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.
Red vs. Blue: Restoration
Epsilon (voice)
2024
Arizona Circle
(1 episode)
2019
GORQ's Quest
(1 episode)
2018
The Next Kill
Jim Convasos
2018
Why We’re Here: 15 Years of Rooster Teeth
Self
2018
Lazer Team 2
Hagan
2017
Unconventional
Himself
2017
The Tattooist
Himself
2017
Burnie Vlog
Self · (51 episodes)
2017
The Eleven Little Roosters
Burnardo Burnadicci · (8 episodes)
2017
Why Him?
Self
2016
The Meme Machine
Himself
2016
Crunch Time
Enhanced Interrogator · (2 episodes)
2016
The World's Greatest Head Massage: An ASMR Journey
Himself
2016
Connected
Himself
2016
Slash
Mr. Snow
2016
Lazer Team
Hagan
2016
Hit
Officer Harris
2015
Reunited
Newscaster 1
2015
RT Docs
Himself · (1 episode)
2015
RT Docs
Self · (4 episodes)
2015
Million Dollars, But...
Self · (53 episodes)
2015
Rooster Teeth Shorts - Volumes 4 & 5
2015
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures 2
Himself
2015
On the Spot
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
Ten Little Roosters
Burnie · (8 episodes)
2014
Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary
2014
iBlade
Knight · (3 episodes)
2014
Secret Santa
Clumsy Skiing Goon 1
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self · (1 episode)
2013
Rooster Teeth: Best of Rooster Teeth Shorts
2013
RWBY
Detective #1 (voice) · (1 episode)
2013
RWBY
Taiyang Xiao Long (voice) · (8 episodes)
2013
The Best of Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself
2013
The Best Red vs. Blue. Ever. Of All Time
Church / Lopez (voice)
2012
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
Burnie
2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (Voice) · (3 episodes)
2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self / Self (voice) / Joel Heyman (voice) · (8 episodes)
2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Self (voice) · (184 episodes)
2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Himself · (670 episodes)
2011
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures
Burnie-san (voice) · (1 episode)
2011
RT Life
Self · (71 episodes)
2011
O Brave New World
Self
2011
Immersion
Host · (19 episodes)
2010
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
Burnie
2010
Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume 1
Burnie
2009
RT Shorts
Hagan · (1 episode)
2009
RT Shorts
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Code Monkeys
Blue Guard (voice) · (1 episode)
2007
PANICS
Bravo 1 · (4 episodes)
2005
Red vs. Blue
Pvt. Leonard Church / Lopez the Heavy / Epsilon · (351 episodes)
2003
Red vs. Blue
Lopez · (22 episodes)
2003