlessDylan McAvoySeries regular

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Kingdom HeartsCloud StrifeEnglish version
2006Kingdom Hearts IICloud StrifeEnglish version
2006'Cloud StrifeEnglish version
2007Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+Cloud StrifeEnglish version
2008'Cloud StrifeEnglish version
2008'Cloud StrifeEnglish version
2009Dissidia Final FantasyCloud StrifeEnglish version
2011Dissidia 012 Final FantasyCloud StrifeEnglish version
2011Cloud StrifeEnglish version
2014Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIXCloud StrifeEnglish version
2016Final Fantasy ExplorersCloud StrifeEnglish version
2016World of Final FantasyCloud StrifeEnglish version
2017Mobius Final FantasyCloud StrifeEnglish version
2018Dissidia Final Fantasy NTCloud StrifeEnglish version
--Cloud StrifeEnglish version

YearTitleRole
2005Laws of GamblingWriter

YearTitleRole
2005Laws of GamblingDirector

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