Cast & creator
Burnie Burns
Best known for @midnight with Chris Hardwick, Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures, Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
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.
Also known as: Michael Justin Burns
60
film credits
54
television credits
55
1997–2024 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (114)
Showing 114 of 114 credits
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (Voice)
2011Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice)
2011Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (voice)
2011Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself
2011Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Burnie-san (voice)
2011Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Executive Producer
2011
Red vs. Blue
Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon
2003Red vs. Blue
Lopez
2003Red vs. Blue
Director
2003Red vs. Blue
Writer
2003Red vs. Blue
Creator
2003
RWBY
Detective #1 (voice)
2013RWBY
Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
2013
RT Life
Self
2011RT Life
Drone Operator
2011RT Life
Camera Operator
2011RT Life
Editor
2011
Why Him?
Self
2016
On the Spot
Self
2014On the Spot
Executive Producer
2014
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Executive Producer
2021
RT Shorts
Hagan
2009RT Shorts
Self
2009
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege
Executive Producer
2020
gen:LOCK
Executive Producer
2019
Code Monkeys
Blue Guard (voice)
2007
Burnie Vlog
Self
2017Burnie Vlog
Drone Operator
2017Burnie Vlog
Editor
2017Burnie Vlog
Camera Operator
2017
Transformers: War for Cybertron: Earthrise
Executive Producer
2020
Immersion
Host
2010Immersion
Producer
2010Immersion
Creator
2010
Fan Service
Executive Producer
2016
RT Docs
Himself
2015RT Docs
Self
2015RT Docs
Executive Producer
2015RT Docs
Creator
2015
Crunch Time
Enhanced Interrogator
2016
Arizona Circle
2019Arizona Circle
Executive Producer
2019
Million Dollars, But...
Self
2015
X-Ray and Vav
Executive Producer
2014
The Eleven Little Roosters
Burnardo Burnadicci
2017
A Heist with Markiplier
Executive Producer
2019
Ten Little Roosters
Burnie
2014
RWBY: Fairy Tales
Taiyang Xiao Long (voice)
2021
Nomad of Nowhere
Executive Producer
2018
Blood Fest
Executive Producer
2018
Lazer Team
Hagan
2016Lazer Team
Screenplay
2016Lazer Team
Story
2016Lazer Team
Producer
2016iBlade
Knight
2014iBlade
Producer
2014
PANICS
Bravo 1
2005
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang
Executive Producer
2012
GORQ's Quest
2018
Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
2003Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
Writer
2003Red Vs Blue Blood Gulch Chronicles I
Director
2003
O Brave New World
Self
2011
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
Epsilon (voice)
2024Red vs. Blue: Restoration
Writer
2024
Slash
Mr. Snow
2016
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself
2013The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Producer
2013
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Self
2018Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Executive Producer
2018
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
Himself
2015The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
Executive Producer
2015
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
2015Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
Writer
2015Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
Executive Producer
2015
Lazer Team 2
Hagan
2017Lazer Team 2
Screenplay
2017Lazer Team 2
Producer
2017
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
Burnie
2011Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
Producer
2011Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
Writer
2011
The Meme Machine
Himself
2016The Meme Machine
Executive Producer
2016
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
Burnie
2010Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
Writer
2010
Sex Swing
Executive Producer
2017
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
Burnie
2009
Becoming Jessica Nigri
Executive Producer
2018
The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
Church / Lopez (voice)
2012The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
Writer
2012
Let's Play Live: The Documentary
Executive Producer
2015Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
2013Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
Writer
2013
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
Trocadero: When We're Together
Executive Producer
2012
The Next Kill
Jim Convasos
2018
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Himself
2016The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Executive Producer
2016
Rooster Teeth Podcast
Connected
Himself
2016Connected
Executive Producer
2016
Secret Santa
Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
2013
Haus of Pain
Executive Producer
2017
The Tattooist
Himself
2017The Tattooist
Executive Producer
2017
Hit
Officer Harris
2015Hit
Executive Producer
2015
Common Ground
Executive Producer
2018Reunited
Newscaster 1
2015The Schedule
Writer
1997The Schedule
Director
1997
Unconventional
Himself
2017Unconventional
Executive Producer
2017