Steve Burton ( Actor ) - wikipedia Steve Burton ( Actor ) Not to be confused with Steve Barton. Steve Burton Jack Stephen Burton ( 1970 - 06 - 28 ) June 28, 1970 ( age 48 ) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 1987 -- present Spouse ( s ) Sheree Gustin ( m. 1999 ) Children Awards Daytime Emmy -- Outstanding Supporting Actor ( 1998 ) Daytime Emmy -- Outstanding Supporting Actor ( 2017 ) Jack Stephen Burton ( born June 28, 1970 ) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Jason Morgan on General Hospital from 1991 to 2012, 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 Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children and the Kingdom Hearts series. In 2017, Burton returned to General Hospital in the role of Jason Morgan, under the alias of `` Patient 6. '' Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links 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 Chris Aable. Burton began playing Jason Morgan on 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 General Hospital : Night Shift. 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 ( 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. 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 ( after whom he is named ), 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 Film performances Year Title Role Notes 1994 Red Sun Rising Bar Patron 1994 CyberTracker Jared Direct - to - video 1995 Cyber-Tracker 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 Days of Our Lives Harris Micheals Recurring role Who 's the Boss ? Tim Episode : `` Her Father 's Daughter '' 1991 -- 2012 2017 -- 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 2013 -- 2017 The Young and the Restless Dylan McAvoy Series regular Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Kingdom Hearts Cloud Strife 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 TBA Final Fantasy VII Remake 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 Nominated work Result Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series General Hospital Nominated Soap Opera Digest Awards Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Won 1998 Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Won Soap Opera Digest Awards Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Won 1999 Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Male Star Won 2000 Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2003 Soap Opera Digest Awards Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor Won 2005 Daytime Emmy Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2014 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series The Young and the Restless Nominated 2016 Nominated 2017 Won References Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( January 7, 2013 ). `` ' General Hospital ' Star Steve Burton heads to ' Young and the Restless ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Soap vet Steve Burton goes from ' GH ' to ' Y&R ' ''. Daily Herald. Paddock Publications, Inc. January 9, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Twenty - Fifth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards ''. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2016 -- via SoapCentral. Jump up ^ `` Hospital Staff Too Tired to Carry On with Night Shift ? ''. TV Guide. TVGuide.com. August 13, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 25. Jump up ^ The Huffington Post ( December 26, 2012 ). `` ' General Hospital ' Star Steve Burton Joining ' The Young And The Restless ' ( REPORT ) ''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Bowe, Jillian ( October 6, 2016 ). `` Steve Burton OUT at The Young and the Restless ''. Daytime Confidential. United States : Confidential Media, Inc. ( SAY Media ). Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ SOD ( October 7, 2016 ). `` Steve Burton Leaving Y&R ''. Soap Opera Digest. United States : American Media, Inc. Retrieved October 7, 2016. Jump up ^ `` The 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Award Winners '' ( PDF ). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` WHOA BABY ! Steve Burton returns to GH ''. SoapCentral. Jump up ^ Webb Mitovich, Matt ( June 28, 2017 ). `` General Hospital : Steve Burton 's Return Is Confirmed -- Playing Jason... ? ''. TVLine. Jump up ^ Steve Burton : Jason Quartermaine on General Hospital, WCHS - TV. Retrieved September 8, 2008. `` Before graduating from Beverly Hills High school, `` a world apart from the environment I was accustomed to, '' he emphasizes, Mr. Burton studied drama and was a member of the school 's acclaimed Theatre 40. '' Jump up ^ `` ' Y&R 's ' Steve Burton Announces He 's a Dad Again ''. Soap Opera Network. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014. Jump up ^ * `` High Stakes Poker Season 3 Premieres on Monday, January 15 at 9 PM '' Archived May 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. GSN.com ; retrieved April 15, 2007. External links ABC Daytime : General Hospital Steve Burton on IMDb Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Peter Hansen ( 1979 ) Warren Burton ( 1980 ) Larry Haines ( 1981 ) David Lewis ( 1982 ) Darnell Williams ( 1983 ) Justin Deas ( 1984 ) Larry Gates ( 1985 ) John Wesley Shipp ( 1986 ) Gregg Marx ( 1987 ) Justin Deas ( 1988 ) Justin Deas ( 1989 ) Henry Darrow ( 1990 ) Bernard Barrow ( 1991 ) Thom Christopher ( 1992 ) Gerald Anthony ( 1993 ) Justin Deas ( 1994 ) Jerry verDorn ( 1995 ) Jerry verDorn ( 1996 ) Ian Buchanan ( 1997 ) Steve Burton ( 1998 ) Stuart Damon ( 1999 ) Shemar Moore ( 2000 ) Michael E. Knight ( 2001 ) Josh Duhamel ( 2002 ) Benjamin Hendrickson ( 2003 ) Rick Hearst ( 2004 ) Greg Rikaart ( 2005 ) Jordan Clarke ( 2006 ) Rick Hearst ( 2007 ) Kristoff St. John ( 2008 ) Jeff Branson / Vincent Irizarry ( 2009 ) Billy Miller ( 2010 ) Jonathan Jackson ( 2011 ) Jonathan Jackson ( 2012 ) Scott Clifton / Billy Miller ( 2013 ) Eric Martsolf ( 2014 ) Chad Duell ( 2015 ) Sean Blakemore ( 2016 ) Steve Burton ( 2017 ) Greg Vaughan ( 2018 ) ISNI : 0000 0001 0719 0597 LCCN : no2010188999 VIAF : 87454342 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steve_Burton_(actor)&oldid=851482558 '' Categories : 1970 births American male soap opera actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Living people Male actors from Indianapolis Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series winners 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors Beverly Hills High School alumni Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use mdy dates from September 2012 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Polski 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 22 July 2018, at 16 : 21 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played the original jason on general hospital
Answer: Jack Stephen Burton