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Burn Gorman was born in Hollywood, California, United States on September 1, 1974. Burn Gorman is listed as a television actor, stage actor and film actor. The age as of 2026 is 52. Education on record includes Manchester Metropolitan University.
My Take
Burn Gorman is one of those actors who makes every scene feel slightly more dangerous just by showing up, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Born in Hollywood but shaped by British training at Manchester Metropolitan University, he's carved out this brilliant niche as the guy you cast when you need someone genuinely unsettling — whether that's the tragic, tortured Owen Harper on Torchwood, the brutish Karl Tanner on Game of Thrones, or the menacing Adolphus Murtry on The Expanse. He has a gift for playing characters who are morally compromised but never boring, and there's a theatrical intensity to his work that clearly comes from his stage background. Pacific Rim gave him a rare chance to be delightfully eccentric rather than threatening, and he ran with it. Gorman is the kind of character actor who elevates every production he joins, and honestly deserves far more mainstream recognition than he gets.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Burn Gorman
- Name (Japanese)
- バーン・ゴーマン
- Reading
- ばーん・ごーまん
- Born
- September 1, 1974 (age 52)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Hollywood, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor / musician
2. Background
- University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.burngormanonline.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/burngorman1/
- Xhttps://x.com/burngorman
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn%20Gorman
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q981821
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Burn Gorman born?
Born September 1, 1974 (age 52).
Where is Burn Gorman from?
Burn Gorman is from Hollywood, California, United States.
What does Burn Gorman do?
Burn Gorman works as actor, television actor, stage actor, film actor, musician.
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