Cast & creator
Edward Burns
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Daily Show
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.
Also known as: Ed Burns, Edward F. Burns, Edward Fitzgerald Burns
95
film credits
26
television credits
60
1992–2026 · acting roles
5.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (121)
Showing 121 of 121 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Will & Grace
Nick
1998
Entourage
Edward Burns
2004
Saving Private Ryan
Private Reiben
1998
The Men in Blazers Show
Self
2014
The Holiday
Ethan
2006
Amazing Stories
Bill Kaminski
2020
Man on a Ledge
Jack Dougherty
2012
27 Dresses
George
2008
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001
Top Gear
2010
Flight of the Phoenix
Screenplay
2004
Professionals
2020
A Sound of Thunder
Travis Ryer
2005
Life or Something Like It
Pete
2002
Alex Cross
Tommy Kane
2012
The Eisen Hour
Self - Guest
2021
Mob City
Ben "Bugsy" Siegel
2013
Vietnam in HD
Joe Galloway
2011
Friends with Kids
Kurt
2012
15 Minutes
Jordy Warsaw
2001
One Missed Call
Jack Andrews
2008
Echelon Conspiracy
John Reed
2009
Public Morals
Terry Muldoon
2015Public Morals
Creator
2015
She's the One
Mickey Fitzpatrick
1996She's the One
Director
1996She's the One
Producer
1996She's the One
Writer
1996
Confidence
Jake Vig
2003
The Fighting Fitzgeralds
Creator
2001
The Groomsmen
Paulie
2006The Groomsmen
Director
2006The Groomsmen
Producer
2006The Groomsmen
Screenplay
2006
Bridge and Tunnel
Artie
2021Bridge and Tunnel
Director
2021Bridge and Tunnel
Executive Producer
2021Bridge and Tunnel
Writer
2021Bridge and Tunnel
Creator
2021
The River King
Abel Grey
2005
The Concert for New York City
Director
2001The Concert for New York City
Producer
2001
Sidewalks of New York
Tommy
2001Sidewalks of New York
Director
2001Sidewalks of New York
Writer
2001Sidewalks of New York
Producer
2001
Millers in Marriage
Andy
2024Millers in Marriage
Director
2024Millers in Marriage
Producer
2024Millers in Marriage
Writer
2024
The Family McMullen
Barry McMullen
2025The Family McMullen
Director
2025The Family McMullen
Writer
2025
Summer Days, Summer Nights
Jack Flynn
2018Summer Days, Summer Nights
Director
2018Summer Days, Summer Nights
Writer
2018Summer Days, Summer Nights
Producer
2018
Purple Violets
Michael Murphy
2007Purple Violets
Director
2007Purple Violets
Writer
2007Purple Violets
Producer
2007New York at the Movies
Self
2002
No Looking Back
Charlie
1998No Looking Back
Director
1998No Looking Back
Screenplay
1998No Looking Back
Producer
1998Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan
Self
1999
Finnegan's Foursome
Freddy Finnegan
2026Finnegan's Foursome
Director
2026Finnegan's Foursome
Writer
2026
A Thousand Little Cuts
Thanks
2022
Newlyweds
Buzzy
2011Newlyweds
Director
2011Newlyweds
Writer
2011Newlyweds
Producer
2011
Blue Gold: American Jeans
Self - Narrator (voice)
2017
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Gerry Fitzgerald
2012The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Director
2012The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Writer
2012The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Producer
2012
Ash Wednesday
Francis Sullivan
2002Ash Wednesday
Director
2002Ash Wednesday
Writer
2002Ash Wednesday
Producer
2002
Lovely Day
Director
2001Lovely Day
Producer
2001
Seaver
Self - Narrator (voice)
2019Seaver
Executive Producer
2019
The Brothers McMullen
Barry / Finbar McMullen
1995The Brothers McMullen
Director
1995The Brothers McMullen
Producer
1995The Brothers McMullen
Writer
1995
No Woman, No Cry
2010
Looking for Kitty
Jack Stanton
2004Looking for Kitty
Writer
2004Looking for Kitty
Producer
2004Looking for Kitty
Director
2004
Edge of Outside
Self
2006
Kingdom Come
Self
2012
At Sundance
Self
1995
Lethargy
Store Clerk
2002
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Jim
2019Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Director
2019Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Editor
2019Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Producer
2019Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Screenplay
2019
Nice Guy Johnny
Uncle Terry
2010Nice Guy Johnny
Director
2010Nice Guy Johnny
Writer
2010Nice Guy Johnny
Producer
2010
The Everything Pot
Executive Producer
2024
The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built
Narrator
2008Tales from The Ryder Cup
Narrator (voice)
2025Film Hawk
Self
2016
SC Featured
Narrator
2013