Burnie Burns
Born: 1973-01-18 in Rochester, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Michael Justin "Burnie" Burns (born 1973) is an independent filmmaker living in 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 Austin, Texas with his wife and two sons.
Filmography
2024
- Red vs. Blue: Restoration as Epsilon (voice)
2021
- Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom ... (Executive Producer)
- RWBY: Fairy Tales as Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
2020
- Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege ... (Executive Producer)
- Transformers: War for Cybertron: Earthrise ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- gen:LOCK ... (Executive Producer)
- Arizona Circle
- A Heist with Markiplier ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- Nomad of Nowhere ... (Executive Producer)
- GORQ's Quest
- Blood Fest ... (Executive Producer)
- Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth as Self
- Becoming Jessica Nigri ... (Executive Producer)
- The Next Kill as Jim Convasos
- Common Ground ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Burnie Vlog as Self
- The Eleven Little Roosters as Burnardo Burnadicci
- Sex Swing ... (Executive Producer)
- Lazer Team 2 as Hagan
- Haus of Pain ... (Executive Producer)
- The Tattooist as Himself
- Unconventional as Himself
2016
- Why Him? as Self
- Fan Service ... (Executive Producer)
- Crunch Time as Enhanced Interrogator
- Lazer Team as Hagan
- Slash as Mr. Snow
- The Meme Machine as Himself
- The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey as Himself
- Connected as Himself
2015
- RT Docs as Himself
- Million Dollars, But... as Self
- Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
- The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2 as Himself
- Let's Play Live: The Documentary ... (Executive Producer)
- Hit as Officer Harris
- Reunited as Newscaster 1
2014
- On the Spot as Self
- X-Ray and Vav ... (Executive Producer)
- Ten Little Roosters as Burnie
- iBlade as Knight
- Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2013
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- RWBY as Detective #1 (voice)
- The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures as Himself
- Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
- Secret Santa as Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
2012
- Minecraft: The Story of Mojang ... (Executive Producer)
- The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time as Church / Lopez (voice)
- Trocadero: When We're Together ... (Executive Producer)
2011
- Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures as Self (Voice)
- RT Life as Self
- O Brave New World as Self
- Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three as Burnie
2010
- Immersion as Host
- Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two as Burnie
2009
- RT Shorts as Hagan
- Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1 as Burnie
2007
- Code Monkeys as Blue Guard (voice)
2005
- PANICS as Bravo 1
2003
- Red vs. Blue as Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon
- Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
1997
- The Schedule ... (Director)