Steve Burton (actor)
| Steve Burton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jack Stephen Burton June 28, 1970 Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sheree Gustin (m. 1999) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards |
Nominated: Outstanding Younger Actor 1997 General Hospital Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor 1998 General Hospital Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor 2000 General Hospital Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor 2005 General Hospital Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor 2014 The Young and the Restless |
Jack Stephen "Steve" Burton (born June 28, 1971) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2000, briefly in 2001, and from 2002 to 2012 and as Dylan McAvoy on the The Young and the Restless from 2013 to 2017, He also voiced the character of Cloud Strife in a wide range of Square Enix products, including Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts series.
Burton got his break as surfer boy Chris Fuller on Out of This World in 1987 and in the 1990s he studied acting at Theater Theater in Hollywood, California, coached by Chris Aable who introduced him to fellow actors Gedde Watanabe and Jon Cedar. He won a Daytime Emmy as best supporting actor in 1998 for his portrayal of Jason Morgan. In 2007, Burton became an original cast member of General Hospital: Night Shift, while keeping his day job on General Hospital. Previously, he appeared on Days of Our Lives in 1988 as Harris Michaels, a love interest to Eve Donovan, played by Charlotte Ross.
He 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 (excluding Final Fantasy VII itself, since it had no voice acting). He has voiced Cloud in the game Kingdom Hearts and its sequel, Kingdom Hearts II, as well as in the CGI movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the video games Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. On August 28, 2012, Burton confirmed that he would exit General Hospital in October; he last appeared on-air on October 26, 2012. 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; at press time, a final appearance date was not made known.
...
Wikipedia