---
name: "Robert John Burke"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-john-burke"
fi1m_id: "robert-john-burke"
imdb_id: "nm0121559"
tmdb_id: 31512
wikidata_id: "Q935081"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 September 1960"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-02T21:50:40.146250+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Robert John Burke

## Identity

Robert John Burke

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-john-burke
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-john-burke
- **IMDb ID:** nm0121559
- **TMDB ID:** 31512
- **Wikidata ID:** Q935081
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_John_Burke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935081, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121559/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31512

Actor. Born 12 September 1960 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 September 1960, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Also known as:** John Burke , Robert Burke
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 76 (1), 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 78 (2), 2020s 59 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 69 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 3, Crime 2, History 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,008m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_John_Burke, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q935081, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121559/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/31512

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*Person of Interest*](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Robert John Burke is an American actor. He was born on 12 September 1960 in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, and trained at the Acting Conservatory of the State University of New York at Purchase.

Burke began his career in the independent films of Hal Hartley, including *The Unbelievable Truth* (1989) and *Simple Men* (1992). He later appeared in *RoboCop 3* (1993), *Tombstone* (1993) and *Thinner* (1996). His television roles include Mickey Gavin in *Rescue Me* (2004–11), Bart Bass in *Gossip Girl* (2007–12) and Ed Tucker in *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (2002–20). He played Charlie Mack in *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005) and had a role in *Munich* (2005).

Burke is also a volunteer firefighter, serving as captain of an engine company on Long Island.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Digger* (2026), Fi1m 52, as Fitzgerald — [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022), Fi1m 66, as Smitty — [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md)
- *BlacKkKlansman* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Chief Bridges — [page](https://film.one/film/blackkklansman.md)
- *Person of Interest* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Patrick Simmons — [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), Fi1m 83, as Charlie Mack — [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)
- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), Fi1m 76, as Josh — [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)

## Complete filmography (84)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Digger* (2026), as Fitzgerald — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *Where to Land* (2025), as Leonard
- *Boston Strangler* (2023), as Eddie Holland
- *The Last of Us* (2023), series, as Seth — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-of-us.md)
- *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever* (2022), as Smitty — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther-wakanda-forever.md)
- *The Retaliators* (2022), as Captain Briggs
- *Triggered* (2022), as David
- *Intrusion* (2021), as Detective Steven Morse
- *Being* (2020), as Sheriff Campbell
- *Project Blue Book* (2019), series, as William Fairchild
- *Boarding School* (2018), as Mr. Holcomb
- *BlacKkKlansman* (2018), as Chief Bridges — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/blackkklansman.md)
- *We Only Know So Much* (2018), as Hal
- *Future '38* (2017), as General Sportwood
- *Where There's Smoke* (2017), as Captain Frascone
- *Bait* (2015), as Uncle Mack
- *True Story* (2015), as Greg Ganley
- *Ned Rifle* (2015), as Chet
- *Allegiance* (2015), series, as Special Agent Brock
- *2 Guns* (2013), as Jessup
- *Golden Boy* (2013), series, as Andrew Lightstone
- *Banshee* (2013), series, as Salvatore Ferillo — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/banshee.md)
- *Safe* (2012), as Captain Wolf
- *Person of Interest* (2011), series, as Patrick Simmons — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/person-of-interest.md)
- *Limitless* (2011), as Pierce
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Jyle Hogan
- *Brooklyn's Finest* (2010), as State Trooper #1
- *White Collar* (2009), series, as Patrick O'Leary
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Dick Richards — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)
- *Miracle at St. Anna* (2008), as General Ned Almond
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, as Bart Bass
- *Army Wives* (2007), series, as General Clarke
- *The Ex* (2006), as Colonel
- *Six Degrees* (2006), series, as David
- *Kidnapped* (2006), series, as Bellows
- *Jack's Law* (2006), as Det. Ron Banks
- *The Oh in Ohio* (2006), as Binky Taylor
- *Munich* (2005), as Belligerent American — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/munich.md)
- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), as Charlie Mack — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)
- *Hide and Seek* (2005), as Steven
- *Rescue Me* (2004), series, as Mickey Gavin — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/rescue-me.md)
- *Connie and Carla* (2004), as Rudy
- *Speak* (2004), as Mr. Neck
- *Piggie* (2003), as Jim
- *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind* (2002), as Instructor Jenks
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Jim Resdon
- *No Such Thing* (2002), as The Monster
- *State Property* (2002), as Bob
- *Witchblade* (2001), series, Actor
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Ed Tucker
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Officer Zmuida — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *First Love, Last Rites* (1998), as Henry
- *Somewhere in the City* (1998), as Frankie
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Walker Lewis
- *Midnight Flight* (1998), as Paul Bacon
- *A Bright Shining Lie* (1998), as Frank Drummond
- *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, as Bill Anders
- *Cop Land* (1997), as Officer B
- *Oz* (1997), series, as Special Agent Pierce Taylor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/oz.md)
- *Mayday - Flug in den Tod* (1997), as Tom Hutton
- *Thinner* (1996), as Billy Halleck
- *Killer: A Journal of Murder* (1996), as R.G. Greiser
- *Flirt* (1996), as Men's Room Man #2
- *Fled* (1996), as Pat Schiller
- *If Lucy Fell* (1996), as Handsome Man
- *Crazy for a Kiss* (1995), as Steve
- *Tombstone* (1993), as Frank McLaury
- *Heaven & Earth* (1993), as Paul
- *Flirt* (1993), as Men's Room Man
- *A Far Off Place* (1993), as Paul Parker
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, as Jeff Andrews — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *RoboCop 3* (1993), as Robocop
- *Simple Men* (1992), as Bill McCabe
- *Dust Devil* (1992), as Dust Devil
- *Rambling Rose* (1991), as Dave Wilkie
- *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Milton Danbury, Arthur "Buzz" Palley, Ron Innes — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/law-and-order.md)
- *The Unbelievable Truth* (1990), as Josh — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-unbelievable-truth.md)
- *Nightmare Weekend* (1986), as Dave
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as O'Toole
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Bill McCabe
- *The Chosen* (1981), as Levi Saunders
- *Gangster Wars* (1981), as Officer Reardon
- *Looking for Mr. Goodbar* (1977), as Patrick
- *Subversion*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Robert John Burke](https://film.one/media/person/98794/gallery-8e1bf8f3c831.jpg) Robert John Burke — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert John Burke](https://film.one/media/person/98794/gallery-547e293fd200.jpg) Robert John Burke — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert John Burke](https://film.one/media/person/98794/gallery-32b0b4b52543.jpg) Robert John Burke — Image via TMDB
- ![Robert John Burke](https://film.one/media/person/98794/gallery-46927299eab1.jpg) Robert John Burke — Image via TMDB

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