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Life and career
Burke was born in Bellingham, Washington. He is married to actress Pollyanna Rose; they have a daughter named Bluesy LaRue Burke.His television credits include roles in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Second Skin"), Party of Five, Gilmore Girls, Karen Sisco, Fringe, Monk and The Closer (Season 4, episode 13, "Power of Attorney" playing the attorney Phillip Stroh). He also plays Detective Eric Box in the movie Untraceable.
His motion picture credits include Jane Austen's Mafia!, Along Came a Spider, Final Jeopardy, Flashpoint and Ladder 49. His upcoming film credits include The Fallen, Forfeit, Fracture and Retirement. He also appeared in Feast of Love (2007), co-starring Selma Blair and Morgan Freeman. In 2008, Burke appeared in Twilight, based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer, playing the role of Charlie Swan. He also portrayed Bobby's brother Jack on the show My Boys. Burke reprised his role as Charlie Swan in Twilight's sequels, New Moon and Eclipse.
Burke is one of the "famous faces" on the online poker website Hollywood Poker, which is run in conjunction with Ongame Network. In February 2010, Burke was cast as Jonah King, the primary antagonist featured in the thriller Drive Angry, which was directed by Patrick Lussier and co-starred Amber Heard, Nicolas Cage, and William Fichtner. It was released on February 25, 2011.
As of July 2010, Burke appears in the TNT drama series Rizzoli & Isles.
In 2012, he was cast as the lead in the NBC science-fiction series Revolution created by Eric Kripke and produced by J. J. Abrams.
Fun Facts
His daughter's name is Bluesy LaRue Burke. She was
born while he was starring in Twilight.
Burke is one of the "famous faces" on the online poker website Hollywood Poker
born while he was starring in Twilight.
Burke is one of the "famous faces" on the online poker website Hollywood Poker
Filmography
Actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes and awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Daredreamer | ||
| 1991 | To Cross the Rubicon | James Bird | |
| 1994 | Party of Five | Guy in Club | TV, 1 episode |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Ari | TV, 1 episode | |
| 1995 | Strange Luck | TV, 1 episode | |
| Vanishing Son | Spider McKeun | TV, 1 episode | |
| All-American Girl | Cody | TV, 1 episode | |
| 1996 | Marshal Law | Monk | TV movie |
| The Ultimate Lie | TV movie | ||
| Gone in the Night | Rob Kinney | TV movie | |
| Party of Five | Gil | TV, 1 episode | |
| 1997 | VR.5 | Marco | TV, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Don't Look Down | Mark Engel | |
| Without Limits | Kenny Moore | ||
| Mafia! | Joey Cortino | ||
| 1999 | Komodo | Oates | |
| Dill Scallion | Dill Scallion | ||
| 2000 | The Independent | Dwayne | |
| Wonderland | Dr. Abe Matthews | TV, 5 episodes | |
| 2001 | Final Jeopardy | Mike Chapman | TV movie |
| Along Came a Spider | Ben Devine | ||
| After Image | Sammy | ||
| 2002 | Flashpoint | Shaw | TV movie |
| 2002–2003 | 24 | Gary Matheson | TV, 7 episodes |
| 2003 | Karen Sisco | Merle Salchek | TV, 1 episode |
| Lost Junction | Jimmy McGee | ||
| Gilmore Girls | Alex Lesman | TV, 3 episodes | |
| Something More | Peter | ||
| 2004 | Ladder 49 | Dennis Gauquin | |
| The Jury | John Ranguso | TV, 2 episodes | |
| Monk | Brad Terry | TV, 1 episode | |
| 2005 | World Poker Tour | Himself | Hollywood Home Game VIII |
| 2007 | Feast of Love | David Watson | |
| Fracture | Lt. Robert 'Rob' Nunally | ||
| Forfeit | Frank | ||
| Law & Order | Attorney Farmer | TV, 1 episode | |
| Three Days to Vegas | Billy Simpson | ||
| Backyards & Bullets | TV movie | ||
| HBO First Look | Himself | The Making of 'Fracture' | |
| 2008 | Twilight | Charlie Swan | |
| Fringe | Lucas Vogel | TV, 1 episode | |
| My Boys | Jack Newman | TV, 4 episodes | |
| The Grift | Wade Buchanan | ||
| Untraceable | Detective Eric Box | ||
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Charlie Swan | |
| Luster | Tito | post-production | |
| Ticket Out | Dennis | post-production | |
| Baby O | Sergio | post-production | |
| The Closer | Phillip Stroh | TV, 1 episode | |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Charlie Swan | |
| 2010-2011 | Rizzoli & Isles | Gabriel Dean | TV, 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Drive Angry 3D | Jonah King | |
| Red Riding Hood | Cesaire | ||
| The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 | Charlie Swan | ||
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 | Charlie Swan | post-production |
Writer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Something More | |
| 2004 | Dead & Breakfast | story |
Producer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Something More | co-producer |
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