Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Burk Sharpless

  • Writer
  • Producer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder, and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. What at first appears to be a radical success soon reveals itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.
Play trailer2:47
Morbius (2022)
1 Video
1 Photo
Burk Sharpless is known for Morbius (2022), Madame Web (2024) and Gods of Egypt (2016).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Photos1

    View Poster

    Known for

    Jared Leto in Morbius (2022)
    Morbius
    5.1
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
    Madame Web
    4.1
    • Writer
    • 2024
    Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Goran D. Kleut, Abbey Lee, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
    Gods of Egypt
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Elizabeth Banks, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, and RJ Cyler in Power Rangers (2017)
    Power Rangers
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 2017

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Writer

    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.1
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2024
    • Jared Leto in Morbius (2022)
      Morbius
      5.1
      • screen story and screenplay by
      • screenplay by
      • 2022
    • Brian Steele and Maxwell Jenkins in Lost in Space (2018)
      Lost in Space
      7.3
      TV Series
      • developed by
      • written by
      • 2018–2021
    • Elizabeth Banks, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, and RJ Cyler in Power Rangers (2017)
      Power Rangers
      5.9
      • story by
      • 2017
    • Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Elodie Yung, Chadwick Boseman, Goran D. Kleut, Abbey Lee, Brenton Thwaites, Courtney Eaton, and Yaya Deng in Gods of Egypt (2016)
      Gods of Egypt
      5.4
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Vin Diesel in The Last Witch Hunter (2015)
      The Last Witch Hunter
      5.9
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Luke Evans in Dracula Untold (2014)
      Dracula Untold
      6.3
      • screenplay by
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Brian Steele and Maxwell Jenkins in Lost in Space (2018)
      Lost in Space
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2021
    • Amy Chaffee, Cowen Angus Bailey, Linda Wasserman, and Kenna Hartshorn in Robots: A Love Story (2016)
      Robots: A Love Story
      Short
      • associate producer
      • 2016
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos1

    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:47
    Trailer #1

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Son of John Sharpless, a Wisconsin History Professor and candidate for Congress.

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.