Michael Charles Burgess (born 8 December 1956) is a British actor, poet, activist and former editor of The Star-News who appeared in the films Friend of the World (2020), Hacksaw (2020), South of 8 (2016), and Twelve Views of Kensal House (1984).

He helped assemble the Non-Stop Picket of South Africa House with the demand that Nelson Mandela be set free and is believed to be a descendant of Lord Byron.

[1] In the 1980s, Burgess aided The Non-Stop Picket of South Africa House that called for Nelson Mandela's release from prison.

[11][12] In 2004, Burgess gathered lawsuit information from City Council candidate Steve Castaneda who wanted legal action on his opponent, Dan Hom.

[15][16][17] In 2015, he was editor and publisher for Bailey Among The Angels and The Rican Eye Detective Agency by author Neil Raymond Ricco.