Dustin Demri-Burns

Writer, Actor

Biography

Dustin Demri-Burns rose to fame as one half of the BAFTA-nominated sketch and British Comedy Award-winning act Cardinal Burns and has since established himself as a versatile and in-demand actor. He has amassed an impressive list of credits over the past several years, from major studio comedy movies to critically lauded, internationally successful dramas.

This year, Dustin will be seen in the highly anticipated adaptation of THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE as Saucepan Man, playing opposite Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. He will also be seen in a lead role in the second series of  Apple TV+ CRIMINAL RECORD.

Other recent credits include: upcoming Amazon MGM feature – CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS, alongside Brie Larson; a regular role in in BBC One drama DOPE GIRLS; and the co-lead role in two series of rave-reviewed BBC One comedy – AM I BEING UNREASONABLE.

Further significant TV credits from the past few years: SLOW HORSES (Apple), THE DECAMERON (Netflix), SWEETPEA (Sky/Starz), STATH LETS FLATS (C4), FLATSHARE (Paramount+), and THE GREAT (Hulu/C4)  for Sky and Starz. Further film credits include: co-lead role in indie hit ALL MY FRIENDS HATE ME, Viktor in Lionsgate’s comedy THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME.

The Guardian labelled Cardinal Burns as one of the top 50 comedians of the 21st century, and their eponymous Channel 4 show remains a cult classic.

Credits

Television

Production Character Director Company
CRIMINAL RECORD S2 TBA Jim Loach and Shaun James Grant Apple TV+
DOPE GIRLS Damaso Salucci Shannon Murphy Bad Wolf / Sony Pictures Television / BBC One
AM I BEING UNREASONABLE Dan Daisy May Cooper and Selin Hizli BBC One
SWEETPEA Jeff Ella Jones See-Saw Films / Sky Studios
THE DECAMERON Arriguccio Anya Adams American Sugarcube / Tilted Productions
3 BODY PROBLEM Ted Minkie Spiro BLB / T-Street / Plan B Entertainment / Primitive Streak
ELLIE AND NATASIA Sean Andrew Gaynord BBC Three
FLATSHARE Phil Peter Cattaneo BBC
SLOW HORSES Min Harper James Hawes See-Saw Films
EMBANKMENT Min Harper Various Apple TV
THE GREAT S2 Voltaire Various Thruline Entertainment
BRITANNIA SERIES 3 Blain Various Neal Street Productions/Sky/Amazon Studios
BLOODS Crackhead John Will Sinclair Roughcut TV
THE GREAT Voltaire Various Hulu
TRUTH SEEKERS Miles Kettering James Le Frond Amazon
KING GARY Fred Jim FIeld Smith BBC
URBAN MYTH: BACKSTAGE AT LIVE AID Francis Rossi John Hardwick Sky
ISLAND OF DREAMS Brian Cox Matt Lipsey BBC
THE CAPTURE Francis Ben Chanan Heyday/BBC/NBC
TURN UP CHARLIE Danny Smith Tristam Shapeero, Matt Lipsey Brown Eyed Boy
STATH LETS FLATS Julian Tom Kingsley Roughcut TV
SICK NOTE Will Matt Lipsey Sky Atlantic
GAMEFACE Simon Andrew Chaplin Objective Productions / E4
CARDINAL BURNS S2 Various Ben Taylor Channel 4
URBAN MYTHS: HITLER THE ARTIST Josef Dan Zeff Sky
PEAKY BLINDERS Monsieur Silk Steven Knight (creator) Tiger Aspect Productions
DRUNK HISTORY: UK Various Steve Connelly, Tom McKay Comedy Central
ASYLUM Ludo Kayvan Novak, Tom Thostrup BBC 4
PSYCHOBITCHES Various Jeremy Dyson Sky Arts 1
BAD EDUCATION Philip Elliot Hegarty, Ben Gosling Fuller Tiger Aspect Productions
CARDINAL BURNS Various Ben Taylor E4
THE MIMIC Computer Geek Kieron Hawkes Running Bare Pictures
SPY Didier Simeon Goulden (creator) Hat Trick Productions
LIFE'S TOO SHORT Best Man Warren Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant BBC
10 MINUTE TALES Clumsy Medic Tim Whitby, Jeremy Brock Endor Productions
LOVE SOUP Kenny David Renwick BBC
SAXONDALE Brian May John Henderson, Matt Lipsey Baby Cow Productions
HYPERDRIVE Queppu Warrior John Henderson BBC
TURN UP CHARLIE Tristram Shapeero Brown Eyes Boy | Netflix

Film

Production Character Director Company
CLOSE PERSONAL FRIENDS Oscar Jason Orley Amazon
MAGIC FARAWAY TREE Saucepan Man Ben Gregor Neal Street Productions
ALL MY FRIENDS HATE ME Harry Andrew Gaynord Totally Tom Films Ltd.
HORRIBLE HISTORIES Crazy Cedric Dominic Brigstocke BBC
THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE Push Me Pull Me Stephen Gaghan Universal Pictures
TALES FROM THE LODGE Paul Abigail Blackmore Hook Pictures
THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME Viktor Susanna Fogel Imagine Entertainment
THE ORGY (Short) Gary Allgood Films
KILL YOUR FRIENDS David Schnieder Owen Harris Unigram
ALAN PARTRIDGE: ALPHA PAPA Danny Sinclair Declan Lowney Baby Cow Films
PRADA AND PREJUDICE (Short) Clown Tom Edmunds
OUT OF THE SHADOWS (Short) Boy in Graveyard Warren Hooper BBC
NIGHTSWIMMING (Short) Young Man Manuela Mancini Big Film Shorts

Other

Production Character Director Company
HARRY POTTER FOR KINECT (Voice) Professor Flitwick Mike Botham Eurocom Entertainment Software

Radio

Production Character Director Company
CARDINAL BURNS PRESENTS...DEAN AND MURF Various Julian Barratt BBC Radio 2

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