Edward Fitzgerald BurnsΒ (born January 29, 1968) is an American actor, writer, and filmmaker. He first came to attention forΒ The Brothers McMullenΒ (1995), his ultra low-budgetΒ independent filmΒ that went on to be a worldwide hit. Other film appearances includeΒ Saving Private RyanΒ (1998),Β The HolidayΒ (2006),Β Man on a LedgeΒ (2012),Β Friends with KidsΒ (2012), andΒ Alex CrossΒ (2012). Burns directed movies such asΒ She's the OneΒ (1996),Β Sidewalks of New YorkΒ (2001), andΒ The Fitzgerald Family ChristmasΒ (2012). On television, he starred asΒ Bugsy SiegelΒ in theΒ TNTΒ crime drama seriesΒ Mob CityΒ and as Terry Muldoon in TNT'sΒ Public Morals. βFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.