to write the screenplay Queen of Jazz, about Ella Fitzgerald's life and legacy. While working on Two as the series lead, he also wrote the episodes “A.D.” and "The Reckoning". In 2001 Easton adapted a short film based on an unfinished screenplay by Doors front man Jim Morrison. Daedelus is Dead appeared at more than a dozen film festivals and was later bought by The Sundance Channel. In 2015, Easton's Ultraviolent, chronicling the last, bizarre night of filmmaker Donald Cammell, won the Best Shorts Showcase at LA Shorts Fest and was awarded the Grand Prize at both the Barcelona and Canadian International Film Festivals. He followed up with First Strike Butcher Knife, which premiered at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. Personal life Easton married model Ginevra Arabia in 2004. The couple has two children: Lilah Bell, born on April 15, 2011, and Jack Boru, born on September 7, 2013. Filmography Books Easton, Michael (1997). "Eighteen Straight Whiskeys". The Bowery Press. . Easton, Michael (2008). "Soul Stealer". . Easton, Michael (2009). "Soul Stealer Book Two: Blood and Rain". . Easton, Michael (2010). "Soul Stealer Book Three: Last To Die". . Straub, Peter & Easton, Michael (2010). "The Green Woman". . Easton, Michael (2011). "Soul Stealer The Collector's Edition". . Easton, Michael (2013). "Credence". . Awards and nominations Daytime Emmy Awards {} 2018: Nominated, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – General Hospital Gemini Awards 1999: Nominated, Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role – Total Recall 2070 Soap Opera Digest Awards 2005: Won, Favorite Triangle – One Life to Live (shared with Melissa Archer and Renée Elise Goldsberry) 2003: Nominated, Outstanding Younger Lead Actor – Port Charles References External links Official website The Poetry of Michael Easton American male soap opera actors Male actors from California 1967 births Living people