Birthday: January 29, 1968
One of a number of American independent filmmakers launched to prominence in the '90s by virtue of their success at the Sundance Film Festival, writer/director Edward Burns was born in Woodside, Queens, in 1968 and raised on Long Island. After attending Oneonta College and S.U.N.Y.-Albany, he transferred to Hunter College in New York City to study motion pictures; there he helmed a number ...more- 1995
- Independent Spirit Award
- Best First Feature
- The Brothers McMullen
- win
- 2008
- 27 Dresses
- George
- 2008
- One Missed Call
- Jack Andrews
- 2006
- The Groomsmen
- Paulie
- 2006
- The Holiday
- Ethan
- 2005
- A Sound of Thunder
- Travis Ryer
- 2007
- Purple Violets
- Director
- 2007
- Purple Violets
- Producer
- 2007
- Purple Violets
- Screenwriter
- 2006
- The Groomsmen
- Director
- 2006
- The Groomsmen
- Producer











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