Burnie Burns
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.
Acting
Movie
Why Him?
as Self
2016
Movie
Lazer Team
as Hagan
2016
TV
RWBY
as Detective #1 (voice)
2013
TV
RWBY
as Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
2013
TV
Red vs. Blue
as Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon
2003
TV
Red vs. Blue
as Lopez
2003
Movie
Slash
as Mr. Snow
2016
Movie
Lazer Team 2
as Hagan
2017
TV
Code Monkeys
as Blue Guard (voice)
2007
TV
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2013
TV
Crunch Time
as Enhanced Interrogator
2016
TV
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self (Voice)
2011
TV
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice)
2011
TV
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Himself
2011
TV
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self (voice)
2011
TV
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Burnie-san (voice)
2011
TV
On the Spot
as Self
2014
Movie
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
TV
Immersion
as Host
2010
Movie
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
as Epsilon (voice)
2024
Movie
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
as Burnie
2009
Movie
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
as Self
2018
Movie
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
2013
Movie
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
as Himself
2016
Crew
TV
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege
Executive Producer
2020
Movie
Blood Fest
Executive Producer
2018
Movie
Lazer Team
Screenplay
2016
TV
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Executive Producer
2020
TV
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Executive Producer
2021
TV
Red vs. Blue
Director
2003
Movie
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang
Executive Producer
2012
Movie
Lazer Team 2
Screenplay
2017
TV
gen:LOCK
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
A Heist with Markiplier
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
Haus of Pain
Executive Producer
2017
TV
X-Ray and Vav
Executive Producer
2014