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.
Born: 18 January 1973
Played In
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
Epsilon (voice)
RWBY: Fairy Tales
Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
Arizona Circle
GORQ's Quest
The Next Kill
Jim Convasos
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Self
Lazer Team 2
Hagan
Unconventional
Himself
The Tattooist
Himself
Burnie Vlog
Self
The Eleven Little Roosters
Burnardo Burnadicci
Why Him?
Self
The Meme Machine
Himself
Crunch Time
Enhanced Interrogator
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Himself
Connected
Himself
Slash
Mr. Snow
Lazer Team
Hagan
Hit
Officer Harris
Reunited
Newscaster 1
RT Docs
Himself
RT Docs
Self
Million Dollars, But...
Self
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
Himself
On the Spot
Self
Ten Little Roosters
Burnie
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
iBlade
Knight
Secret Santa
Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
RWBY
Detective #1 (voice)
RWBY
Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself
The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
Church / Lopez (voice)
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
Burnie
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (Voice)
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice)
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (voice)
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Burnie-san (voice)
RT Life
Self
O Brave New World
Self
Immersion
Host
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
Burnie
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
Burnie
RT Shorts
Hagan
RT Shorts
Self
Code Monkeys
Blue Guard (voice)
PANICS
Bravo 1
Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
Red vs. Blue
Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon
Red vs. Blue
Lopez