
Acting
Jan 17, 1973
Rochester, New York, USA
Burnie Burns
Acting
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.
Feature Films (26)

World famous super spy and chimney expert Santa Claus comes out of retirement to save the world from the most dangerous terrorist the world has ever known.
Secret Santa

To cap off Bungie's 20th Anniversary festivities, the team has assembled a near hour long documentary covering the studio's past, present, and future. Featuring insight from the team -- including their ever illusive Creative Director, Jason Jones -- and interviews from key industry veterans and luminaries, "O Brave New World" is both a celebration of Bungie's legacy and a love letter to the community of gamers who have embraced Bungie's games for two incredible decades.
O Brave New World

That's right, the team from Rooster Teeth is ready for action, and they're putting their very best Shorts on display! So get ready, because when these guys show you what they've got you won't believe your eyes. Excited yet? Well, try to keep your pants on because there's more! Not only is this unit filled with all of Rooster Teeth's nuttiest bits, but it also includes an uninhibited look at the rise and fall of their Shorts. You'll get a long look at their backstory, and that's when the guys really let it all hang out! It's quite the package. With dozens of fan favorite Shorts lovingly grabbed by the Rooster Teeth community, you'll really enjoy yourself. And that's nothing to be ashamed of! What's in our Shorts is really hilarious!
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts

Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board.
Lazer Team

Remaking the Legend - Halo 2: Anniversary is a documentary chronicling 343 Industries’ journey as they re-imagine Halo 2, one of the most beloved video games of all time, for its ten-year anniversary. Get unprecedented access to the development process as 343 and their team of partners from around the world bring Halo 2 to the Xbox One, while maintaining and honoring its fabled past.
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary

Freshman Neil's Vanguard stories are all he cares about...until he meets the older Julia, who pushes him to put his own fan fic online. When the website's moderator takes a special interest in Neil's work, it opens up a whole new universe.
Slash

When the universe's greatest villain returns in a terrifying new form, old adversaries, the Reds and Blues of Blood Gulch, will have to set aside their differences to save the galaxy one last time.
Red vs. Blue: Restoration

Follow Barbara Dunkelman and Blaine Gibson as they must survive their work, their social lives and the modern world without the comfort of their cell phones in order to explore how our brains change with our use of technology and analyze how we sustain and build relationships in the 21st century.
Connected

Two men fly to India to search for Baba, the "Cosmic Barber of Pushkar," whose famous "World's Greatest Head Massage" videos gave them both tingling ASMR sensations.
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey

An exploration of the origins of memes, how they spread, and the stories behind some of the most popular “human memes” like Ermahgerd Girl, Overly Attached Girlfriend, and Chocolate Rain Guy.
The Meme Machine
Television & Series (29)

In the distant future, two groups of soldiers battle for control of the least desirable piece of real estate in the known universe: a box canyon in the middle of nowhere.
Red vs. Blue

In the distant future, two groups of soldiers battle for control of the least desirable piece of real estate in the known universe: a box canyon in the middle of nowhere.
Red vs. Blue

Immersion is an ongoing American Rooster Teeth Live action production Sci-Fi Comedy TV Web series by Rooster Teeth Productions about how well video gaming material works in real life. During each episode, several Rooster Teeth staff members try to recreate the elements of popular video games to see weather or not and how well the video game material indeed works in real life. Like the show Mythbusters, Rooster Teeth takes all sorts of video game conventions, ideas, abilities and tests them in real life on real people.
Immersion

After Ryan escapes the hands of a serial killer, he must now help the Rooster Corps - an international spy agency - in finding a mole inside the corporation who is attempting to elimate all other parties.
The Eleven Little Roosters

Ten people are stuck in the Rooster Teeth office with a murderer. All ten people have done something terrible and must pay for there actions. Who will die? Who will survive?






