“I was only on the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy for a few days,” Burke wrote on Twitter.
In 2011, the actor appeared in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy alongside the likes of Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, and Tom Hardy, playing Control, an intelligence officer.
On one of those days, I found myself sharing a car to set with John Hurt.
Sir John Hurt passed away at the age of 77, leaving behind an insurmountable body of work spanning six decades and including over 200 appearances on screen.