Edward Burns
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 29, 1968
- Birthplace
- Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA
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 (2012). On television, he starred as Bugsy Siegel in the TNT crime drama series Mob City and as Terry Muldoon in TNT's Public Morals.
Filmography
Finnegan's Foursome 2026
as Freddy Finnegan, Director, Writer
The Family McMullen 2025
as Barry McMullen, Director, Writer
Millers in Marriage 2024
as Andy, Director, Writer, Producer
The Everything Pot 2024
Executive Producer
A Thousand Little Cuts 2022
Thanks
Seaver 2019
as Self - Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies 2019
as Jim, Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
Summer Days, Summer Nights 2018
as Jack Flynn, Director, Writer, Producer
Blue Gold: American Jeans 2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Film Hawk
Film Hawk 2016
as Self
Alex Cross 2012
as Tommy Kane
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas 2012
as Gerry Fitzgerald, Director, Producer, Writer
Kingdom Come 2012
as Self
Friends with Kids 2012
as Kurt
Man on a Ledge 2012
as Jack Dougherty
Newlyweds 2011
as Buzzy, Writer, Director, Producer
Nice Guy Johnny 2010
as Uncle Terry, Writer, Director, Producer
No Woman, No Cry 2010
Actor
Echelon Conspiracy 2009
as John Reed
The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built 2008
as Narrator
27 Dresses 2008
as George
One Missed Call 2008
as Jack Andrews
Purple Violets 2007
as Michael Murphy, Director, Writer, Producer
The Holiday 2006
as Ethan
Edge of Outside 2006
as Self
The Groomsmen 2006
as Paulie, Director, Producer, Screenplay
The River King 2005
as Abel Grey
A Sound of Thunder 2005
as Travis Ryer
Flight of the Phoenix 2004
Screenplay
Looking for Kitty 2004
as Jack Stanton, Writer, Producer, Director
Confidence 2003
as Jake Vig
Ash Wednesday 2002
as Francis Sullivan, Director, Producer, Writer
- New York at the Movies
New York at the Movies 2002
as Self
Life or Something Like It 2002
as Pete
Lethargy 2002
as Store Clerk
Sidewalks of New York 2001
as Tommy, Director, Writer, Producer
The Concert for New York City 2001
Director, Producer
15 Minutes 2001
as Jordy Warsaw
- Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan 1999
as Self
Saving Private Ryan 1998
as Private Reiben
No Looking Back 1998
as Charlie, Director, Screenplay, Producer
She's the One 1996
as Mickey Fitzpatrick, Director, Producer, Writer
The Brothers McMullen 1995
as Barry / Finbar McMullen, Director, Producer, Writer
At Sundance 1995
as Self
Credits from TMDB.