Edward Burns

Edward Burns

1968-01-29 Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA 57 Credits

Biography

Edward Fitzgerald Burns (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker. He first came to attention for The Brothers McMullen (1995), his ultra low-budget independent film that went on to be a worldwide hit. Other film appearances include Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Holiday (2006), Man on a Ledge (2012), Friends with Kids (2012), and Alex Cross (2012). Burns directed movies such as She's the One (1996), Sidewalks of New York (2001), and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (20...

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Millers in Marriage

Millers in Marriage

2024

as Andy

5.8
Acting

Eve Miller, a former indie rock singer, struggles with her toxic marriage while growing attracted to a music journalist. Her sister Maggie, a bestsell...

Millers in Marriage

Millers in Marriage

2024

Director, Writer, Producer

5.8
Directing Writing Producing

Eve Miller, a former indie rock singer, struggles with her toxic marriage while growing attracted to a music journalist. Her sister Maggie, a bestsell...

The Everything Pot

The Everything Pot

2024

Executive Producer

Producing

When married 50-something Rachel RSVPs and sends a gift way too quickly to an acquaintance's wedding, this seemingly insignificant faux pas snowballs ...

A Thousand Little Cuts

A Thousand Little Cuts

2022

Thanks

5.3

Anne Bennett wakes up in a hospital, convinced she is recovering from minor surgery only to find herself in a battle of wits with a psychiatrist who c...

Seaver

Seaver

2019

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

A unique insight into Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver - a reclusive icon and his relationship with New York City.

Seaver

Seaver

2019

Executive Producer

Producing

A unique insight into Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver - a reclusive icon and his relationship with New York City.

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies

2019

as Jim

6.0
Acting

A suburban wife and mother longs to escape the monotony of her daily routine and the stress caused by her underwhelming adult children.

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies

2019

Director, Producer, Screenplay

6.0
Directing Producing Writing

A suburban wife and mother longs to escape the monotony of her daily routine and the stress caused by her underwhelming adult children.

Summer Days, Summer Nights

Summer Days, Summer Nights

2018

as Jack Flynn

5.6
Acting

On the south shore of Long Island in the summer of 1982, a group of working-class teenagers and 20-somethings work their summer jobs, fall in and out ...

Summer Days, Summer Nights

Summer Days, Summer Nights

2018

Director, Producer, Writer

5.6
Directing Producing Writing

On the south shore of Long Island in the summer of 1982, a group of working-class teenagers and 20-somethings work their summer jobs, fall in and out ...

Film Hawk

2016

as Self

4.9
Acting

What do filmmakers as disparate as Kevin Smith, Ed Burns, Rob Epstein, and Barbara Hammer have in common? A secret weapon known as Bob Hawk. As a vet...

Blue Gold: American Jeans

Blue Gold: American Jeans

2014

as Narrator

6.2
Acting

Tracing the history of blue jeans around the globe.

Alex Cross

Alex Cross

2012

as Tommy Kane

5.2
Acting

Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fir...

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

2012

as Gerry Fitzgerald

6.1
Acting

The siblings of the Fitzgerald family must decide if the dad who abandoned them 20 years ago can come home for Christmas. Can the big Irish clan get p...

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas

2012

Director, Writer, Producer

6.1
Directing Writing Producing

The siblings of the Fitzgerald family must decide if the dad who abandoned them 20 years ago can come home for Christmas. Can the big Irish clan get p...

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

2012

as Self

6.2
Acting

The documentary, Kingdom Come follows a first-time director (Daniel Gillies) as he tries to raise a million dollars to finance his first film, Broken ...

Friends with Kids

Friends with Kids

2012

as Kurt

6.0
Acting

In the wake of their friends' marriages and eventual offspring, longtime pals Julie and Jason decide to have a child together without becoming a coupl...

Man on a Ledge

Man on a Ledge

2012

as Jack Dougherty

6.4
Acting

An ex-cop turned con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatch a female police psychologist to talk him down. H...

Newlyweds

Newlyweds

2011

as Buzzy

6.0
Acting

A newlywed couple's honeymoon is upended by the arrivals of their respective sisters.

Newlyweds

Newlyweds

2011

Writer, Director, Producer

6.0
Writing Directing Producing

A newlywed couple's honeymoon is upended by the arrivals of their respective sisters.

Nice Guy Johnny

Nice Guy Johnny

2010

as Uncle Terry

5.1
Acting

Johnny Rizzo, is about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snooze-ville gig that'll pay enough to please his fiance. Enter Uncle Terry, a ra...

Nice Guy Johnny

Nice Guy Johnny

2010

Director, Writer, Producer

5.1
Directing Writing Producing

Johnny Rizzo, is about to trade his dream job in talk radio for some snooze-ville gig that'll pay enough to please his fiance. Enter Uncle Terry, a ra...

No Woman, No Cry

No Woman, No Cry

2010

7.0
Acting

Women all over the world must struggle to receive proper care in order to survive pregnancy and childbirth.

Echelon Conspiracy

Echelon Conspiracy

2009

as John Reed

6.2
Acting

Mysterious cell phone messages promise a young American engineer untold wealth - then make him the target of a deadly international plot. Dangerous se...

The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built

The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built

2008

as Narrator

Acting

"Sandhogs" are New York's urban miners who for 150 years have carved tunnels into the city's bedrock, making life possible for the millions above. For...

27 Dresses

27 Dresses

2008

as George

6.4
Acting

Altruistic Jane finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores.

One Missed Call

One Missed Call

2008

as Jack Andrews

5.4
Acting

Several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves -- messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

Purple Violets

Purple Violets

2007

as Michael Murphy

5.9
Acting

Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially af...

Purple Violets

Purple Violets

2007

Director, Writer, Producer

5.9
Directing Writing Producing

Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially af...

The Holiday

The Holiday

2006

as Ethan

7.1
Acting

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes th...

Edge of Outside

Edge of Outside

2006

as Self

5.8
Acting

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and ...

The Groomsmen

The Groomsmen

2006

as Paulie

5.3
Acting

Blue-collar Paulie prepares for fatherhood and his forthcoming wedding to Sue by hanging out with his groomsmen. Brother Jimbo, cousin Mike, and his p...

The Groomsmen

The Groomsmen

2006

Director, Producer, Screenplay

5.3
Directing Producing Writing

Blue-collar Paulie prepares for fatherhood and his forthcoming wedding to Sue by hanging out with his groomsmen. Brother Jimbo, cousin Mike, and his p...

The River King

The River King

2005

as Abel Grey

5.7
Acting

Abel Grey is sent to investigate the death of a boy from an exclusive local school, who is found floating in the river. Fearing scandal, the school in...

A Sound of Thunder

A Sound of Thunder

2005

as Travis Ryer

4.9
Acting

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix

2004

Screenplay

6.0
Writing

When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flig...

Looking for Kitty

Looking for Kitty

2004

as Jack Stanton

4.8
Acting

A high school baseball coach and a down-on-his-luck private investigator form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away ...

Looking for Kitty

Looking for Kitty

2004

Writer, Director, Producer

4.8
Writing Directing Producing

A high school baseball coach and a down-on-his-luck private investigator form a bond as they scour New York City for the coach's wife, who's run away ...

Confidence

Confidence

2003

as Jake Vig

6.3
Acting

What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting ...

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

2002

as Francis Sullivan

5.5
Acting

In early 1980s Manhattan, a pair of Irish-American brothers become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

2002

Director, Writer, Producer

5.5
Directing Writing Producing

In early 1980s Manhattan, a pair of Irish-American brothers become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.

New York at the Movies

2002

as Self

10.0
Acting

Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are...

Life or Something Like It

Life or Something Like It

2002

as Pete

5.7
Acting

A reporter Lanie Kerrigan interviews a psychic homeless man for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead he tells her that her life has no...

Lethargy

2002

as Store Clerk

4.0
Acting

A post-modern dark-comedy about a lazy teenage male who struggles to find his element. He is helped along the way by an animal therapist and a store c...

Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

2001

as Tommy

6.1
Acting

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on ...

Sidewalks of New York

Sidewalks of New York

2001

Director, Writer, Producer

6.1
Directing Writing Producing

The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on ...

Lovely Day

2001

Director, Producer

Directing Producing

A celebration of the variety and vitality of the people of New York City in the wake of 9/11.

The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001

Director, Producer

4.8
Directing Producing

The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...

15 Minutes

15 Minutes

2001

as Jordy Warsaw

5.9
Acting

When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts fil...

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998

as Private Reiben

8.2
Acting

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain Joh...

No Looking Back

No Looking Back

1998

as Charlie

5.5
Acting

Charlie returns to his old town where he meets his ex-girlfriend again and tries to get her back.

No Looking Back

No Looking Back

1998

Director, Screenplay, Producer

5.5
Directing Writing Producing

Charlie returns to his old town where he meets his ex-girlfriend again and tries to get her back.

She's the One

She's the One

1996

as Mickey Fitzpatrick

5.5
Acting

Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, are extremely competitive and confused about women as a...

She's the One

She's the One

1996

Screenplay, Producer, Director

5.5
Writing Producing Directing

Mickey, a free-spirited New York cabbie, and Francis, a materialistic Wall Street stockbroker, are extremely competitive and confused about women as a...

The Brothers McMullen

The Brothers McMullen

1995

as Barry / Finbar McMullen

6.0
Acting

Deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and...

The Brothers McMullen

The Brothers McMullen

1995

Director, Screenplay, Producer

6.0
Directing Writing Producing

Deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they grapple with basic ideas and...

At Sundance

At Sundance

1995

as Self

5.5
Acting

A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg A...