Education
Burns was born in Derby and attended Ecclesbourne School in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.
Burns was born in Derby and attended Ecclesbourne School in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.
After starting out in the film industry as an actor, Burns then moved into directing where he has made his name. When making such films as Airborne and U.F.O. he frequently shoots his films in Derbyshire, his home county, and causes a local stir (when?) when he has brought actors such as Jean-Claude Van Damme and Mark Hamill there to do southern He then moved into the film industry in 2006.
He continued as an actor, with numerous roles including Jack Said, part of a trilogy, of which, Burns went on to direct one of.
Burns was launched as a director/producer by delivering the world’s first single continuous-shot horror movie CUT. This was the first film that Burns directed, wrote, produced and acted in. CUT kick started Burns" fascination with the "Long Shot" which has become the signature stamp that he incorporates into most of his films.
Since then, Burns has directed numerous feature films with a number of well-known character actors including:
Jack Falls featuring Dexter Fletcher
How To Stop Being A Loser featuring Richard East Grant
Airborne featuring Mark Hamill
U.F.O. featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme
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, with his team, has produced and directed the World World War II action drama Allies.