Dominic Burns
Dominic Burns | |
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Dominic Burns at the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, 2013 | |
| Born | Dominic Alexander Burns 30 December 1970 Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Occupations | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2007 – present |
| Known for | How to Stop Being a Loser, Airborne, UFO[1] |
| Notable work | CUT, Jack Falls, Allies. |
| Website | hawthornproductions.co.uk (Archived) |
Dominic Burns (born 30 December 1970) is an English film director, screenwriter, producer and former actor.
After a career as an actor, Burns moved into directing where he really found his feet directing: Highlights include the critical failure Airborne which Bloody Disgusting called [2] "...never develops any substance. When it’s not being cliche, it’s not making sense" and UFO which box chatter called [3] "bargain bin crass of the highest order".
He frequently shoots his films in Derbyshire,[4][5] his home county where he still lives with his mother.
Early life
Burns was born in Derby[4] and attended Ecclesbourne School in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.[6] He then moved into the film industry in 2006.
Career
Burns was trying to forge a career as an actor in 2006 when he featured in a local Derby production,[7] Sam Lennox's The Buck Rules[8] where he was also the Associate Producer. He continued to try and make it as an actor, with a role in gangster flick Jack Said, part of a trilogy, of which Burns went on to direct one.
As a director Burns attempted to direct the world's first single continuous-shot horror movie[9] CUT. This was the first film that Burns directed, wrote, produced and acted in. CUT started Burns's fascination with the "Long Shot" which has become a style uses in most of his films. Letterboxhd said of the film "the storyline moves along at a sluggishly slow pace and the characters are pretty dull".[10]
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.
Burns directed Alien Uprising starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Sean Pertwee, Moria Reviews gave the film 1 star saying "Burns’ editing style quickly began to annoy me before I even had the opportunity to work out what was happening."[11]
Burns has also produced and directed the WWII action drama Allies.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Buck Rules | No | Associate | No | |
| 2010 | CUT | Yes | Yes | Yes | As Alexander Williams |
| 2011 | Jack Falls | Yes | Yes | No | As Alexander Williams |
| How to Stop Being a Loser | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2012 | UFO | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Airborne | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Devil's Tower | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2014 | Allies | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Madness in the Method | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2025 | Wildcat | No | No | Yes | Post-production |
Acting roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Buck Rules | Ronald | |
| 2008 | Fur TV | Till Jockey | Episode "Merverella" |
| 2009 | Jack Said | Yianni | |
| Homemade Vigilante | Geoff | ||
| 2010 | CUT | Michael | As Alexander Williams |
| 2011 | Jack Falls | Hitman | As Alexander Williams |
| The Reverend | Big Bazza | ||
| Kill Keith | Director | Cameo | |
| How to Stop Being a Loser | Neil | ||
| 2012 | Strippers vs Werewolves | Alex | |
| Cockneys vs Zombies | Bus Hit Zombie 2 | ||
| UFO | Peter | ||
| The Nightclub Days | Andy | ||
| Dann Firestorm: I Am Film | Uncredited | ||
| Airborne | Bob | ||
| 2019 | Madness in the Method | Detective Wayne Arnold's Partner |
References
- ^ Severn, J. "Director Dominic Burns brings stars to speak at Quad about new film Allies". Derbytelegraph.co.uk. Local World. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ [http://commented |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3200486/bd-review-airborne-barely-gets-off-the-ground/
- ^ https://boxchatter.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/u-f-o-review-derby-edition/]
- ^ a b "Director Dominic Burns' 'joyous experience' of filming in Derbyshire". ashbournenewstelegraph.co.uk. Local World. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Jean-Claude Van Damme to shoot UFO film in Derby". BBC News. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Peddy, Chris. "DIRECTOR'S PRIDE". derbytelegraph.co.uk. Local World. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "The Buck Rules". film.britishcouncil.org. 26 March 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "The Buck Rules". The Guardian. Guardian News. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Daniels, Jack. "Focus On: Cut". gorepress.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ https://letterboxd.com/film/cut-2010/
- ^ https://www.moriareviews.com/sciencefiction/alien-uprising-2012.htm