Burn Gorman
Biography
Burn Gorman is an English actor and musician born on September 1, 1974. He is known for his television roles in various series, including Torchwood, Game of Thrones, Turn: Washington's Spies, The Man in the High Castle, and The Expanse. His film roles include appearances in The Dark Knight Rises, Pacific Rim, and its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising, as well as The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds. Gorman has a known credit count of 68 in the acting field. He is male and was born in Hollywood, California, USA.
Career overview
Burn Gorman is an English actor and musician. He began his acting career with notable roles in television series. One of his earliest notable roles was in the BBC series Torchwood, where he played the character of Owen Harper. He also appeared in other television series, including Game of Thrones, where he portrayed Karl Tanner, and Turn: Washington's Spies, where he played Major Edmund Hewlett.
In addition to his television work, Gorman has also appeared in several films. He played the role of Phillip Stryver in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. He also appeared in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim and its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising, where he portrayed Hermann Gottlieb. Furthermore, he appeared in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, where he played Commander Hoff.
Throughout his career, Gorman has accumulated a significant number of credits, with a total of 68 known credits. His acting career spans multiple genres and formats, showcasing his versatility as a performer.
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- Digger (2026) as Amos
- Jumanji: Open World (2026)
- Frankenstein (2025) as Executioner
- All the Devils Are Here (2025) as Numbers
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) as Father Damien
- Lift (2024) as Cormac
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) as Commander Hoff
- Ghosted (2023) as English Cabbie
- Ransomed (2023) as Carter
- Halo (2022) as Vinsher Grath
- The Offer (2022) as Charles Bluhdorn
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) as Priest (voice)
- Watcher (2022) as Watcher
- Undergods (2021) as Tim
- Enola Holmes (2020) as Linthorn
- The Good Traitor (2020) as Berle
- Cheat (2019) as Ben Jarvis
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb
- Jamestown (2017) as Nicholas Farlow
- In a Valley of Violence (2016) as Priest
- Imperium (2016) as Morgan
- Guernica (2016) as Consul
- The Expanse (2015) as Adolphus Murtry
- The Man in the High Castle (2015) as The Marshal
- And Then There Were None (2015) as D.S. William Blore
- Crimson Peak (2015) as Holly
- Forever (2014) as Adam
- TURN: Washington's Spies (2014) as Major Hewlett
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014) as Mr. Brand
- Walking with the Enemy (2014) as Lt. Colonel Otto Skorzeny
- Low Down (2014) as Wiggenhern
- Pacific Rim (2013) as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb
- Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013) as Michael Jeffery
- Spies of Warsaw (2013) as Jourdain
- The Other Man (2013) as Simon
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Stryver
- Red Lights (2012) as Benedict Cohen
- Heroes and Demons (2012) as Jason (16) (voice) (segment "Some Safe Place")
- Up There (2012) as Martin
- Game of Thrones (2011) as Karl Tanner
- Revenge (2011) as Trask
- Johnny English Reborn (2011) as Slater
- The Hour (2011) as Thomas Kish
- The Runaway (2011) as Richard Gates
- Cemetery Junction (2010) as Renwick
- Wuthering Heights (2009) as Hindley Earnshaw
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
- The Oxford Murders (2008) as Yuri Podorov
- Bonekickers (2008)
- The Curse of Steptoe (2008) as Ray Galton
- Penelope (2007) as Larry
- Fred Claus (2007) as Elf
- Sex, the City and Me (2007) as Lawrence
- Torchwood (2006) as Owen Harper
- Torchwood Declassified (2006)
- Low Winter Sun (2006) as Kenny Morton
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005) as The Scientist
- Bleak House (2005) as William Guppy
- Colour Me Kubrick (2005) as Willie
- The Best Man (2005) as Bus Driver
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Jacko Argyle
- Layer Cake (2004) as Gazza
- A Good Thief (2002) as DC Fairchild
- Brides
- The Bully Boys as Taff
- A Colt Is My Passport
- Love Is Not Enough as Al Weisburger
- Dr. Mason Miller as Lance Dawson