Darren E. Burrows

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Darren E. Burrows
Born (1966-09-12) September 12, 1966 (age 57)
OccupationActor
Years active1988–present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Spouse
Melinda Delgado
(m. 1993)
Children4
Parent
Relatives Silvana Gallardo (stepmother)

Darren E. Burrows (born September 12, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ed Chigliak in the television series Northern Exposure . He also appeared in Cry-Baby , Amistad , Sunset Strip , Forty Shades of Blue , in a season six episode of The X-Files and in Season 9 (Episode 11) of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation .

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Personal life

Burrows was born in Winfield, Kansas, the son of actor Billy Drago and stepson to actress Silvana Gallardo. [1] As a child, he briefly lived near Aulne, Kansas. [2]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1988 976-EVIL JeffFilm
1989 Casualties of War "Cherry"Film starring Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, John Leguizamo
1990 Cry-Baby Milton Hackett
1990 Class of 1999 Sonny
1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge Kevin Harris
1997 Amistad Lieutenant Meade
1997Naked in the Cold SunAllard
1998 The Hi-Lo Country Billy Harte
1999Natural SelectionGlenn Royce
2000 Sunset Strip Bobby
2001 Lady in the Box Jerry Holway
2001 Morning Emmanuel
2002 Never Get Outta the Boat Franky
2005 Forty Shades of Blue Michael James
2008The Shadow of the NightDetectiveShort Film
2010NonamesOfficer Dale
2010 The Tell-Tale Heart WilliamVideo Short
2014 Love Is Strange Elliot
2015Turning HomeWes
2019New Chilling Tales: The AnthologyThe Young Man

Television credits

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth Young ManEpisode: "Battle of the Sexes"
1989-1990 TV 101 Brian Miller3 episodes
1990-1995 Northern Exposure Ed Chigliak / Emery Whirlwind / NedSeries regular, 110 episodes
1998 NYPD Blue RoyceEpisode: "Prostrate Before the Law"
1999 The X Files BernardEpisode: "Monday"
2001 The Lone Gunmen PfeifferEpisode: "Maximum Byers"
2003 Peacemakers Anthony PostEpisode: "Dead to Rights"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mr. Jim HilliardEpisode: "The Grave Shift"

Award nominations

He and the rest of the Northern Exposure cast were nominated in 1995 for the Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

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References

  1. "Billy Drago Biography". Filmreference.com.
  2. Plett, Rowena (October 14, 1998). "Marion County Poor Farm - History". Marion County Record . Archived from the original on October 13, 2012 via skyways.lib.ks.us.