Edward Burns
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Edward Burns

Born 29 January 1968 · Woodside, Queens County, New York, USA
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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.

Known for

Saving Private Ryan
The Holiday
27 Dresses
Man on a Ledge
Flight of the Phoenix
15 Minutes
One Missed Call
Alex Cross
Entourage
Life or Something Like It
Will & Grace
Echelon Conspiracy
Finnegan's Foursome
The Family McMullen
Millers in Marriage
Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies
Summer Days, Summer Nights
Man on a Ledge
Alex Cross
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
Friends with Kids
Newlyweds
Nice Guy Johnny
Echelon Conspiracy
27 Dresses
One Missed Call
The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built
Purple Violets
The Holiday
The Groomsmen
A Sound of Thunder
The River King
Looking for Kitty
Flight of the Phoenix
Confidence
Ash Wednesday
Life or Something Like It
Lethargy
15 Minutes
Sidewalks of New York
The Concert for New York City
Saving Private Ryan
No Looking Back
She's the One
The Brothers McMullen
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