Actor profile

Robert John Burke

12th September 1960 New York City, New York, USA Acting

Robert John Burke (born September 12, 1960) is an American actor known for his roles in the early films of Hal Hartley, as well as his roles in RoboCop 3 (1993), Tombstone (1993), and Thinner (1996). During the 2000s, Burke became well known for his portrayal of Mickey Gavin on Rescue Me (2004–11), Bart Bass in Gossip Girl (2007–12), Ed Tucker in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002–20), and a number of other film and television roles including Intrusion (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert John Burke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

59 Movies 25 TV Shows 1 In Production 85 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Where to Land poster

Where to Land 12th September 2025 as Leonard

Boston Strangler poster

Boston Strangler 16th March 2023 as Eddie Holland

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever poster

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 9th November 2022 as Smitty

The Retaliators poster

The Retaliators 8th September 2022 as Captain Briggs

Triggered poster

Triggered 3rd April 2022 as David

Intrusion poster

Intrusion 22nd September 2021 as Detective Steven Morse

Being poster

Being 7th January 2020 as Sheriff Campbell

Boarding School poster

Boarding School 30th August 2018 as Mr. Holcomb

BlacKkKlansman poster

BlacKkKlansman 9th August 2018 as Chief Bridges

We Only Know So Much poster

We Only Know So Much 23rd June 2018 as Hal

Future '38 poster

Future '38 1st December 2017 as General Sportwood

Where There's Smoke poster

Where There's Smoke 1st April 2017 as Captain Frascone

Bait poster

Bait 18th September 2015 as Uncle Mack

True Story poster

True Story 17th April 2015 as Greg Ganley

Ned Rifle poster

Ned Rifle 1st April 2015 as Chet

2 Guns poster

2 Guns 2nd August 2013 as Jessup

Safe poster

Safe 16th April 2012 as Captain Wolf

Limitless poster

Limitless 17th March 2011 as Pierce

Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences 1st November 2010 as Himself

Brooklyn's Finest poster

Brooklyn's Finest 4th March 2010 as State Trooper #1

Miracle at St. Anna poster

Miracle at St. Anna 15th September 2008 as General Ned Almond

The Ex poster

The Ex 1st December 2006 as Colonel

Jack's Law poster

Jack's Law 6th June 2006 as Det. Ron Banks

The Oh in Ohio poster

The Oh in Ohio 30th March 2006 as Binky Taylor

Munich poster

Munich 23rd December 2005 as Belligerent American

Good Night, and Good Luck. poster

Good Night, and Good Luck. 16th September 2005 as Charlie Mack

Hide and Seek poster

Hide and Seek 27th January 2005 as Steven

Connie and Carla poster

Connie and Carla 16th April 2004 as Rudy

Speak poster

Speak 20th January 2004 as Mr. Neck

Piggie poster

Piggie 13th June 2003 as Jim

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind poster

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind 31st December 2002 as Instructor Jenks

No Such Thing poster

No Such Thing 29th March 2002 as The Monster

State Property poster

State Property 18th January 2002 as Bob

First Love, Last Rites poster

First Love, Last Rites 7th August 1998 as Henry

Somewhere in the City poster

Somewhere in the City 11th June 1998 as Frankie

Midnight Flight poster

Midnight Flight 2nd June 1998 as Paul Bacon

A Bright Shining Lie poster

A Bright Shining Lie 30th May 1998 as Frank Drummond

Cop Land poster

Cop Land 15th August 1997 as Officer B

Mayday - Flug in den Tod poster

Mayday - Flug in den Tod 1st January 1997 as Tom Hutton

Thinner poster

Thinner 25th October 1996 as Billy Halleck

Killer: A Journal of Murder poster

Killer: A Journal of Murder 6th September 1996 as R.G. Greiser

Fled poster

Fled 19th July 1996 as Pat Schiller

If Lucy Fell poster

If Lucy Fell 8th March 1996 as Handsome Man

Flirt poster

Flirt 14th September 1995 as Men's Room Man #2

Crazy for a Kiss poster

Crazy for a Kiss 23rd April 1995 as Steve

Heaven & Earth poster

Heaven & Earth 25th December 1993 as Paul

Tombstone poster

Tombstone 25th December 1993 as Frank McLaury

Flirt poster

Flirt 11th September 1993 as Men's Room Man

A Far Off Place poster

A Far Off Place 12th March 1993 as Paul Parker

RoboCop 3 poster

RoboCop 3 21st January 1993 as Robocop

Simple Men poster

Simple Men 14th October 1992 as Bill McCabe

Dust Devil poster

Dust Devil 11th July 1992 as Dust Devil

Rambling Rose poster

Rambling Rose 10th September 1991 as Dave Wilkie

The Unbelievable Truth poster

The Unbelievable Truth 20th July 1990 as Josh

Nightmare Weekend poster

Nightmare Weekend 12th May 1986 as Dave

The Chosen poster

The Chosen 20th August 1981 as Levi Saunders

Gangster Wars poster

Gangster Wars 9th April 1981 as Officer Reardon

Looking for Mr. Goodbar poster

Looking for Mr. Goodbar 19th October 1977 as Patrick

Subversion

The Last of Us poster

The Last of Us 15th January 2023 as Seth

Project Blue Book poster

Project Blue Book 8th January 2019 as William Fairchild

Allegiance poster

Allegiance 5th February 2015 as Special Agent Brock

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 27th April 2014 as IAB Lieutenant Ed Tucker

Golden Boy poster

Golden Boy 26th February 2013 as Andrew Lightstone

Banshee poster

Banshee 11th January 2013 as Salvatore Ferillo

Person of Interest poster

Person of Interest 22nd September 2011 as Patrick Simmons

Blue Bloods poster

Blue Bloods 24th September 2010 as Jyle Hogan

White Collar poster

White Collar 23rd October 2009 as Patrick O'Leary

Nurse Jackie poster

Nurse Jackie 8th June 2009 as Dick Richards

Gossip Girl poster

Gossip Girl 19th September 2007 as Bart Bass

Army Wives poster

Army Wives 3rd June 2007 as General Clarke

Six Degrees poster

Six Degrees 21st September 2006 as David

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped 20th September 2006 as Bellows

Rescue Me poster

Rescue Me 21st July 2004 as Mickey Gavin

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Jim Resdon

Witchblade poster

Witchblade 12th June 2001

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Ed Tucker

The Sopranos poster

The Sopranos 10th January 1999 as Officer Zmuida

Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City 6th June 1998 as Walker Lewis

From the Earth to the Moon poster

From the Earth to the Moon 5th April 1998 as Bill Anders

Oz poster

Oz 12th July 1997 as Special Agent Pierce Taylor

Homicide: Life on the Street poster

Homicide: Life on the Street 31st January 1993 as Jeff Andrews

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Ron Innes

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer 18th September 1985 as O'Toole

Digger poster

Coming soon

Digger 30th September 2026