Years active 2007 - Present Name Dominic Burns | Role Film director | |
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Full Name Dominic Alexander Burns Born December 30, 1983 (age 40) ( 1983-12-30 ) Derby, Derbyshire, UK Occupation Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Notable work CUT, Jack Falls, Allies. Website hawthornproductions.co.uk Known for How to Stop Being a Loser, Airborne, U.F.O. Movies UFO, Airborne, How to Stop Being a Loser, Jack Falls, Cockneys vs Zombies Similar People Sean Brosnan, Simon Phillips, Bianca Bree, Craig Conway, Andrew Shim | ||
ALLIES - Trailer (2014) HD Dominic Burns
Dominic Burns (born 30 December 1983) is an English film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. After starting as an actor, Burns then moved into directing where he has made his name. When making such films as Airborne and U.F.O. he frequently shoots his films in Derbyshire, his home county.
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Early life
Burns was born in Derby and attended Ecclesbourne School in Duffield, Derbyshire, England. He then moved into the film industry in 2006.
Career
Burns was established as an actor in 2006 when he featured in a local Derby production, Sam Lennox's The Buck Rules where he was also the Associate Producer. He continued as an actor, with numerous roles including Jack Said, part of a trilogy, of which Burns went on to direct one.
Burns was launched as a director/producer by delivering the world’s first single continuous-shot horror movie CUT. This was the first film that Burns directed, wrote, produced and acted in. CUT started Burns' fascination with the "Long Shot" which has become a style uses in most of his films.
Burns has directed numerous feature films with a number of well-known character actors including:
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.
Most recently Burns produced and directed the WWII action drama Allies.