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Actor
Gender
Male
Birthday
29 January
Location
New York, United States
Edit pageEdward Burns
Biography
Edward Fitzgerald Burns (born January 29, 1968, in Woodside, Queens, New York City) is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He grew up on Long Island and studied English and filmmaking at Hunter College in New York. He began his career working as a production assistant on Entertainment Tonight, using his earnings to finance his first feature film, The Brothers McMullen (1995). He wrote, directed and starred in the low-budget independent comedy, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
He subsequently wrote and directed films such as She's the One (1996), No Looking Back (1998), Sidewalks of New York (2001), The Groomsmen (2006), Purple Violets (2007), Nice Guy Johnny (2010) and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012). As an actor, he is widely recognized for playing Private Richard Reiben in Steven Spielberg's World War II film Saving Private Ryan (1998). His other notable appearances include 15 Minutes (2001), Confidence (2003), The Holiday (2006), 27 Dresses (2008), Man on a Ledge (2012) and Alex Cross (2012).
His television work includes Mob City (2013), Public Morals (2015) and Bridge and Tunnel (2021–2022). He continued writing, directing and acting in Millers in Marriage (2024), The Family McMullen (2025) and Finnegan's Foursome (2026).
