Burns starred as Michael on the TV series Help Me Help You from 2006 to 2007. In 2009 he starred as Dr. Jim on the series Surviving Suburbia. From 2010 to 2015 he starred as Wynn Duffy on the television series Justified. He began starring as Chet Atkins on the TV series Angie Tribeca in 2016. He has also starred in several films and on Broadway.