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Rufus Burns

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Rufus Burns
Rufus Burns is an American television, theatre and film actor.

He was born in West Palm Beach, Florida to Dorothy S. Burns, artist and L.R. Burns, telecommunication specialist. He discovered his passion for acting while studying at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Indiana. There he attained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Acting.

He went on to study at the University of Missouri - Kansas City's professional actor training program where he received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting in 2012.

Rufus' breakout project came in the form of the viral sensation trailer Bel-Air. Other notable roles include a lead in an Austin Film Festival's Audience Award winning feature film Terrible Love, and an HBO UrbanWorld Official Selection TV-project Black Title Here.
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      • 2 wins total

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    Tyler Hynes and Hunter King in Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (2024)
    Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Mitch
    • 2024
    Meal Ticket (2024)
    Meal Ticket
    Short
    • Father
    • 2024
    Great Plains Repertory (2025)
    Great Plains Repertory
    Short
    • Eads
    • 2025
    Khrystal in Whispers (2025)
    Whispers
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Cornerman
      • Diaz
      • Completed
      • Short
      • 2025
    • The Basics of Philosophy
      • Robert
      • Post-production



    • Great Plains Repertory (2025)
      Great Plains Repertory
      Short
      • Eads
      • 2025
    • Tyler Hynes and Hunter King in Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story (2024)
      Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Mitch
      • 2024
    • Meal Ticket (2024)
      Meal Ticket
      Short
      • Father
      • 2024
    • The Jive (2024)
      The Jive
      Short
      • 2024
    • Sean Wing and Louise Dylan in Renovation of the Heart/It's a Fixer Upper (2019)
      Renovation of the Heart/It's a Fixer Upper
      4.2
      • Contractor #3
      • 2019
    • U Shoot Videos? (2019)
      U Shoot Videos?
      8.4
      Short
      • Danté
      • 2019
    • Black (2019)
      Black
      TV Movie
      • James
      • 2019
    • Rufus Burns in State of America (2019)
      State of America
      Short
      • Rufus
      • 2019
    • Bel-Air (2019)
      Bel-Air
      7.9
      Short
      • Jazz
      • 2019
    • Rufus Burns and Frank Oakley III in Levitation (2018)
      Levitation
      Short
      • Rufus
      • 2018
    • Eric Heuvelman in Gags the Clown (2018)
      Gags the Clown
      4.8
      • Officer Jacobs
      • 2018
    • Tosin Morohunfola and Rufus Burns in Dear Brother (2016)
      Dear Brother
      Short
      • Eric
      • 2016
    • Terrible Love (2014)
      Terrible Love
      8.6
      • Rufus
      • 2014
    • Gloaming
      Short
      • Terry
      • 2013
    • Fortunate
      Short
      • Jacob Reilly
      • 2009

    Producer



    • Damn, You Too Huh?
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Khrystal in Whispers (2025)
      Whispers
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • U Shoot Videos? (2019)
      U Shoot Videos?
      8.4
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2019

    Director



    • Khrystal in Whispers (2025)
      Whispers
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025

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    SAG-AFTRA

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      Graduated with an MFA in Acting & Directing from University of Missouri - Kansas City.

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