Jack Stephen "Steve" Burton 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.
Education
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.
Career
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. He currently plays the role of Dylan McAvoy on the Columbia Broadcasting System soap opera, The Young and the Restless. Previously, he appeared on Days of Our Lives in 1988 as Harris Michaels, a love interest to Eve Donovan, played by Charlotte Ross.
In January 2013, he joined the cast of The Young and the Restless playing Dylan McAvoy.
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 Consultants to Government and Industry 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.
Membership
In 2007, Burton became an original cast member of General Hospital: Night Shift, while keeping his day job on General Hospital.