Darren E. Burrows

Darren E. Burrows (born September 12, 1966) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ed Chigliak in the television series Northern Exposure. He also appeared in the films Cry-Baby, Amistad (1997), Sunset Strip (2000), Forty Shades of Blue (2005), in a season six episode of The X-Files and in Season 9 (Episode 11) of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Northern Exposure Following some minor roles in major films, Burrows came to prominence as a series regular on the television series Northern Exposure, in which he portrayed Ed Chigliak. The character is a mild-mannered, half-Native Alaskan who was abandoned as a young child and raised by the local Tlingits. A film buff and would-be director, he is shown producing a number of short films about life in small town Alaska. In season 5, Chigliak becomes a shaman-in-training. The character battles low self-esteem (a development that Burrows later expressed his disapproval over).

Life after Northern Exposure Burrows wrote a book about his experiences on the show called Northern Exposed, which was published in 2013.

In 2016, Burrows and his production company, Film Farms, held a crowdfunding campaign to fund a development project with the goal of creating more episodes. The working title for this project is "Northern Exposure: Home Again". Despite not meeting the original $100,000 goal, Burrows decided to continue with the project.

The revival was originally envisioned as a two-hour "visit to Cicely," but a ten-episode series was reportedly being pitched to various network, cable, and streaming venues. These efforts eventually stalled, and the show was not revived.

Personal life Burrows was born in Winfield, Kansas, the son of actor Billy Drago and stepson to actress Silvana Gallardo. As a child, he briefly lived near Aulne, Kansas. Burrows did not meet his father until the late 1980s when he came out to LA to meet Drago. In an effort to have something in common to talk to his father about, he decided to go to acting classes and "just kind of slipped into" acting. . On the Northern Disclosure podcast, season one episode 6, Burrows confirms that he does not have any Native American ancestry.

Burrows currently lives in the Ozark Mountains, Missouri, on a ranch raising Red Dexter cattle with his wife Melinda. Inspired by an engraving class gifted to him by Melinda, Burrows also designs and handcrafts unique jewelry.

Filmography Year Film Role Notes 1988 976-EVIL Jeff Film 1989 Casualties of War "Cherry" Film starring Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, John Leguizamo 1990 Cry-Baby Milton Hackett 1990 Class of 1999 Sonny 1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge Kevin Harris 1997 Amistad Lieutenant Meade 1997 Naked in the Cold Sun Allard 1998 The Hi-Lo Country Billy Harte 1999 Natural Selection Glenn Royce 2000 Sunset Strip Bobby 2001 Lady in the Box Jerry Holway 2001 Morning Emmanuel 2002 Never Get Outta the Boat Franky 2005 Forty Shades of Blue Michael James 2008 The Shadow of the Night Detective Short Film 2010 Nonames Officer Dale 2010 The Tell-Tale Heart William Video Short (also producer) 2014 Love Is Strange Elliot 2015 Turning Home Wes 2019 New Chilling Tales: The Anthology The Young Man (also producer) 2023 Magpie Funeral Sy McMurphy (also producer)

Television credits Year Title Role Notes 1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth Young Man Episode: "Battle of the Sexes" 1989–1990 TV 101 Brian Miller 3 episodes 1990–1995 Northern Exposure Ed Chigliak / Emery Whirlwind / Ned Series regular, 110 episodes 1998 NYPD Blue Royce Episode: "Prostrate Before the Law" 1999 The X Files Bernard Episode: "Monday" 2001 The Lone Gunmen Pfeiffer Episode: "Maximum Byers" 2003 Peacemakers Anthony Post Episode: "Dead to Rights" 2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Mr. Jim Hilliard Episode: "The Grave Shift"

Award nominations He and the rest of the Northern Exposure cast were nominated in 1995 for the Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.