Burnie Burns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 18, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Rochester, New York, USA
Biography
Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns (born 1973) is an filmmaker, actor, writer, and director from Austin, Texas. His most notable contributions have been in machinima, although he has also worked with live-action. In April 2003, Burns, along with several of his friends, created the Internet machinima series Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles. Filmed using the video games Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, and Halo: Reach. Red vs. Blue was quickly acclaimed for its humor and originality, eventually elevating Burns to the status of an Internet celebrity. Such visibility allowed him to create one of the few successful machinima film-houses in the industry, Rooster Teeth Productions. Burns even attracted the attention of video game giant Electronic Arts, who asked him to create a promotional series using their new game, The Sims 2. The result, The Strangerhood, has received mixed reviews. Burns also premiered P.A.N.I.C.S., a mini-series that utilizes the F.E.A.R. game engine. He has appeared at several film festivals, including Sundance and The Sydney Film Festival. He currently lives in Scotland, United Kingdom, with his wife (Ashley Burns), son, and daughter.
Known For
Filmography
Rooster Teeth Podcast
TV · 1 ep
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
Movie · as Epsilon (voice)
RWBY: Fairy Tales
TV · as Taiyang Xiao Long (voice) · 1 ep
Arizona Circle
TV · 1 ep
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Movie · as Self
The Next Kill
Movie · as Jim Convasos
GORQ's Quest
TV · 1 ep
The Tattooist
Movie · as Himself
Unconventional
Movie · as Himself
Lazer Team 2
Movie · as Hagan
The Eleven Little Roosters
TV · as Burnardo Burnadicci · 8 eps
Burnie Vlog
TV · as Self · 51 eps
Lazer Team
Movie · as Hagan
Slash
Movie · as Mr. Snow
Why Him?
Movie · as Self
Connected
Movie · as Himself
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Movie · as Himself
The Meme Machine
Movie · as Himself
Crunch Time
TV · as Enhanced Interrogator · 2 eps
Reunited
Movie · as Newscaster 1
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
Movie
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
Movie · as Himself
Hit
Movie · as Officer Harris
RT Docs
TV · as Himself, Self · 1 ep
Million Dollars, But...
TV · as Self · 53 eps
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
Movie
Ten Little Roosters
TV · as Burnie · 8 eps
iBlade
TV · as Knight · 3 eps
On the Spot
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Secret Santa
Movie · as Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
Movie
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Movie · as Himself
RWBY
TV · as Detective #1 (voice), Taiyang Xiao Long (voice) · 1 ep
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
Movie · as Church / Lopez (voice)
O Brave New World
Movie · as Self
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
Movie · as Burnie
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
TV · as Self (Voice), Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice), Himself, Burnie-san (voice) · 3 eps
RT Life
TV · as Self · 71 eps
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
Movie · as Burnie
Immersion
TV · as Host · 19 eps
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
Movie · as Burnie
RT Shorts
TV · as Hagan, Self · 1 ep
Code Monkeys
TV · as Blue Guard (voice) · 1 ep
PANICS
TV · as Bravo 1 · 4 eps
Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
Movie
Red vs. Blue
TV · as Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon · 351 eps