Simon Burke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 8, 1961 (age 65)
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
Filmography
Crazy Fun Park
TV · as Mark · 2 eps
Nature's Great Divide
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Deep Water
TV · as Simon Mawbrey · 4 eps
Devil's Playground
TV · as Tom Allen · 6 eps
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
TV · as Nicholas Mortimer · 1 ep
Rescue: Special Ops
TV · as Warren Thompson · 1 ep
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Small Claims: The Reunion
Movie · as Jon
Thank God You're Here
TV
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Alice
TV · as Patrick · 22 eps
The Alice
Movie · as Patrick
Hustle
TV · as Nick · 1 ep
The Postcard Bandit
Movie · as Thomas
Preservation
Movie · as Mr. Crewe
After the Deluge
TV · as Michael · 2 eps
Heroes' Mountain
Movie · as Euan Diver
Young Lions
TV · as Rob Watson · 3 eps
South Pacific
Movie · as Harbison
Pitch Black
Movie · as Greg Owens
Passion
Movie · as Herman Sandby
The One That Got Away
Movie · as Stan
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
Brides of Christ
TV · as Jack Delahunty · 1 ep
Heroes II: The Return
TV · as Capt. Ellis · 2 eps
Always Afternoon
TV · as Tom · 2 eps
Slate, Wyn & Me
Movie · as Wyn Jackson
The Flying Doctors
TV · as Daryl Stokes · 1 ep
The Clinic
Movie · as Paul
Scales of Justice
TV · as Constable Webber · 3 eps
The Irishman
Movie · as Michael Doolan
The Devil's Playground
Movie · as Tom Allen