Whats Missing From 99% Of Movies Today? - Joe Burke @filmcourage
Whats Missing From 99% Of Movies Today? - Joe Burke  @filmcourage
Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Joe Burke is an indie filmmaker and actor best known for his new award-winning movie Burt, Four Dogs, Another Cancer Movie, House Sitting and more. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous national commercials and television shows, including Freeform’s Good Trouble, and the critically acclaimed Showtime series Ray Donovan, acting opposite Academy Award winner Jon Voight.

Originally from Toledo, Ohio, Burke moved to Chicago after high school to study filmmaking and theater at Columbia College Chicago. He later relocated to Los Angeles, where he earned his MFA in Directing from the prestigious American Film Institute (AFI).

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