Burnie Burns
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.
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Movies (36)
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
2024 · Epsilon (voice), Writer
A Heist with Markiplier
2019 · Executive Producer
Common Ground
2018 · Executive Producer
Blood Fest
2018 · Executive Producer
The Next Kill
2018 · Jim Convasos
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
2018 · Self, Executive Producer
Becoming Jessica Nigri
2018 · Executive Producer
Lazer Team 2
2017 · Hagan, Screenplay, Producer
Unconventional
2017 · Himself, Executive Producer
Haus of Pain
2017 · Executive Producer
The Tattooist
2017 · Himself, Executive Producer
¿Por qué él?
2016 · Self
The Meme Machine
2016 · Himself, Executive Producer
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
2016 · Himself, Executive Producer
Connected
2016 · Himself, Executive Producer
Slash
2016 · Mr. Snow
Lazer Team
2016 · Hagan, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Hit
2015 · Officer Harris, Executive Producer
Reunited
2015 · Newscaster 1
Let's Play Live: The Documentary
2015 · Executive Producer
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
2015 · Writer, Executive Producer
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
2015 · Himself, Executive Producer
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
Secret Santa
2013 · Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
2013 · Writer
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
2013 · Himself, Producer
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang
2012 · Executive Producer
Trocadero: When We're Together
2012 · Executive Producer
The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
2012 · Church / Lopez (voice), Writer
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
2011 · Burnie, Producer, Writer
O Brave New World
2011 · Self
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
2010 · Burnie, Writer
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
2009 · Burnie
Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
2003 · Writer, Director
The Schedule
1997 · Writer, Director
Bad Toys
· Executive Producer
TV shows (29)
RWBY: Fairy Tales
2021 · Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
Transformers: La guerra por Cybertron - Reino
2021 · Executive Producer
Transformers: La guerra por Cybertron - Salida de la Tierra
2020 · Executive Producer
Transformers: La guerra por Cybertron - El asedio
2020 · Executive Producer
Arizona Circle
2019 · Executive Producer
Gen:Lock
2019 · Executive Producer
GORQ's Quest
2018
Nomad of Nowhere
2018 · Executive Producer
Sex Swing
2017 · Executive Producer
Burnie Vlog
2017 · Self, Drone Operator, Editor, Camera Operator
The Eleven Little Roosters
2017 · Burnardo Burnadicci
Fan Service
2016 · Executive Producer
Crunch Time
2016 · Enhanced Interrogator
RT Docs
2015 · Himself, Self, Executive Producer, Creator
Million Dollars, But...
2015 · Self
X-Ray and Vav
2014 · Executive Producer
On the Spot
2014 · Self, Executive Producer
Ten Little Roosters
2014 · Burnie
iBlade
2014 · Knight, Producer
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Self
RWBY
2013 · Detective #1 (voice), Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
2011 · Self (Voice), Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice), Self (voice), Himself, Burnie-san (voice), Executive Producer
RT Life
2011 · Self, Drone Operator, Camera Operator, Editor
Immersion
2010 · Host, Producer, Creator
RT Shorts
2009 · Hagan, Self
Code Monkeys
2007 · Blue Guard (voice)
PANICS
2005 · Bravo 1
Red vs. Blue
2003 · Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon, Lopez, Director, Writer, Creator
Rooster Teeth Podcast