- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 18, 1973
- Place of Birth
- Rochester, New York, USA
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., …
Filmography
movieRed vs. Blue: Restoration
2024 · Epsilon (voice), Writer
tvRWBY: Fairy Tales
2021 · Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
tvTransformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom
2021 · Executive Producer
tvTransformers: War for Cybertron: Earthrise
2020 · Executive Producer
tvTransformers: War for Cybertron: Siege
2020 · Executive Producer
movieA Heist with Markiplier
2019 · Executive Producer
tvArizona Circle
2019 · , Executive Producer
tvgen:LOCK
2019 · Executive Producer
tvGORQ's Quest
2018
movieCommon Ground
2018 · Executive Producer
movieBlood Fest
2018 · Executive Producer
movieThe Next Kill
2018 · Jim Convasos
movieWhy We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
2018 · Self, Executive Producer
tvNomad of Nowhere
2018 · Executive Producer
movieBecoming Jessica Nigri
2018 · Executive Producer
movieLazer Team 2
2017 · Hagan, Screenplay, Producer
movieUnconventional
2017 · Himself, Executive Producer
movieHaus of Pain
2017 · Executive Producer
movieThe Tattooist
2017 · Himself, Executive Producer
tvSex Swing
2017 · Executive Producer
tvBurnie Vlog
2017 · Self, Camera Operator, Editor, Drone Operator
tvThe Eleven Little Roosters
2017 · Burnardo Burnadicci
movieWhy Him?
2016 · Self
movieThe Meme Machine
2016 · Himself, Executive Producer
tvFan Service
2016 · Executive Producer
tvCrunch Time
2016 · Enhanced Interrogator
movieThe World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
2016 · Himself, Executive Producer
movieConnected
2016 · Himself, Executive Producer
movieSlash
2016 · Mr. Snow
movieLazer Team
2016 · Hagan, Screenplay, Story, Producer
movieHit
2015 · Officer Harris, Executive Producer
Reunited
2015 · Newscaster 1
tvRT Docs
2015 · Himself, Self, Executive Producer, Creator
movieLet's Play Live: The Documentary
2015 · Executive Producer
tvMillion Dollars, But...
2015 · Self
movieRooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
2015 · , Writer, Executive Producer
movieThe Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
2015 · Himself, Executive Producer
tvX-Ray and Vav
2014 · Executive Producer
tvOn the Spot
2014 · Self, Executive Producer
tvTen Little Roosters
2014 · Burnie
movieRemaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
iBlade
2014 · Knight, Producer
movieSecret Santa
2013 · Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
tv@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Self
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
2013 · , Writer
tvRWBY
2013 · Detective #1 (voice), Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
movieThe Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
2013 · Himself, Producer
movieMinecraft: The Story of Mojang
2012 · Executive Producer
movieTrocadero: When We're Together
2012 · Executive Producer
movieThe Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
2012 · Church / Lopez (voice), Writer
movieRooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
2011 · Burnie, Producer, Writer
tvRooster Teeth Animated Adventures
2011 · Self (Voice), Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice), Himself, Burnie-san (voice), Executive Producer
tvRT Life
2011 · Self, Camera Operator, Drone Operator, Editor
movieO Brave New World
2011 · Self
tvImmersion
2010 · Host, Producer, Creator
movieRooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
2010 · Burnie, Writer
movieRooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
2009 · Burnie
tvRT Shorts
2009 · Hagan, Self
tvCode Monkeys
2007 · Blue Guard (voice)
tvPANICS
2005 · Bravo 1
movieRed Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
2003 · , Writer, Director
tvRed vs. Blue
2003 · Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon, Director, Writer, Creator
The Schedule
1997 · Writer, Director