Darren E. Burrows

• Name — Darren E. Burrows • Born — 12 September 1966 • Birthplace — Winfield, Kansas, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1988–present • Children — 4 • Height — 6 ft 1 in • Father — Billy Drago • Relatives — Silvana Gallardo (stepmother)

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).

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.

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. He has Romani ancestry from his paternal grandmother. 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.

• 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)

• 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"