Burn Gorman facts for kids
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Burn Gorman
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Gorman in 2014
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Burn Hugh Gorman
1 September 1974 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
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Sarah Beard
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| Children | 3 |
Burn Hugh Gorman is an English actor born on September 1, 1974. He is famous for playing different characters in many TV shows and movies. You might know him as Owen Harper from the BBC series Torchwood, Karl Tanner in Game of Thrones, or Major Edmund Hewlett in Turn: Washington's Spies. He also played Hermann Gottlieb in the Pacific Rim movies and Phillip Stryver in The Dark Knight Rises.
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Early Life and Fun Facts
Burn Hugh Gorman was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1974. His parents were English, and his dad was a professor at UCLA. He has three older sisters. When he was seven, his family moved back to England and settled in London. He later studied acting at the Manchester School of Theatre.
Did you know Burn Gorman is also a talented beatboxer? Beatboxing is making music and sounds using only your mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. He even won a competition called Radio 1Xtra's Human Beatbox Champion in 2003!
Acting Career Highlights
Burn Gorman started his acting career in television in 1998. One of his early roles was in the show Coronation Street. He then played William Guppy in the BBC's Bleak House in 2005.
Famous TV Roles
Gorman became very well-known for his role as Owen Harper in the science fiction series Torchwood. He was a main character for the first two seasons. He also appeared in other BBC shows like Lark Rise to Candleford and Bonekickers.
Later, he joined the popular HBO series Game of Thrones as Karl Tanner. He also played Major Edmund Hewlett in the AMC series Turn: Washington's Spies and 'The Marshal' in The Man in the High Castle. More recently, he was Adolphus Murtry in The Expanse and Vinsher Grath in Halo.
Notable Film Appearances
On the big screen, Burn Gorman has been in several exciting movies. He played Phillip Stryver in the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises. He also had a big role as Dr. Hermann Gottlieb in the giant robot movie Pacific Rim and its sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising. In 2023, he appeared as Commander Hoff in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. He also played Father Damien in the 2024 movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
Stage and Radio Work
Besides TV and movies, Burn Gorman has a strong background in theatre. He has performed in many plays at famous places like the Royal Court Theatre in London. Critics have praised his stage acting, calling him one of the best young actors in Britain. From 2008 to 2009, he played Bill Sikes in the musical Oliver! in London's West End, which is a very important theatre district. He was even nominated for an award for this role!
He has also lent his voice to radio dramas, playing characters like the Elizabethan spy Robert Poley in several productions.
Personal Life
Burn Gorman married Sarah Beard, a schoolteacher, on July 17, 2004. They have three children together: two girls and a boy. Their first child, Max, was born in Cardiff, Wales, while Gorman was filming Torchwood. The couple later separated and divorced in 2017.
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Gorman in 2015
See also
In Spanish: Burn Gorman para niños
