Dustin Demri-Burns

Dustin Demri-Burns (born 11 July 1978) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work in Cardinal Burns.[1]

Dustin Demri-Burns
Born (1978-07-11) 11 July 1978
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Other namesDustin Demri Burns
EducationLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor, comedian, writer
Years active2001-present
Notable work
Cardinal Burns

He appeared in films as the roles of Danny Sinclair in the 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013), Viktor in the 2018 action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) and Crazy Cedric in the 2019 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.

Early life

Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree of acting.

Career

He started his acting career when he played a minor character in the 2003 short film Nightswimming (2003).

His film credits include The Spy Who Dumped Me, Bridget Jones' Baby, The Brothers Grimsby and Kill Your Friends.

He played the role of Danny Sinclair in the 2013 film Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, featuring Steve Coogan, and has also played the role Cedric in the 2019 film Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans. The same year, he also started in Abigail Blackmore's film Tales from the Lodge, alongside Kelly Wenham, Mackenzie Crook, Laura Fraser, Sophie Thompson and Johnny Vegas.[2]

He, along with his friend Sebastian Cardinal, created and produced a sketch comedy programme Cardinal Burns, which happens to be a success.[3][4]

Demri-Burns provided voices of characters in animation, such as the voice of Grumpy in Digby Dragon and as the UK voice of Tread in Bob the Builder.

In 2020, he played the role of Voltaire in an episode of the Hulu television series The Great, featuring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult.[5]

Personal life

Demri-Burns is of French descent and currently resides in England with his wife and child.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Nightswimming Young Man Short film
2004 Out of the Shadows Boy in Graveyard Short film
2007 Prada & Prejudice Clown Short film
2009 HIV: The Musical Jolian Short film
2013 I Give It a Year Dove Violinist
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Danny Sinclair
2014 Chandide Pangloss Short film
2015 Kill Your Friends David Schneider
2016 Grimsby Analyst #2 Uncredited
US title: The Brothers Grimsby
2016 Bridget Jones's Baby Interviewer Uncredited
2017 Bob the Builder: Mega Machines Tread, Thud (voices) UK version
2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me Viktor
2018 The Orgy Gary Short film
2018 Diane's New Boyfriend Jerry Short film
2019 Tales from the Lodge Paul
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans Crazy Cedric

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Coming Up Writer #1 Episode: "The Animator"
2007 Hyperdrive Queppu Warrior Episode: "Artefact"
Credited as Dustin Demri Burns
2007 Saxondale Brian May Episode: "#2.1"[6]
2008 Love Soup Kenny Episode: "Home"
2009 10 Minute Tales Clumsy Medic Episode: "Ding Dong"
2011 Life's Too Short Best Man Episode: "#3.5"
2012 Sam Didier Episode: "Codename: Double Oh"
2012–present Cardinal Burns Various Roles[7] Also writer
2013 The Mimic Computer Geek / PC Universe Worker #2 2 episodes
2014 Psychobitches Various 5 episodes
2015 Asylum Ludo Backslash 3 episodes
Television miniseries
2015–2016 Drunk History Various roles 7 episodes
2015–2018 Bob the Builder Tread, Thud, Phil Lucas, Norm (UK voices)
Alfred, Crunch and Sylvain (UK/US voices)[8]		 15 episodes
2016 Peaky Blinders Monsieur Silk Episode: "#3.5"
2016 Digby Dragon Grumpy Goblin (voice) 9 episodes
2017–2018 Urban Myths Josef / Francis Rossi Episodes: "Hitler the Artist" and "Backstage at Live Aid"
2017–present GameFace Simon Main cast
2017–2018 Sick Note Will_5000 6 episodes
2017 The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Gnomes (voices) 10 episodes
2018–2019 Stath Lets Flats Julian 7 episodes
2018 A Discovery of Witches Sean Uncredited
Episode: "#1.1"
2019 Island of Dreams Brian Cox Television movie
2019 Turn Up Charlie Daniel Smith 3 episodes
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Daudran (voice)[8] Episodes: "End. Begin. All the Same." and "What Was Sundered and Undone"
2019 The Capture Francis 3 episodes
Television miniseries
2020 King Gary Fred Episode: "Holiday Pals"
2020–present The Great Voltaire Recurring cast
2020 Truth Seekers Kettering / Doctor Kettering Episode: "The Revenge of the Chichester Widow"

Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Harry Potter for Kinect Professor Flitwick (voice)[8]

References
  1. "Dustin Demri-Burns: Cardinal Burns Credit". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. Felperin, Leslie (31 October 2019). "Tales from the Lodge review – schlocky country cabin scares". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "Cardinal Burns: the comedy duo shaking up TV sketch shows". The Guardian. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. Noble, Will (11 September 2014). "Cardinal Burns Live: Lighter Laughs But Still Funny". www.londonist.com. Londonist. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. Walsh, Savannah (30 May 2020). "How Much Of Hulu's The Great Actually Happened?". www.elle.com. Elle Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  6. Writers: Steve Coogan and Neil MacLennan; Producer: Ted Dowd; Director: John Henderson (23 August 2007). "Episode 8". Saxondale. BBC. BBC Two.
  7. "Cardinal Burns: 'We're the Kanye West of comedy. Or maybe the Nick Drake'". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. "Dustin Demri-Burns - 3 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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