Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke (born September 12, 1960) is an American actor. Currently, Burke is with the cast of Denis Leary's Rescue Me and plays Bart Bass on The CW's Gossip Girl. Recently, he was working on the TV series Kidnapped for NBC and was a featured character on ABC's series Six Degrees. Burke has also had recurring roles on Law & Order, and he appeared on The Sopranos in 2004. He was also on Sex and the City in seasons 4 and 5 playing Miranda's... more

Robert John Burke (born September 12, 1960) is an American actor. Currently, Burke is with the cast of Denis Leary's Rescue Me and plays Bart Bass on The CW's Gossip Girl. Recently, he was working on the TV series Kidnapped for NBC and was a featured character on ABC's series Six Degrees. Burke has also had recurring roles on Law & Order, and he appeared on The Sopranos in 2004. He was also on Sex and the City in seasons 4 and 5 playing Miranda's hookup. Also, in 2004 Burke played the role of Mr. Neck in the independent film Speak. Burke's largest mainstream role to date has been taking over the lead from Peter Weller in RoboCop 3. He is notable for being a regular performer in fellow Purchase alum Hal Hartley's indie films, co-starring in 1989's The Unbelievable Truth, playing an ex-con who gets mixed up with a schoolgirl; in 1992's Simple Men, playing a man who, having sworn to destroy the first woman he meets, falls in love with the owner of a diner in the middle of nowhere; He... less