Acting credits
84
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Robert John Burke
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.4
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Movies: 58Series: 26
TMDB ID: 31512
IMDb ID: nm0121559
Known for: Acting
Born: September 12, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1977 - 2026
Years active: 50
Average TMDB rating: 6.8
Wikidata: Q935081
Also known as
John Burke • Robert Burke
Biography
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).
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Robert John Burke.
Digger
as General Fitzgerald
2026 Movie
Where to Land
as Leonard
2025 Movie
Boston Strangler
as Eddie Holland
2023 Movie
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
as Smitty
2022 Movie
The Retaliators
as Captain Briggs
2022 Movie
Triggered
as David
2022 Movie
Intrusion
as Detective Steven Morse
2021 Movie
Being
as Sheriff Campbell
2020 Movie
Boarding School
as Mr. Holcomb
2018 Movie
BlacKkKlansman
as Chief Bridges
2018 Movie
We Only Know So Much
as Hal
2018 Movie
Future '38
as General Sportwood
2017 Movie
Where There's Smoke
as Captain Frascone
2017 Movie
Bait
as Uncle Mack
2015 Movie
True Story
as Greg Ganley
2015 Movie
Ned Rifle
as Chet
2015 Movie
2 Guns
as Jessup
2013 Movie
Safe
as Captain Wolf
2012 Movie
Limitless
as Pierce
2011 Movie
Brooklyn's Finest
as State Trooper #1
2010 Movie
Miracle at St. Anna
as General Ned Almond
2008 Movie
The Ex
as Colonel
2006 Movie
Jack's Law
as Det. Ron Banks
2006 Movie
The Oh in Ohio
as Binky Taylor
2006 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Robert John Burke.
The Last of Us
as Seth • 4 eps
2023 Series
Project Blue Book
as William Fairchild • 7 eps
2019 Series
Allegiance
as Special Agent Brock • 8 eps
2015 Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as IAB Lieutenant Ed Tucker • 1 eps
2014 Series
Golden Boy
as Andrew Lightstone • 1 eps
2013 Series
Banshee
as Salvatore Ferillo • 1 eps
2013 Series
Person of Interest
as Patrick Simmons • 16 eps
2011 Series
Blue Bloods
as Jyle Hogan • 3 eps
2010 Series
White Collar
as Patrick O'Leary • 1 eps
2009 Series
Nurse Jackie
as Dick Richards • 2 eps
2009 Series
Gossip Girl
as Bart Bass • 27 eps
2007 Series
Army Wives
as General Clarke • 16 eps
2007 Series
Six Degrees
as David • 1 eps
2006 Series
Kidnapped
as Bellows • 13 eps
2006 Series
Rescue Me
as Mickey Gavin • 44 eps
2004 Series
CSI: Miami
as Jim Resdon • 1 eps
2002 Series
Witchblade
1 eps
2001 Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Ed Tucker • 30 eps
1999 Series
The Sopranos
as Officer Zmuida • 1 eps
1999 Series
Sex and the City
as Walker Lewis • 2 eps
1998 Series
From the Earth to the Moon
as Bill Anders • 2 eps
1998 Series
Oz
as Special Agent Pierce Taylor • 1 eps
1997 Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Jeff Andrews • 1 eps
1993 Series
Law & Order
as Milton Danbury • 1 eps
1990 Series