Michael Easton is a multi-talented American performer and writer. While he gained recognition for his roles in Ally McBeal, VR.5, Total Recall 2070, One Life to Live, and General Hospital, he is also a highly praised novelist, with his trilogy Soul Stealer receiving critical acclaim.
Michael Easton Bio Summary
Full name: Michael Easton
Date of birth: February 15, 1967
Age: 57 years (2024)
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Inglewood, California, US
Alma mater: University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation: Actor
Sexual orientation: Straight
Marital status: Married
Wife: Ginevra Arabia
Children: 2
Early Life
Michael Easton, a native of Inglewood, California, was brought up and educated in both the US and Ireland. Upon his return to the US, he pursued higher education at UCLA and obtained a dual degree in English and History after completing high school.
Career
At the age of 25, Michael Easton landed his initial prominent television role as Tanner Scofield on the popular series Days of Our Lives, in which he appeared for two years.
During his time on the show, he was chosen as one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful” in 1992. However, he left the role in 1993 when his mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. He then went back to Los Angeles to take care of her until she passed away in 1994.
In 1995, Easton made a comeback to acting by joining the cast of Fox’s VR.5 as Duncan, alongside Lori Singer from Fame and Anthony Head from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He then took on the lead role in Two, created by showrunner Stephen J. Cannell.
In the series, he portrayed a Seattle professor who is falsely accused of murder by his twin brother, resulting in him having to flee from the FBI to prove his innocence. Easton not only co-wrote an episode called “A.D.”, but also wrote the final episode of the series, “The Reckoning”.
In 1997, he secured a part on Damon Wayans’ 413 Hope Street alongside Jesse L. Martin and Richard Roundtree. Easton portrayed the character of Nick Carrington, a reformed drug user and counselor at a crisis center in the inner city.
Easton appeared in several episodes of Ally McBeal as Glenn in 1988. He also reprised the character in a brief appearance on the critically acclaimed show The Practice.
Additionally, he portrayed the protagonist David Hume, a detective paired with a sentient android, in the Showtime series Total Recall 2070.
Easton made a comeback to Daytime television by joining ABC’s Port Charles, a spinoff of General Hospital. This show had a supernatural twist, and Easton played a key role in developing and bringing to life the vampire character, Caleb Morley.
In 2003, Michael Easton took on the role of Detective John McBain on the soap opera One Life to Live, which he portrayed for nine years. He later returned to this role at General Hospital. On March 22, 2016, he joined the GH cast once again as Dr. Hamilton Finn.
After being a main character on the soap opera for ten years, Michael Easton is bidding farewell to General Hospital. In a video posted on Instagram on June 26, the 57-year-old actor thanked the cast and crew before his last episode aired on June 27, 2024.
He said,
“I’ve loved every minute that I’ve been here. I want to thank the entire cast and crew for allowing me to share their stage this past 10 years. Most importantly, I want to thank all of you for the kindness and love you’ve shown me and my family.
I won’t ever forget you. And as I walk out here for the last time, and with apologies to the great Lou Gehrig, I feel like the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”
Personal Life
In 2004, Michael Easton tied the knot with model Ginevra Arabia. They are now proud parents of two children, Lilah Bell (born on April 15, 2011) and Jack Boru (born on September 7, 2013).
