Jason Morgan (General Hospital)

Jason Morgan
General Hospital character
Steve Burton as Jason Morgan
Portrayed by
  • Quinn Carlson (1981–1982)
  • Bryan Beck (1982–1988)
  • Steve Burton (1991–2012, 2017–present)
  • Carmel Fainbaum (2012)
  • Billy Miller (2014–2017)
  • Paul Chirico (2017)
Duration
  • 1981–1988
  • 1991–2012
  • 2017–2021
  • 2024
First appearanceNovember 11, 1981 (1981-11-11)
ClassificationPresent; regular
Created byThom Racina and Leah Laiman
Introduced by
Book appearances
Spin-off
appearances
General Hospital: Night Shift

Billy Miller as Jason Morgan
In-universe information
Other names
  • Jason Moore (birth name)
  • Jason Quartermaine (1983–1996)
  • Patient 6 (2017)
  • Jesse Nichols (2018)
  • Joshua James (2021)
  • Alan Jacobs (2021–2024)
Occupation
  • FBI informant (2021–present)
  • Military contractor and mercenary (2021–2024)
  • Mob enforcer (1996–2012, 2017–2021)
  • Businessman (1996–2012)
  • Coffee importer (1996–2012, 2017–2021)
  • Restaurant owner (2009–2012)
FamilyQuartermaine
Parents
Adoptive motherMonica Quartermaine
BrothersDrew Cain[1][2]
Half-brothersA. J. Quartermaine
Half-sisters
Spouse
Sons
Grandparents
Uncles
AuntsTracy Quartermaine
Nephews
Nieces
First cousins

Jason Morgan is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Created by Thom Racina and Leah Laiman, he is most notably played by Daytime Emmy Award-winning actor Steve Burton, who joined the cast in 1991 and vacated the role in 2012. Burton later reprised the role from 2017 to 2021, and again in 2024. Jason was born offscreen in September 1981 and the character made his onscreen debut weeks later but was seen portrayed by a child actor in November 1981 as the son of Dr. Alan Quartermaine (Stuart Damon) and his mistress, Susan Moore (Gail Ramsey), later adopted by Alan's wife Dr. Monica Quartermaine (Leslie Charleson). As one of the longest-running characters on the show, the role was played by various child actors from 1981 to 1988.[3][4] In 2014, Billy Miller was cast in the role. With Burton's 2017 return, Miller's casting was later retconned as Jason's twin brother, Andrew Cain.

  1. ^ Frank Valentini (Executive producer); Shelly Altman and Chris Van Etten (Head writers) (October 27, 2017). General Hospital. Season 55. Episode 144. American Broadcasting Company.
  2. ^ PD, Marissa (October 27, 2017). "GH Recaps: The week of October 23, 2017 on General Hospital". Soap Central. Soapcentral.com. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jason Actors was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ General Hospital Official Site, Jason Morgan's Biography. Archived February 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine