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

• 2026Finnegan's Foursome — Freddy Finnegan, Director, Writer
• Tales from The Ryder Cup — Narrator (voice)
• 2025The Family McMullen — Barry McMullen, Director, Writer
• 2024Millers in Marriage — Andy, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2024The Everything Pot — Executive Producer
• 2022A Thousand Little Cuts — Thanks
• Bridge and Tunnel — Artie, Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
• Amazing Stories — Bill Kaminski
• Professionals
• 2019Beneath the Blue Suburban Skies — Jim, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
• 2019Seaver — Self - Narrator (voice), Executive Producer
• 2018Summer Days, Summer Nights — Jack Flynn, Director, Producer, Writer
• Public Morals — Terry Muldoon, Creator
• Mob City — Ben "Bugsy" Siegel
• SC Featured — Narrator
• 2012Alex Cross — Tommy Kane
• 2012Friends with Kids — Kurt
• 2012Man on a Ledge — Jack Dougherty
• 2012The Fitzgerald Family Christmas — Gerry Fitzgerald, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2011Newlyweds — Buzzy, Writer, Director, Producer
• Vietnam in HD — Joe Galloway
• 2010Nice Guy Johnny — Uncle Terry, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2010No Woman, No Cry
• Top Gear
• 2009Echelon Conspiracy — John Reed
• 200827 Dresses — George
• 2008One Missed Call — Jack Andrews
• 2008The Greatest Tunnel Ever Built — Narrator
• 2007Purple Violets — Michael Murphy, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2006The Groomsmen — Paulie, Director, Producer, Screenplay
• 2006The Holiday — Ethan
• 2005A Sound of Thunder — Travis Ryer
• 2005The River King — Abel Grey
• Entourage — Edward Burns
• 2004Flight of the Phoenix — Screenplay
• 2004Looking for Kitty — Jack Stanton, Writer, Director, Producer
• 2003Confidence — Jake Vig
• 2002Ash Wednesday — Francis Sullivan, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2002Lethargy — Store Clerk
• 2002Life or Something Like It — Pete
• 200115 Minutes — Jordy Warsaw
• 2001Lovely Day — Director, Producer
• 2001Sidewalks of New York — Tommy, Director, Writer, Producer
• The Best Damn Sports Show Period
• 2001The Concert for New York City — Director, Producer
• The Fighting Fitzgeralds — Creator
• 1998No Looking Back — Charlie, Director, Screenplay, Producer
• 1998Saving Private Ryan — Private Reiben
• Will & Grace — Nick
• 1996She's the One — Mickey Fitzpatrick, Producer, Director, Writer
• 1995The Brothers McMullen — Barry / Finbar McMullen, Director, Producer, Writer
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Appearances as themselves (14)

• The Eisen Hour — Self - Guest
• 2017Blue Gold: American Jeans — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2016Film Hawk — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• The Men in Blazers Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2012Kingdom Come — Self
• 2006Edge of Outside — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• 2002New York at the Movies — Self
• 1999Into the Breach: Saving Private Ryan — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• 1995At Sundance — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest