Simon Burke
Acting
Born: 1961-10-08
Biography
Simon Burke (born 8 October 1961) is an Australian actor. Burke began his acting career as a 13 year-old in the Australian film, The Devil's Playground for which he was awarded Best Actor at the 1976 Australian Film Institute Awards. He has since starred in numerous film, television and theatre productions in Australia and the UK. He starred as Captain Georg von Trapp in Rogers and Hammerstein's production of The Sound of Music at the London Palladium alongside Connie Fisher. Burke was Federal President of Actors Equity Australia (2004–2014) and currently a Vice President of the International Federation of Actors (FIA). Simon Burke is also well remembered for his long term stint as a presenter on the childrens television series Play School from 1988-2007 then 2013 and again in 2020.
Known For
Pitch Black
Greg Owens
Hustle
Nick
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Nicholas Mortimer
Deep Water
Simon Mawbrey
The Devil's Playground
Tom Allen
The Flying Doctors
Daryl Stokes
Rescue: Special Ops
Warren Thompson
South Pacific
Harbison
Thank God You're Here
Devil's Playground
Tom Allen
The One That Got Away
Stan
The Clinic
Paul
Brides of Christ
Jack Delahunty
Crazy Fun Park
Mark
The Postcard Bandit
Thomas
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
Narrator (voice)
Passion
Herman Sandby
After the Deluge
Michael
Heroes' Mountain
Euan Diver
Slate, Wyn & Me
Wyn Jackson
The Alice
Patrick
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Self - Contestant
The Alice
Patrick
Always Afternoon
Tom
Heroes II: The Return
Capt. Ellis
The Irishman
Michael Doolan
Small Claims: The Reunion
Jon
Scales of Justice
Constable Webber
Young Lions
Rob Watson
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self - Co-Host
Nature's Great Divide
Self - Narrator (voice)