Dustin Demri-Burns

Dustin Demri-Burns (born 11 July 1978) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work in Cardinal Burns (2012–2014) and Slow Horses (2022).

He appeared in films as the roles of Danny Sinclair in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013), Viktor in the action comedy film The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018), and Crazy Cedric in the comedy film Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romans (2019).

In television, he appeared in shows as Julian in Stath Lets Flats, Will_5000 in Sick Note, Simon in GameFace, Daniel in Turn Up Charlie, and Voltaire in The Great. Demri-Burns was born in Lancaster, Lancashire on 11 July 1978. He attended Elliott School, Putney, Putney Heath, southwest London (1989–1996). He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art with a degree in acting

Known For

Peaky Blinders Not in library

Peaky Blinders

2013

Grimsby Not in library

Grimsby

2016

The Spy Who Dumped Me Not in library

The Spy Who Dumped Me

2018

3 Body Problem Not in library

3 Body Problem

2024

The Great Not in library

The Great

2020

Slow Horses Not in library

Slow Horses

2022

I Give It a Year Not in library

I Give It a Year

2013

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa Not in library

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Not in library

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019

Kill Your Friends Not in library

Kill Your Friends

2015

Acting

2026 The Magic Faraway Tree as Saucepan Man In Library
2025 Dope Girls as Damaso Salucci (6 episodes)
2024 Sweetpea as Jeff (6 episodes)
2024 3 Body Problem as Ted (1 episode)
2024 The Decameron as Arriguccio (3 episodes)
2022 All My Friends Hate Me as Harry
2022 The Flatshare as Phil (5 episodes)
2022 Ellie & Natasia
2022 Slow Horses as Min Harper (10 episodes)
2022 Live at the Moth Club as Dustin (3 episodes)
2022 Am I Being Unreasonable? as Dan (12 episodes)
2020 The Great as Voltaire (2 episodes)
2020 Truth Seekers as Doctor Kettering (1 episode)
2019 Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans as Cedric
2019 Tales from the Lodge as Paul
2019 The Capture as Francis (3 episodes)
2019 The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance as Daudran (voice) (2 episodes)
2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me as Viktor
2018 The Orgy as Gary
2018 Backstage At Live Aid as Francis Rossi
2018 Stath Lets Flats as Julian (4 episodes)
2017 Bob the Builder: Mega Machines - The Movie as Tread / Thud (voice)
2017 Urban Myths as Josef (1 episode)
2017 Urban Myths as Francis Rossi (1 episode)
2017 Sick Note as Will_5000 (8 episodes)
2017 GameFace as Simon (12 episodes)
2017 Doodlebugs as Various (voice) (6 episodes)
2016 Grimsby as Analyst #2 (uncredited)
2016 Digby Dragon as Grumpy (voice) (72 episodes)
2015 Kill Your Friends as David Schnieder
2015 Asylum as Ludo Backslash (3 episodes)
2013 Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa as Danny Sinclair
2013 I Give It a Year as Dove Violinist
2013 Peaky Blinders as Monsieur Silk (1 episode)
2013 The Mimic as Computer Geek (1 episode)
2013 The Mimic as PC Universe Worker (1 episode)
2013 Psychobitches as Keppel (1 episode)
2013 Psychobitches as Lady Godiva / Pandora (1 episode)
2013 Psychobitches as Nora Ephron (1 episode)
2013 Psychobitches as Horror (1 episode)
2013 Psychobitches as Coco Chanel (uncredited) (1 episode)
2012 Bad Education as Philip (1 episode)
2009 10 Minute Tales as Clumsy Medic (1 episode)
2006 Hyperdrive as Queppu Warrior (1 episode)
2006 Saxondale as 'Brian May' (1 episode)
2003 Nightswimming as Young Man
Close Personal Friends
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint as Hugo Fox

Writing

2022 Live at the Moth Club Writer
2013 Psychobitches Writer