Dominic Burns

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Dominic Burns
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Dominic Burns at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, 2013
Born
Dominic Alexander Burns

(1970-12-30) 30 December 1970 (age 53)
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Occupation(s)Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor
Years active2007 – present
Known for How to Stop Being a Loser, Airborne, UFO [1]
Notable workCUT, Jack Falls, Allies.
Website hawthornproductions.co.uk

Dominic Burns (born 30 December 1970) is an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. After starting as an actor, Burns then moved into directing where he has made his name. When making such films as Airborne and UFO he frequently shoots his films in Derbyshire, [2] [3] his home county.

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Early life

Burns was born in Derby [2] and attended Ecclesbourne School in Duffield, Derbyshire, England. [4] He then moved into the film industry in 2006.

Career

Burns was established as an actor in 2006 when he featured in a local Derby production, [5] Sam Lennox's The Buck Rules [6] where he was also the Associate Producer. He continued as an actor, with numerous roles including Jack Said, part of a trilogy, of which Burns went on to direct one.

Burns was launched as a director/producer by delivering the world's first single continuous-shot horror movie [7] CUT. This was the first film that Burns directed, wrote, produced and acted in. CUT started Burns's fascination with the "Long Shot" which has become a style uses in most of his films.

Burns has also produced another British independent film in 2014, Devil's Tower which stars Jason Mewes & Roxanne Pallett, which was directed by Owen Tooth.

Most recently Burns produced and directed the WWII action drama Allies .

Filmography

Film

YearFilmFunctioned asNotes
DirectorScreenwriterProducerActorRole
2006The Buck RulesNoNoYesYesRonaldAssociate Producer
2009 Jack Said NoNoNoYesYianni
2009Homemade VigilanteNoNoNoYesGeoff
2010CUTYesYesYesYesMichaelAs Alexander Williams
2011 Jack Falls YesNoYesYesHitmanAs Alexander Williams
2011 The Reverend NoNoNoYesBig Bazza
2011 Kill Keith NoNoNoYesDirectorCameo
2011 How to Stop Being a Loser YesNoYesYesNeil
2012 Strippers vs Werewolves NoNoNoYesAlex
2012 Cockneys vs Zombies NoNoNoYesBus Hit Zombie 2
2012 UFO YesYesYesYesPeter
2012The Nightclub DaysNoNoNoYesAndy
2012 Airborne YesNoYesYesBob
2012 Devil's Tower NoNoYesNo
2014 Allies YesYesYesNo
2019 Madness in the Method NoYesYesYesDetective Wayne Arnold's Partner
2019 Jay and Silent Bob Reboot NoNoYesNo

TV

YearTVFunctioned asNotes
DirectorscreenWriterProducerActorRole
2008 Fur TV NoNoNoYesTill JockeyEpisode: Merverella
2012Dann Firestorm: I Am FilmNoNoNoYesUncredited

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References

  1. Severn, J. "Director Dominic Burns brings stars to speak at Quad about new film Allies". Derbytelegraph.co.uk . Local World. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Director Dominic Burns' 'joyous experience' of filming in Derbyshire". ashbournenewstelegraph.co.uk. Local World. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Jean-Claude Van Damme to shoot UFO film in Derby". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. Peddy, Chris. "DIRECTOR'S PRIDE". derbytelegraph.co.uk. Local World. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. "The Buck Rules". film.britishcouncil.org. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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