| abstract | - Matt Burke is an American actor who portrayed Jim Drucker in Jurassic World.
- Matt's official contributions for White Wolf include the following:
- DCI Matthew Burke joined in 2002 in Death Trap to replace Mike Jardine (James MacPherson) after he had been killed. Played by Alex Norton who had previously appeared in the series playing a murder suspect in the 1986 episode, Knife Edge, Norton's character has gained widespread critical acclaim, many believing him to be the first credible successor to Jim Taggart. Before he joined Strathclyde Police he had served in the Metropolitan Police Service and Special Branch. In Fire, Burn Burke has to disarm a bomb with Jackie in a dangerous situation. In the episode Running Out of Time he was shot by a killer, Kevin McQuillan and nearly died. McQuillan also shot colleague, DC Archie Meads dead. Burke discovered this after he recovered from his brutal attempted killing. In the episode, Compensation we learn more about his private life and that his father didn't approve of him joining the police. His father was often difficult. In Judgement Day, he found his father dead in his flat. In the episode, The Thirteenth Step, more information about his father comes to light when he is taunted by retired policeman Angus Ford as his father was an alchoholic. The subject about Burke's relationship with his father is one of the main subplots of the show and it comes up again in Cold Reader, where towards the end it is revealed that he used to beat Matt. His relationship with his brother John, as shown in Judgement Day, is less than fraternal and the investigation into their father's death puts more strain on it. In the episode, The Knife Trick, Burke is seen with his arm wrapped up in a bandage and when Jackie asks him how his arm is, he replies that he "fell off my space hopper" and that it won't get better if they keep asking him about it. In the episode, So Long Baby, he is still wearing the bandage round his arm and also throws a bucket of water over a suspect when interrogating Jamie Reevie. In Fact and Fiction, Burke is learning to speak French at his own accord.
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