Steve Burton (actor)


Jack Stephen Burton 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 in flashbacks with Shiloh Archer. He also voiced Cloud Strife in various Square Enix products, including Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts series.
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Early life

Jack Stephen Burton 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.

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. 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. In 2007, Burton also appeared as Jason in the first season of General Hospital: Night Shift.
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.
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 on social media that he would not renew his deal with the series and would exit the role of Dylan. He was subsequently awarded another Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for the role in 2017. In June 2017, ABC Daytime announced that Burton would be returning to General Hospital. In November 2021, Burton was fired from General Hospital due to his refusal to comply with the production's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. 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. In January 2024, he announced that he had completed filming for the role the month prior. That same month, it was announced that he would reprise the role of Jason Morgan on General Hospital.

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. In May 2022, Burton announced he and Gustin had separated and that he was not the father of the child Gustin was pregnant with. Burton filed for divorce in July 2022, citing March 1 as their date of separation and 'irreconcilable differences' as the reason for the divorce. The divorce was finalized in December 2023, 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. On May 17, 2025, Burton married Michelle Lundstrom after announcing their engagement in January. Lundstorm has two daughters, Lilah, born in 2011, and Hannah, born in 2014, from a previous relationship. Actor Sean Kanan is his second cousin, by marriage.
Burton appeared on High Stakes Poker season three, donating his earnings to his fan club to build a clubhouse.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987–1991Out of This WorldChris Fuller60 episodes
1988
2023–2024		Days of Our LivesHarris MichealsSeries regular
1988Circus of the StarsHimselfEpisode: #13 Nov 25, 1988
1990Who's the Boss?TimEpisode: "Her Father's Daughter"
1991–2012
2017–2021
2024–present		General HospitalJason MorganSeries regular
1991Secret BodyguardRickCredited as Stephen Burton
1998Soaps' Most Unforgettable Love StoriesJason MorganTelevision film
2002TakenCaptain Russell Keys3 episodes
2007General Hospital: Night ShiftJason MorganMain role
2013–2017The Young and the RestlessDylan McAvoySeries regular
2022Days of Our Lives: Beyond SalemHarris MichealsChapter 2

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Kingdom HeartsCloud StrifeEnglish version
2006Kingdom Hearts IICloud StrifeEnglish version
2006Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VIICloud StrifeEnglish version
2007Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+Cloud StrifeEnglish version
2008Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of MemoriesCloud StrifeEnglish version
2008Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIICloud StrifeEnglish version
2009Dissidia Final FantasyCloud StrifeEnglish version
2011Dissidia 012 Final FantasyCloud StrifeEnglish version
2011Kingdom Hearts Re:codedCloud 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