Dominic Burns | |
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Born | Dominic Alexander Burns 30 December 1970 Derby, Derbyshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor |
Years active | 2007 – present |
Known for | How to Stop Being a Loser, Airborne, UFO [1] |
Notable work | CUT, Jack Falls, Allies. |
Website | hawthornproductions |
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.
Burns was born in Derby [2] and attended Ecclesbourne School in Duffield, Derbyshire, England. [4] He then moved into the film industry in 2006.
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 .
Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||||
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Director | Screenwriter | Producer | Actor | Role | |||
2006 | The Buck Rules | No | No | Yes | Yes | Ronald | Associate Producer |
2009 | Jack Said | No | No | No | Yes | Yianni | |
2009 | Homemade Vigilante | No | No | No | Yes | Geoff | |
2010 | CUT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Michael | As Alexander Williams |
2011 | Jack Falls | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Hitman | As Alexander Williams |
2011 | The Reverend | No | No | No | Yes | Big Bazza | |
2011 | Kill Keith | No | No | No | Yes | Director | Cameo |
2011 | How to Stop Being a Loser | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Neil | |
2012 | Strippers vs Werewolves | No | No | No | Yes | Alex | |
2012 | Cockneys vs Zombies | No | No | No | Yes | Bus Hit Zombie 2 | |
2012 | UFO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Peter | |
2012 | The Nightclub Days | No | No | No | Yes | Andy | |
2012 | Airborne | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Bob | |
2012 | Devil's Tower | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2014 | Allies | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
2019 | Madness in the Method | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Detective Wayne Arnold's Partner | |
2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | No | No | Yes | No |
Year | TV | Functioned as | Notes | ||||
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Director | screenWriter | Producer | Actor | Role | |||
2008 | Fur TV | No | No | No | Yes | Till Jockey | Episode: Merverella |
2012 | Dann Firestorm: I Am Film | No | No | No | Yes | Uncredited |
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