Kristoff St. John plays 'Neil Winters'

Kristoff St. John joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in January 1991 as Neil Winters.

For his portrayal of Neil Winters he received an Emmy Award in 1992 as Outstanding Younger Lead Actor and was nominated in the same category in 1993.

Prior to joining The Young and the Restless, St. John portrayed Adam Marshall in the daytime drama Generations, a role for which he received Emmy Award nominations as Best Supporting Actor in 1990 and 1991.

St. John had recurring roles in the television series Hanging with Mr. Cooper and Martin. Additional credits include guest-starring roles in The Cosby Show, Diagnosis Murder, A Different World, Jake and the Fatman and Happy Days.

He appeared in the made for television movies Beulah Land, The Atlanta Child Murders, Roots II:The Next Generation and Finish Line.

St. John developed and directed Soap World, a television pilot that eventually became Soap Break. His feature film credits include a starring role in Avatar and The Champ.

St. John has studied at the Actor's Studio in Los Angeles, the Virgil Frye Workshop and the Tony Morina Workshop.

St. John wrote a screenplay entitled Cafe America, which will be produced by Moonboy, his own production company.

Trivia

• St. John is a movie buff and also enjoys playing the guitar.
• St. John volunteers for various child-related causes and has three children
• Both his parents are in the entertainment industry: his father, Christopher St. John, is an actor/director and his mother, actress Maria St. John, is a graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
  

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