Name
Simon Burke
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1961-10-08 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
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
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- 2000 Pitch Black as Greg Owens
- 1996 The One That Got Away as Stan
- 1977 The Devil's Playground as Tom Allen
- 2003 The Postcard Bandit as Thomas
- 2001 South Pacific as Harbison
- 2002 Heroes' Mountain as Euan Diver
- 1983 The Clinic as Paul
- 1978 The Irishman as Michael Doolan
- 2005 The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia as Narrator (voice)
- 1987 Slate, Wyn & Me as Wyn Jackson
- 1999 Passion as Herman Sandby
- 2003 Preservation as Mr. Crewe
- 2006 Small Claims: The Reunion as Jon
- 2004 The Alice as Patrick
- 2005 The Alice ( 22 episodes ) as Patrick
- 2003 After the Deluge ( 2 episodes ) as Michael
- 1988 Always Afternoon ( 2 episodes ) as Tom
- 1991 Brides of Christ ( 1 episode ) as Jack Delahunty
- 1983 Scales of Justice ( 3 episodes ) as Constable Webber
- 2004 Hustle ( 1 episode ) as Nick
- 2009 Rescue: Special Ops ( 1 episode ) as Warren Thompson
- 1986 The Flying Doctors ( 1 episode ) as Daryl Stokes
- 2006 Thank God You're Here ( 0 episode )
- 2014 Devil's Playground ( 6 episodes ) as Tom Allen
- 2016 Deep Water ( 4 episodes ) as Simon Mawbrey
- 1991 Heroes II: The Return ( 2 episodes ) as Capt. Ellis
- 2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Nicholas Mortimer
- 2002 Young Lions ( 3 episodes ) as Rob Watson
- 2023 Crazy Fun Park ( 2 episodes ) as Mark
- 2009 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation ( 1 episode ) as Self - Contestant
- 1994 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ( 1 episode ) as Self - Co-Host
- 2021 Nature's Great Divide ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
