He attended Holloway School[1] and the Anna Scher Theatre in Islington London and he received the Rowena Roberts comedy award from Michael Caine in 1986.

[citation needed] Burdis is most well known for his role as Christopher "Stewpot" Stewart in the BBC Television Children's show Grange Hill from 1981 to 1985.

Burdis played PC Naylor alongside David Jason in the series A Touch Of Frost.

In 1985, he appeared in To Hull and Back, the first feature length edition of Only Fools And Horses, playing garage mechanic Colin, who works for Boycie.

He has also played roles in West End theatre productions such as A Slice of Saturday Night and The Good Woman of Sichuan.