Edward Burns Biography

Fast Facts

• Got his start in showbiz working as a production assistant during the early '90s for Entertainment Tonight
• Made his film acting, directing, writing, and producing debut in 1995 with the indie drama The Brothers McMullen, which won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
• Shared a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture for his role in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan, the first film he appeared in that he did not also write and direct
• Formed Irish Twin Productions with his screenwriting brother Brian
• Was awarded an honorary degree during a 2002 commencement ceremony at Hunter College, where he'd majored in film studies but left a few credits short of graduating