Burn Gorman
Biography
Burn Gorman is an American-born English actor who works across television, film, radio, and stage. Born in Los Angeles, he moved to London at age seven and trained at the Manchester School of Theatre. His early television work included Coronation Street in 1998 and the 2005 BBC adaptation of Bleak House, and he then played Owen Harper in the BBC series Torchwood. He went on to appear in Game of Thrones, Turn: Washington's Spies, The Man in the High Castle, and The Expanse. His film credits include The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Pacific Rim (2013) and its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024). In the West End, he appeared as Bill Sikes in Oliver! between 2008 and 2009, and he was up for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical at the 2010 Whatsonstage Theatre Awards. He also won Radio 1Xtra's Human Beatbox Champion title in 2003.
52years old
Turns 53 on September 1in 323 days
- Born Hollywood
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Burn Hugh Gorman (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 22 years2004 to 2026
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Own stunts
Gorman is a skilled beatboxer. He entered the 2003 International Human Beatbox Convention and came away with Radio 1Xtra's Human Beatbox Champion title.
First role
In 1998, Gorman took one of his first television parts, appearing on Granada TV's Coronation Street as Ben Andrews, the leader of the Etheric Foundation cult.
Burn Gorman movies on Netflix
Diggeras Amos
All the Devils Are Hereas Numbers
Frankensteinas Executioner
Beetlejuice Beetlejuiceas Father Damien
Liftas Cormac
Ghostedas English Cabbie
Ransomedas Carter
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakesas Commander Hoff
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchioas Priest (voice)
Enola Holmesas Linthorn
Pacific Rim: Uprisingas Hermann Gottlieb
Guernicaas Consul
Imperiumas Morgan
In a Valley of Violenceas Priest
Crimson Peakas Holly
Low Downas Wiggenhern
Jimi: All Is by My Sideas Michael Jeffery
Pacific Rimas Gottlieb
Walking with the Enemyas Colonel Skorzeny
Red Lightsas Benedict Cohen
The Dark Knight Risesas Stryver
Johnny English Rebornas Slater
Cemetery Junctionas PC Renwick
The Oxford Murdersas Yuri Podorov
Penelopeas Larry
Layer Cakeas Gazza
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Guillermo del Toro directed four of these films. Peter Dinklage appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Peter Dinklage3 films together, 2006 to 2023
Peter Dinklage's page The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023IMDb rating 6.6Gorman as Commander HoffDinklage as Dean Casca Highbottom
Low Down2014IMDb rating 6.1Gorman as WiggenhernDinklage as Alain
Penelope2006IMDb rating 6.7Gorman as LarryDinklage as Lemon
Ron Perlman2 films together, 2013 to 2022
Ron Perlman's page Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022IMDb rating 7.6Gorman as PriestvoicePerlman as Podestavoice
Pacific Rim2013IMDb rating 6.9Gorman as GottliebPerlman as Hannibal Chau
Tim Blake Nelson2 films together, 2022 to 2023
Tim Blake Nelson's page Ghosted2023IMDb rating 5.8Gorman as English CabbieNelson as Borislov
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022IMDb rating 7.6Gorman as PriestvoiceNelson as Black Rabbitsvoice
Catherine O'Hara2 films together, 2006 to 2024
Catherine O'Hara's page Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2024IMDb rating 6.6Gorman as Father DamienO'Hara as Delia
Penelope2006IMDb rating 6.7Gorman as LarryO'Hara as Jessica Wilhern
Tom Hardy2 films together, 2004 to 2012
Tom Hardy's page The Dark Knight Rises2012IMDb rating 8.4Gorman as StryverHardy as Bane
Layer Cake2004IMDb rating 7.2Gorman as GazzaHardy as Clarkie
Christoph Waltz2 films together, 2022 to 2025
Christoph Waltz's page Frankenstein2025IMDb rating 7.4Gorman as ExecutionerWaltz as Harlander
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022IMDb rating 7.6Gorman as PriestvoiceWaltz as Count Volpevoice
Guillermo del ToroDirector, 4 films, 2013 to 2025
All films by Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein2025IMDb rating 7.4Gorman as Executioner
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022IMDb rating 7.6Gorman as Priestvoice
Crimson Peak2015IMDb rating 6.5Gorman as Holly
Pacific Rim2013IMDb rating 6.9Gorman as Gottlieb
Also two films together8 more actors
- Sam ClaflinAll the Devils Are Here (2025) and Enola Holmes (2020)
- David BradleyFrankenstein (2025) and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
- Charlie DayPacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and Pacific Rim (2013)
- Charlie HunnamCrimson Peak (2015) and Pacific Rim (2013)
- Francis MageeCemetery Junction (2010) and Layer Cake (2004)
- Nestor CarbonellImperium (2016) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Rinko KikuchiPacific Rim: Uprising (2018) and Pacific Rim (2013)
- Andrew BrookeWalking with the Enemy (2013) and Cemetery Junction (2010)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Burn Gorman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.9 billion
14 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 14 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.1B37.9% of the total
- 2$452M15.8% of the total
- 3$411M14.4% of the total
- 4$337M11.8% of the total
- 5$290M10.2% of the total
- 6$160M5.6% of the total
- 7$75M2.6% of the total
- 8$21M0.7% of the total













