
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

Blue Bloods
2010
as Jyle Hogan

The Sopranos
1999
as Officer Zmuida

Person of Interest
2011
as Patrick Simmons

Gossip Girl
2007
as Bart Bass

Sex and the City
1998
as Walker Lewis

White Collar
2009
as Patrick O'Leary

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

Banshee
2013
as Salvatore Ferillo

The Last of Us
2023
as Seth

The Equalizer
1985
as O'Toole

Oz
1997
as Special Agent Pierce Taylor

Rescue Me
2004
as Mickey Gavin

Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Jeff Andrews

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

2 Guns
2013
as Jessup

Safe
2012
as Captain Wolf

Munich
2005
as Belligerent American

RoboCop 3
1993
as Robocop

BlacKkKlansman
2018
as Chief Bridges

Fled
1996
as Pat Schiller

Cop Land
1997
as Officer B

Digger
2026

Boston Strangler
2023
as Eddie Holland

Hide and Seek
2005
as Steven

Thinner
1996
as Billy Halleck

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
as Instructor Jenks

Intrusion
2021
as Detective Steven Morse

Brooklyn's Finest
2010
as State Trooper #1

Heaven & Earth
1993
as Paul

Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
as Charlie Mack

Speak
2004
as Mr. Neck

True Story
2015
as Greg Ganley

The Ex
2006
as Colonel

Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as General Ned Almond

Rambling Rose
1991
as Dave Wilkie

A Far Off Place
1993
as Paul Parker

State Property
2002
as Bob
Subversion

The Oh in Ohio
2006
as Binky Taylor

Dust Devil
1992
as Dust Devil

Connie and Carla
2004
as Rudy

The Chosen
1981
as Levi Saunders

Boarding School
2018
as Mr. Holcomb

The Retaliators
2022
as Captain Briggs

Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1977
as Patrick

Flirt
1995
as Men's Room Man #2

No Such Thing
2002
as The Monster

If Lucy Fell
1996
as Handsome Man

Bait
2015
as Uncle Mack

A Bright Shining Lie
1998
as Frank Drummond

Gangster Wars
1981
as Officer Reardon

Simple Men
1992
as Bill McCabe

Somewhere in the City
1998
as Frankie

Ned Rifle
2015
as Chet

Jack's Law
2006
as Det. Ron Banks

Piggie
2003
as Jim

We Only Know So Much
2018
as Hal

The Unbelievable Truth
1990
as Josh

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

Where to Land
2025
as Leonard

Flirt
1993
as Men's Room Man

Nightmare Weekend
1986
as Dave

First Love, Last Rites
1998
as Henry

Crazy for a Kiss
1995
as Steve

Future '38
2017
as General Sportwood

Midnight Flight
1998
as Paul Bacon

Being
2020
as Sheriff Campbell
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
- 2 Guns (2013) — as Jessup
- Safe (2012) — as Captain Wolf
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