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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
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Red vs. Blue
as Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon
Episodes: 351
First Aired: Apr 01, 2003
Red vs. Blue
as Lopez
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Apr 01, 2003
The Eleven Little Roosters
as Burnardo Burnadicci
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jan 16, 2017
Ten Little Roosters
as Burnie
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Nov 04, 2014
RWBY
as Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 18, 2013
PANICS
as Bravo 1
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 27, 2005
iBlade
as Knight
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 23, 2014
Crunch Time
as Enhanced Interrogator
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 11, 2016
RT Shorts
as Hagan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 28, 2009
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Burnie-san (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
RWBY
as Detective #1 (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 18, 2013
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Himself
Episodes: 670
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self (voice)
Episodes: 184
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
RT Life
as Self
Episodes: 71
First Aired: Sep 23, 2011
Million Dollars, But...
as Self
Episodes: 53
First Aired: May 20, 2015
Burnie Vlog
as Self
Episodes: 51
First Aired: Jan 27, 2017
Immersion
as Host
Episodes: 19
First Aired: Nov 29, 2010
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
RT Docs
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 14, 2015
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self (Voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
On the Spot
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 07, 2014
RT Docs
as Himself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 2015
RT Shorts
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 28, 2009
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self (voice), Gus Sorola (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self / Gavin Free (voice) / Barbara Dunkelman (voice) / Gus Sorola (voice) / Self (voice) / Nuclear Scientist (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
as Self / Self (voice) / Prison Guard (voice) / Mighty Fine Worker (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2011
GORQ's Quest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 12, 2018
Arizona Circle
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 23, 2019
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 2013
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