
Edward Burns
Biography
Edward Fitzgerald Burns (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker. He first came to attention for The Brothers McMullen (1995), his ultra low-budget independent film that went on to be a worldwide hit. Other film appearances include Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Holiday (2006), Man on a Ledge (2012), Friends with Kids (2012), and Alex Cross (2012). Burns directed movies such as She's the One (1996), Sidewalks of New York (2001), and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012). On television, he starred as Bugsy Siegel in the TNT crime drama series Mob City and as Terry Muldoon in TNT's Public Morals.
Filmography

The Best Damn Sports Show Period
2001 · 9.0

Saving Private Ryan
1998 · 8.2

Vietnam in HD
2011 · 7.6

Entourage
2004 · 7.4

Amazing Stories
2020 · 7.3

The Holiday
2006 · 7.1

No Woman, No Cry
2010 · 7.0

Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9

Mob City
2013 · 6.8

Public Morals
2015 · 6.8

27 Dresses
2008 · 6.5

Finnegan's Foursome
2026 · 6.5

Man on a Ledge
2012 · 6.4

Confidence
2003 · 6.3

Top Gear
2010 · 6.1

Professionals
2020 · 6.1

Echelon Conspiracy
2009 · 6.1

The Family McMullen
2025 · 6.1

Sidewalks of New York
2001 · 6.1

Millers in Marriage
2024 · 6.1

The Brothers McMullen
1995 · 6.1

Lethargy
2002 · 6.0

The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
2012 · 6.0

Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
2019 · 6.0

15 Minutes
2001 · 5.9

Friends with Kids
2012 · 5.9

Bridge and Tunnel
2021 · 5.8

Newlyweds
2011 · 5.8

The River King
2005 · 5.8

Summer Days, Summer Nights
2018 · 5.8

Purple Violets
2007 · 5.8

Life or Something Like It
2002 · 5.7

She's the One
1996 · 5.5

No Looking Back
1998 · 5.5

Ash Wednesday
2002 · 5.4

One Missed Call
2008 · 5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · 5.3

The Groomsmen
2006 · 5.2

Alex Cross
2012 · 5.1

A Sound of Thunder
2005 · 4.9

Looking for Kitty
2004 · 4.8

Nice Guy Johnny
2010 · 4.7

The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built
2008 · 0.0

SC Featured
2013 · 0.0
Tales from The Ryder Cup
2025 · 0.0