Burgi began his career in New York, which led to regular roles on the Manhattan-based daytime soap operas
One Life to Live,
Another World and
As the World Turns. After moving to Los Angeles, he appeared on the serial
Days of Our Lives. He made a number of guest appearances on episodic television shows, and was also cast in
Chameleons, a TV movie, in 1989. He had a role on
Viper, and landed his first lead role in the 1994 television series
One West Waikiki. In 2011, it was announced that he would play Karl Parker in
My Family USA, which premiered on September 26, 2011. In 2011, Burgi landed a new recurring role as CIA hitman Clyde Decker, who is part of a government conspiracy targeting the title character in
Chuck. In 2011, Burgi appeared in season 9 of
One Tree Hill as Brooke Davis's father. In 2012, he starred in cult classic "Christmas Twister" as TV Reporter 1, in which his character was killed trying to parry away a low flying shipping container. In 2013, Burgi guest-starred on Lifetime's
Devious Maids as a brother, uncle and love interest, Henri. From 2015–2016, Burgi played
Paul Hornsby in the ABC daytime serial
General Hospital. In 2021,
Soap Opera Digest reported that Burgi had been cast in the recurring role of Ashland Locke on CBS' daytime soap opera,
The Young and the Restless, with the character first appearing on March 11, 2021. In 2022, Burgi was fired from
Y&R for violating the show's
COVID-19 policy, and his role on the show was recast with former
Guiding Light star
Robert Newman. ==Filmography==