Steve Burton (actor)

Jack Stephen Burton (born June 28, 1970) is an American television actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2012, reprising the role from 2017 to 2021, and since 2024, as well as Dylan McAvoy on The Young and the Restless from 2013 to 2017. In 2019, he played the role of Morgan's twin brother, Drew Cain (Billy Miller) in flashbacks with Shiloh Archer (Coby Ryan McLaughlin). He also voiced Cloud Strife in various Square Enix products, including Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts series.

Early life

Jack Stephen Burton<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 28, 1970. He grew up in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Richmond Heights before moving to Hollywood and graduating from Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Career

Burton's first major role was as surfer Chris Fuller on Out of This World in 1987, later appearing as Harris Michaels on Days of Our Lives in 1988. In the 1990s, he studied acting at Theater Theater in Hollywood, California and was coached by Jon Cedar and Chris Aable.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Burton began playing Jason Quartermaine, later renamed Jason Morgan, on the daytime soap opera General Hospital in 1991, and won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1998.<ref name="NATAS 1997">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2007, Burton also appeared as Jason in the first season of General Hospital: Night Shift.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2001, Burton appeared in the movie The Last Castle as Captain Peretz alongside Robert Redford and James Gandolfini; in 2002, he appeared in the science fiction miniseries Taken as Russell Keys. He was also the voice of Cloud Strife in the Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy series, as well as the film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.<ref name="btva" />

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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On October 6, 2016, Burton announced on social media that he would not renew his deal with the series and would exit the role of Dylan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was subsequently awarded another Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for the role in 2017.<ref name="NATAS 2017 Wins">Template:Cite web</ref> In June 2017, ABC Daytime announced that Burton would be returning to General Hospital.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In November 2021, Burton was fired from General Hospital due to his refusal to comply with the production's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In April 2022, it was announced Burton had joined the cast of Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem in his former role as Harris Michaels.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In January 2024, he announced that he had completed filming for the role the month prior.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> That same month, it was announced that he would reprise the role of Jason Morgan on General Hospital.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Personal life

Burton married Sheree Gustin on January 16, 1999. They had three children: daughters Makena Grace, born September 5, 2003, and Brooklyn Faith, born July 7, 2014, and son Jack Marshall, born March 26, 2006.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In May 2022, Burton announced he and Gustin had separated and that he was not the father of the child Gustin was pregnant with.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Burton filed for divorce in July 2022, citing March 1 as their date of separation and 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the divorce.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The divorce was finalized in December 2023,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> with the couple sharing legal and joint custody of their three children, and with Burton ordered to pay Gustin child support for their minor children through April 2024.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> On May 17, 2025, Burton married Michelle Lundstrom after announcing their engagement in January.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lundstorm has two daughters, Lilah, born in 2011, and Hannah, born in 2014, from a previous relationship.Template:Citation needed Actor Sean Kanan is his second cousin, by marriage.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Open access</ref>

Burton appeared on High Stakes Poker season three, donating his earnings to his fan club to build a clubhouse.<ref>*"High Stakes Poker Season 3 Premieres on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM" Template:Webarchive GSN.com; retrieved April 15, 2007.</ref>

Filmography

Film performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	The Manhattan Project	Local FBI Agent Ithaca
1994	Red Sun Rising	Bar Patron
1994	CyberTracker	Jared	Direct-to-video
1995	CyberTracker 2
2001	The Last Castle	Capt. Peretz
2001	Semper Fi	Steve Russell
2006	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	Cloud Strife (voice)	English version
2009	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete

Television performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987–1991	Out of This World	Chris Fuller	60 episodes
1988 2023–2024	Days of Our Lives	Harris Micheals	Series regular
1988	Circus of the Stars	Himself	Episode: #13 Nov 25, 1988
1990	Who's the Boss?	Tim	Episode: "Her Father's Daughter"
1991–2012 2017–2021 2024–present	General Hospital	Jason Morgan	Series regular
1991	Secret Bodyguard	Rick	Credited as Stephen Burton
1998	Soaps' Most Unforgettable Love Stories	Jason Morgan	Television film
2002	Taken	Captain Russell Keys	3 episodes
2007	General Hospital: Night Shift	Jason Morgan	Main role (season one)
2013–2017	The Young and the Restless	Dylan McAvoy	Series regular
2022	Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem	Harris Micheals	Chapter 2

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Kingdom Hearts	Cloud Strife<ref name="btva">Template:Cite web</ref>	English version
2006	Kingdom Hearts II
2006	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
2007	Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2008	Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
2008	Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
2009	Dissidia Final Fantasy
2011	Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
2011	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
2014	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX
2016	Final Fantasy Explorers
2016	World of Final Fantasy
2017	Mobius Final Fantasy
2018	Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

As writer

Year	Title	Role
2005	Laws of Gambling	Writer

As director

Year	Title	Role
2005	Laws of Gambling	Director

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
1997	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Template:Nom
	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Lead Actor		Template:Won
1998	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series		Template:Won
	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Younger Lead Actor		Template:Won
1999		Hottest Male Star		Template:Won
2000	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series		Template:Nom
2003	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor		Template:Won
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series		Template:Nom
2014		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	The Young and the Restless	Template:Nom
2016				Template:Nom
2017				Template:Won
2020		Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital	Template:Nom
2021				Template:Nom
2021	Soap Hub Award	General Hospital Favorite Actor	General Hospital	Template:Won
2023	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series	Beyond Salem: Chapter Two	Template:Nom

External links

• ABC Daytime: General Hospital
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