Dustin Demri-Burns | |
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Born | Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | 11 July 1978
Nationality | British |
Other names | Dustin Demri Burns |
Education | London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art |
Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, writer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Notable work | Cardinal Burns |
Children | 1 |
Dustin Demri-Burns (born 11 July 1978) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work in Cardinal Burns [1] and Slow Horses . [2]
He appeared in films as the roles of Danny Sinclair in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013), Viktor in the action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) and Crazy Cedric in the comedy film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019).
In television, he appeared in shows as Julian in Stath Lets Flats , Will_5000 in Sick Note , Simon in GameFace , Daniel in Turn Up Charlie and Voltaire in The Great (2020–2023).
Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He attended Elliott School, Putney, Putney Heath, South West London (1989–96). He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree in acting.[ citation needed ]
Demri-Burns started his acting career when he played a minor character in the short film Nightswimming (2003).
His film credits include The Spy Who Dumped Me , Bridget Jones' Baby , The Brothers Grimsby and Kill Your Friends .
He played the role of Danny Sinclair in the 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa , featuring Steve Coogan, and has also played the role of Cedric in the 2019 film Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans . The same year, he also started in Abigail Blackmore's film Tales from the Lodge, alongside Kelly Wenham, Mackenzie Crook, Laura Fraser, Sophie Thompson and Johnny Vegas. [3]
Along with his friend Sebastian Cardinal, he created and produced the sketch comedy programme Cardinal Burns . [4] [5]
Demri-Burns has provided voices of characters in animation, such as the voice of Grumpy in Digby Dragon and as the UK voice of Tread in Bob the Builder .
In 2020, he played the role of Voltaire in season 1 of the Hulu television series The Great , featuring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. [6] He reprised his role as a recurring character in seasons 2 (2021) and 3 (2023) of the show.
Demri-Burns is of French descent and currently resides in England with his wife and child.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Nightswimming | Young Man | Short film |
2004 | Out of the Shadows | Boy in Graveyard | Short film |
2007 | Prada & Prejudice | Clown | Short film |
2009 | HIV: The Musical | Jolian | Short film |
2013 | I Give It a Year | Dove Violinist | |
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa | Danny Sinclair | ||
2014 | Chandide | Pangloss | Short film |
2015 | Kill Your Friends | David Schneider | |
2016 | Grimsby | Analyst #2 | Uncredited US title: The Brothers Grimsby |
Bridget Jones's Baby | Interviewer | Uncredited | |
2017 | Bob the Builder: Mega Machines | Tread, Thud (voices) | UK version |
2018 | The Spy Who Dumped Me | Viktor | |
The Orgy | Gary | Short film | |
Diane's New Boyfriend | Jerry | Short film | |
2019 | Tales from the Lodge | Paul | |
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans | Crazy Cedric | ||
2021 | All My Friends Hate Me | Harry | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Coming Up | Writer #1 | Episode: "The Animator" |
2007 | Hyperdrive | Queppu Warrior | Episode: "Artefact" Credited as Dustin Demri Burns |
Saxondale | Brian May | Episode: "#2.1" [7] | |
2008 | Love Soup | Kenny | Episode: "Home" |
2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Clumsy Medic | Episode: "Ding Dong" |
2011 | Life's Too Short | Best Man | Episode: "#3.5" |
2012 | Sam | Didier | Episode: "Codename: Double Oh" |
2012–2014 | Cardinal Burns | Various Roles [8] | Also writer |
2013 | The Mimic | Computer Geek / PC Universe Worker #2 | 2 episodes |
2014 | Psychobitches | Various | 5 episodes |
Bad Education | Philip | Series 3 Episode 2 "After School Clubs" | |
2015 | Asylum | Ludo Backslash | 3 episodes Television miniseries |
2015–2016 | Drunk History | Various roles | 7 episodes |
2015–2018 | Bob the Builder | Tread, Thud, Phil Lucas, Norm (UK voices) Alfred, Crunch and Sylvain (UK/US voices) [9] | 15 episodes |
2016 | Peaky Blinders | Monsieur Silk | Episode: "#3.5" |
Digby Dragon | Grumpy Goblin (voice) | 9 episodes | |
2017 | The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe | Gnomes (voices) | 10 episodes |
2017–2018 | Urban Myths | Josef / Francis Rossi | Episodes: "Hitler the Artist" and "Backstage at Live Aid" |
Sick Note | Will_5000 | 6 episodes | |
2017–present | GameFace | Simon | Main cast |
2018 | A Discovery of Witches | Sean | Uncredited Episode: "#1.1" |
2018–2019 | Stath Lets Flats | Julian | 7 episodes |
2019 | Island of Dreams | Brian Cox | Television film |
Turn Up Charlie | Daniel Smith | 3 episodes | |
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance | Daudran (voice) [9] | Episodes: "End. Begin. All the Same." and "What Was Sundered and Undone" | |
The Capture | Francis | 3 episodes Television miniseries | |
2020 | King Gary | Fred | Episode: "Holiday Pals" |
Truth Seekers | Kettering / Doctor Kettering | Episode: "The Revenge of the Chichester Widow" | |
2020–2023 | The Great | Voltaire | Recurring cast |
2021 | Bloods | Crackhead John | Episode: "Partners" |
Britannia | Blain | Episode: "#3.1" | |
2022 | Am I Being Unreasonable? | Dan | TV series |
The Flatshare | Phil | British TV series | |
2022–present | Slow Horses | Min Harper | Recurring cast |
2024 | 3 Body Problem | Ted |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Harry Potter for Kinect | Professor Flitwick (voice) [9] |
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