Mike Burns (actor)

Mike Burns (born 4 May 1952) is an English actor best known for his role as Colin Weatherby in the BBC leisure centre sitcom The Brittas Empire.^[1][2] His stage name was Michael Burns, from his first on-screen credit in 1977 until mid-1993, including in the first three series of The Brittas Empire, and Mike Burns from mid-1993 onward.

Born in Bradford, Burns played Colin Weatherby in the BBC leisure centre sitcom The Brittas Empire. It ran for 52 episodes in over 6 years on BBC1 from 3 January 1991 to 24 February 1997. He also appeared in Heartbeat, Lovejoy and Emmerdale Farm amongst many others. In October 2006 he appeared in Emmerdale once more, as a security expert.

• Play for Today (1 episode, 1983)
• Blott on the Landscape (1 episode, 1985)
• Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1 episode, 1986)
• Yesterday's Dreams (1 episode, 1987)
• Hi-de-Hi! (1 episode, 1987)
• Lovejoy (1 episode, 1991)
• The Brittas Empire (52 episodes, 1991–1997)
• Get Fit with Brittas (2 episodes, 1997)
• Emmerdale Farm (2 episodes, 1998)
• Heartbeat (1 episode, 1999)
• Casualty (1 episode, 2003)
• Hollyoaks: In the City (1 episode, 2006)
• The Royal Today (1 episode, 2008)
• Everything But the Ball (2009)

• Mike Burns at British Comedy Guide
• Michael Burns at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
• Michael Burns at IMDb