Burnie Burns
Known for: Acting
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
Series
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Series
Red vs. Blue
Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon
2003
Series
Red vs. Blue
Lopez
2003
Series
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (Voice)
2011
Series
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice)
2011
Series
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself
2011
Series
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (voice)
2011
Series
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Burnie-san (voice)
2011
Series
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Self - Guest
2016
Series
RWBY
Detective #1 (voice)
2013
Series
RWBY
Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
2013
Series
RT Life
Self
2011
Series
On the Spot
Self
2014
Film
Why Him?
Self
2016
Series
RT Shorts
Hagan
2009
Series
RT Shorts
Self
2009
Series
Code Monkeys
Blue Guard (voice)
2007
Series
Immersion
Host
2010
Series
Burnie Vlog
Self
2017
Series
RT Docs
Himself
2015
Series
RT Docs
Self
2015
Series
Million Dollars, But...
Self
2015
Series
Arizona Circle
2019
Series
Crunch Time
Enhanced Interrogator
2016
Series
RWBY: Fairy Tales
Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
2021
Film
Lazer Team
Hagan
2016
Series
The Eleven Little Roosters
Burnardo Burnadicci
2017
Film
The Meme Machine
Himself
2016
Series
Ten Little Roosters
Burnie
2014
Series
GORQ's Quest
2018
Film
Lazer Team 2
Hagan
2017
Film
Slash
Mr. Snow
2016
Film
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
Series
PANICS
Bravo 1
2005
iBlade
Knight
2014
Film
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Self
2018
Film
Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
2003
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
2013
Film
The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
Church / Lopez (voice)
2012
Film
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
Epsilon (voice)
2024
Reunited
Newscaster 1
2015
Film
Unconventional
Himself
2017
Film
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
Himself
2015
Film
Secret Santa
Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
2013
Film
O Brave New World
Self
2011
Film
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
Burnie
2009
Film
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
2015
Film
The Next Kill
Jim Convasos
2018
Film
The Tattooist
Himself
2017
Film
Connected
Himself
2016
Film
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
Burnie
2011
Film
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Himself
2016
Film
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself
2013
Film
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
Burnie
2010
Film
Hit
Officer Harris
2015
Series
Rooster Teeth Podcast