Edward Burns

Edward Burns is the kind of filmmaker I find easy to root for. The Brothers McMullen, his shoestring debut, won both the Sundance Grand Jury Prize and an Independent Spirit Award, proof that conviction can outmuscle a budget. A working-class Queens kid who writes, directs, produces, and acts in his own intimate dramas, he never let the Hollywood machine swallow his voice, even after Saving Private Ryan put him in the studio spotlight. I value artists who keep returning to the small, human stories they actually want to tell, and Burns has built an entire independent career on exactly that stubborn instinct.

Name (English)

Edward Burns

Name (Japanese)

エドワード・バーンズ

Reading

えどわーど・ばーんず

Born

January 29, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Origin

Woodside, New York, United States

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film producer / film actor / film director

High school

Chaminade High School

University

State University of New York at Oneonta

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
• 1995 Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize Award

• Official sitehttps://www.edwardburns.net/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward%20Burns
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q314485

Tags

• New York
• actor
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-16

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