He played The Pirate King in
The Pirates of Penzance on Broadway, debuting January 8, 1981 at the
Uris Theatre. He had previously played the role in a touring production of the musical. His television work includes a guest starring role on
Oh, Grow Up and the TV movie,
The Stepsister. He has appeared in the films ''
Final Embrace,
I Love You, Don't Touch Me!, and Amy's Orgasm. From 2004 to 2007, he hosted a SOAPnet series, 1 Day With..., where he would spend the day with a fellow soap star, including many of his GH
castmates. In late 2007 and early 2008, he appeared on As the World Turns'' as Sam Hutchins. In 2008, Kurth produced and narrated a documentary,
Class C: The Only Game in Town, which tells the story of life in Montana small towns through the lens of five girls' basketball teams. The film won two regional Emmy awards. In June 2009, he announced that he would be returning to
Days of Our Lives as Justin Kiriakis. In 2014, he starred in a short film,
Blue Skies. Kurth appeared on the web series
Ladies of the Lake, based on a novel by
Days of Our Lives producer
Ken Corday. He returned to
General Hospital as Ned Quartermaine in 2013 and since 2020, continues to appear on both
GH and
Days of Our Lives. He received a
Daytime Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2018 for his role on
General Hospital, then was nominated in the same category for his work on
Days of Our Lives in 2020 and 2024. He was nominated for
Outstanding Lead Actor for
Days of Our Lives in 2021. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band Kurth and Taylor. The group has performed on and produced songs for
General Hospital. They have released two albums, Kurth & Taylor and Half & Half. In 2020, he starred in the independent film
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken. He also appeared in the 2021 film ''A Bride's Nightmare
. In 2022, Kurth co-starred with Kassie DePaiva in a short film, Common as Red Hair''. ==Personal life==