Dustin Demri-Burns

Acting

Born July 11, 1978, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK

Dustin Demri-Burns (born 11 July 1978) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work in Cardinal Burns (2012–2014) and Slow Horses (2022). He appeared in films as the roles of Danny Sinclair in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013), Viktor in the action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), and Crazy Cedric in the comedy film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019). In television, he appeared in shows as Julian in Stath Lets Flats, Will_5000 in Sick Note, Simon in GameFace, Daniel in Turn Up Charlie, and Voltaire in The Great. Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He attended Elliott School, Putney, Putney Heath, southwest London (1989–1996). He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree in acting

Filmography

• 2026Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint — Hugo Fox
• 2026The Magic Faraway Tree — Saucepan Man
• Dope Girls — Damaso Salucci
• 3 Body Problem — Ted
• Criminal Record — Cosmo Thompson
• Sweetpea — Jeff
• The Decameron — Arriguccio
• 2022All My Friends Hate Me — Harry
• Am I Being Unreasonable? — Dan
• Ellie & Natasia
• Live at the Moth Club — Dustin, Writer
• Slow Horses — Min Harper
• The Flatshare — Phil
• The Great — Voltaire
• Truth Seekers — Doctor Kettering
• 2019Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans — Cedric
• 2019Tales from the Lodge — Paul
• The Capture — Francis
• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance — Daudran (voice)
• 2018Backstage At Live Aid — Francis Rossi
• Stath Lets Flats — Julian
• 2018The Orgy — Gary
• 2018The Spy Who Dumped Me — Viktor
• 2017Bob the Builder: Mega Machines — Tread / Thud (voice)
• Doodlebugs — Various (voice)
• GameFace — Simon
• Sick Note — Will_5000
• Urban Myths — Josef, Francis Rossi
• Digby Dragon — Grumpy (voice)
• 2016Grimsby — Analyst #2 (uncredited)
• Asylum — Ludo Backslash
• 2015Kill Your Friends — David Schnieder
• 2013Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa — Danny Sinclair
• 2013I Give It a Year — Dove Violinist
• Peaky Blinders — Monsieur Silk
• Psychobitches — Keppel, Lady Godiva / Pandora, Nora Ephron, Horror, Coco Chanel (uncredited), Writer
• The Mimic — Computer Geek, PC Universe Worker
• Bad Education — Philip
• The Persuasionists — Focus Group
• 10 Minute Tales — Clumsy Medic
• Hyperdrive — Queppu Warrior
• Saxondale — 'Brian May'
• 2003Nightswimming — Young Man
• Close Personal Friends
• The Worst