Kristoff St. John (July 15, 1966 – February 3, 2019) was an American actor. St. John was best known for his television roles, including his role as Neil Winters in the Soap Opera The Young and the Restless. He also portrayed a young Alex Haley in the television mini-series Roots: The Next Generations.
St. John was married twice and had three children. His eldest son Julian died by suicide in 2014, which led to his depression and subsequent accidental death in 2019 of heart disease, which alcohol may have contributed. He was 52 years old.
Partial Filmography
Film
- Sister, Sister (1982) - Daniel "Danny" Burton, TV movie
- Finish Line (1989) - Tito Landreau, TV movie
- Pandora's Box (2002) - Victor DuBois
- Carpool Guy (2005) - Steven
- Spiritual Warriors (2007) - Hospital Administrator
- 20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending (2013) - Smitty
- A Man Called God (2014) - director, documentary film co-directed with his father Christopher St. John
- Marry Us For Christmas (2014) - Lawrence
- A Baby For Christmas (2015) - Lawrence
- A Christmas Cruise (2017) - Jake, TV movie
- Home Is Where The Killer Is (2019) - Dr. Fredericks
Television
- Thats My Mama (1975) - Andy
- Big John Little John (1976–1977) Homer, 11 episodes
- Happy Days (1976) - Booker Brown, 1 episode
- Wonder Woman - Linc, 1 episode
- The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977) - Ralphie
- The Champ (1979) - Sonny
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) - Young Alex Haley
- The Bad News Bears (1979–1980) - Ahmad Abdul Rahim
- The Cosby Show (1984) - David James
- Charlie And Co (1985–1986) - Charlie Richmond Jr., 18 episodes
- What's Happening Now!! (1987) - Bob Bledose, 1 episode
- A Different World (1988) - E.Z. Brooks, 1 episode
- Generations (1989–1991) - Adam Marshall, series regular
- The Young and the Restless (1991–2019) - Neil Winters, series regular
- Diagnosis: Murder (1994-1995) - Sammy Garrett
- CBS Soap Break (1995) - Host
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1995) - Eric, recurring role
- Martin (1996) - Fred Livingston, 1 episode
- The Crew (1996) - Darnell, 2 epiosdes
- The Jamie Foxx Show (1997) - Morris, 1 episode
- Living Single (1997) - Norwood, 1 episode
- Series/The Nanny (1997) - Himself
- Family Matters (1998) - D'Andre, 1 episode
- Suddenly Susan (1998) - Patrick, 1 episode
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1998) - Marovich, 1 episode
- Get Real (1999) - Joe, 1 episode
- For Your Love (1999) - Charles Pressman, 1 episode
- Everybody Hates Chris (2009) - Himself
- Family Time (2012, 2014) - Jack
- The First Family (2013) - CJ, 1 episode
- Love That Girl (2014) - Ron, 1 episode
