
Robert John Burke
Known for Acting · 85 credits
- Born
- 1960-09-12 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- 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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Known For
TV Shows (25)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ed Tucker

Law & Order
1990
as Milton Danbury / Arthur "Buzz" Palley / Ron Innes

CSI: Miami
2002
as Jim Resdon

The Sopranos
1999
as Officer Zmuida

Person of Interest
2011
as Patrick Simmons

Blue Bloods
2010
as Jyle Hogan

Gossip Girl
2007
as Bart Bass

Sex and the City
1998
as Walker Lewis

Banshee
2013
as Salvatore Ferillo

White Collar
2009
as Patrick O'Leary

The Last of Us
2023
as Seth

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

Oz
1997
as Special Agent Pierce Taylor

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jeff Andrews

Rescue Me
2004
as Mickey Gavin

The Equalizer
1985
as O'Toole

Army Wives
2007
as General Clarke

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Dick Richards

From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Bill Anders

Project Blue Book
2019
as William Fairchild

Kidnapped
2006
as Bellows

Allegiance
2015
as Special Agent Brock

Witchblade
2001

Golden Boy
2013
as Andrew Lightstone

Six Degrees
2006
as David
Movies (60)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
as Smitty

Limitless
2011
as Pierce

Tombstone
1993
as Frank McLaury

Safe
2012
as Captain Wolf

2 Guns
2013
as Jessup

Munich
2005
as Belligerent American

Fled
1996
as Pat Schiller

BlacKkKlansman
2018
as Chief Bridges

RoboCop 3
1993
as Robocop

Cop Land
1997
as Officer B

Digger
2026

Intrusion
2021
as Detective Steven Morse

Speak
2004
as Mr. Neck

Hide and Seek
2005
as Steven

Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Charlie Mack

Boston Strangler
2023
as Eddie Holland

State Property
2002
as Bob

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
as Instructor Jenks

Thinner
1996
as Billy Halleck

Heaven & Earth
1993
as Paul

Flirt
1993
as Men's Room Man

The Ex
2006
as Colonel

Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as State Trooper #1

Gangster Wars
1981
as Officer Reardon

Piggie
2003
as Jim

Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as General Ned Almond

True Story
2015
as Greg Ganley

Rambling Rose
1991
as Dave Wilkie

Bait
2015
as Uncle Mack

A Far Off Place
1993
as Paul Parker

The Retaliators
2022
as Captain Briggs

Dust Devil
1992
as Dust Devil

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Patrick

Boarding School
2018
as Mr. Holcomb
Subversion

The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Binky Taylor

A Bright Shining Lie
1998
as Frank Drummond

Flirt
1995
as Men's Room Man #2

Simple Men
1992
as Bill McCabe

The Chosen
1981
as Levi Saunders

Connie and Carla
2004
as Rudy

Ned Rifle
2015
as Chet

If Lucy Fell
1996
as Handsome Man

The Unbelievable Truth
1990
as Josh

Somewhere in the City
1998
as Frankie

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

Where to Land
2025
as Leonard

We Only Know So Much
2018
as Hal

Jack's Law
2006
as Det. Ron Banks

First Love, Last Rites
1998
as Henry

Midnight Flight
1998
as Paul Bacon

Crazy for a Kiss
1995
as Steve

Being
2020
as Sheriff Campbell

Nightmare Weekend
1986
as Dave

Future '38
2017
as General Sportwood

No Such Thing
2002
as The Monster
Years Later: The Unbelievable Truth and Its Consequences
2010
as Himself

Where There's Smoke
2017
as Captain Frascone

Triggered
2022
as David

Mayday - Flug in den Tod
1997
as Tom Hutton
About Robert John Burke
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… With 85 credits spanning from 1977 to 2026, Robert John Burke has appeared in 60 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Robert John Burke Movies
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — as Smitty
- Limitless (2011) — as Pierce
- Tombstone (1993) — as Frank McLaury
- Safe (2012) — as Captain Wolf
- 2 Guns (2013) — as Jessup
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