Dustin Demri-Burns

Dustin Demri-Burns
Born (1978-07-11) 11 July 1978 (age 46)
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Other namesDustin Demri Burns
EducationLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, writer
Years active2006–present
Notable workCardinal Burns
Children1

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)[1] and Slow Horses (2022).[2]

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 (2020–2023).

Early life

Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He attended Elliott School, Putney, Putney Heath, South West London (1989–1996). He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree in acting.[citation needed]

Career

Demri-Burns started his acting career when he played a minor character in the 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 of 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.[3]

Along with his friend Sebastian Cardinal, he created and produced the sketch comedy programme Cardinal Burns.[4][5]

Demri-Burns has 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 season 1 of the Hulu television series The Great, featuring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult.[6] He reprised his role as a recurring character in seasons 2 (2021) and 3 (2023) of the show.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013 I Give It a Year Dove Violinist
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Danny Sinclair
2015 Kill Your Friends David Schneider
2016 Grimsby Analyst #2 Uncredited
U.S. title: The Brothers Grimsby
Bridget Jones's Baby Interviewer Uncredited
2017 Bob the Builder: Mega Machines Tread, Thud (voices) UK version
2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me Viktor
2019 Tales from the Lodge Paul
Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans Crazy Cedric
2021 All My Friends Hate Me Harry
TBA The Magic Faraway Tree Saucepan Man In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Coming Up Writer #1 Episode: "The Animator"
2007 Hyperdrive Queppu Warrior Episode: "Artefact"
Credited as Dustin Demri Burns
Saxondale Brian May Episode #2.1[7]
2008 Love Soup Kenny Episode: "Home"
2009 10 Minute Tales Clumsy Medic Episode: "Ding Dong"
2011 Life's Too Short Best Man Episode #1.2
2012 Sam Didier Episode: "Codename: Double Oh"
2012–2014 Cardinal Burns Various roles Also writer[8]
2013 The Mimic Computer Geek / PC Universe Worker #2 2 episodes
2014 Psychobitches Various 5 episodes
Bad Education Philip Episode: "After School Clubs"
2015 Asylum Ludo Backslash Miniseries; 3 episodes
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/U.S. voices) 		15 episodes[9]
2016 Peaky Blinders Monsieur Silk Episode #3.5
Digby Dragon Grumpy Goblin (voice) 9 episodes
2017 The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe Gnomes (voices) 10 episodes
2017–2018 Urban Myths Josef / Francis Rossi Episodes: "Hitler the Artist" and "Backstage at Live Aid"
Sick Note Will_5000 6 episodes
2017–2019 GameFace Simon Main cast
2018 A Discovery of Witches Sean Uncredited
Episode #1.1
2018–2019 Stath Lets Flats Julian 7 episodes
2019 Island of Dreams Brian Cox Television film
Turn Up Charlie Daniel Smith 3 episodes
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Daudran (voice) Episodes: "End. Begin. All the Same." and "What Was Sundered and Undone"[9]
The Capture Francis Miniseries; 3 episodes
2020 King Gary Fred Episode: "Holiday Pals"
Truth Seekers Kettering / Doctor Kettering Episode: "The Revenge of the Chichester Widow"
2020–2023 The Great Voltaire Recurring cast
2021 Bloods Crackhead John Episode: "Partners"
Britannia Blain Episode #3.1
2022 Am I Being Unreasonable? Dan TV series
The Flatshare Phil TV series
Slow Horses Min Harper Recurring cast
2024 3 Body Problem Ted Episode: "The Stars Our Destination"
The Decameron Arriguccio 3 episodes
TBA Dope Girls Damaso Salucci Post-production

Video game

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Harry Potter for Kinect Professor Flitwick (voice) [9]

References

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