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.
46 acting credits · 3 directing credits
Acting · 46
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
RWBY
2013
Red vs. Blue
2003
RT Life
2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
2011
On the Spot
2014
Why Him?
2016
Burnie Vlog
2017
Code Monkeys
2007
Immersion
2010
Crunch Time
2016
RT Shorts
2009
Million Dollars, But...
2015
The Eleven Little Roosters
2017
RT Docs
2015
Arizona Circle
2019
iBlade
2014
GORQ's Quest
2018
Ten Little Roosters
2014
Slash
2016
Lazer Team 2
2017
Lazer Team
2016
PANICS
2005
RWBY: Fairy Tales
2021
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
2015
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
2010
Unconventional
2017
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
2016
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
2013
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
2011
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
2024
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
2018
The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
2012
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
2013
Connected
2016
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
2009
Hit
2015
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
2015
Secret Santa
2013
O Brave New World
2011
The Meme Machine
2016
The Tattooist
2017
Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
2003
The Next Kill
2018
Reunited
2015