Simon Burke
Known For
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.
Most Known For
Rescue: Special Ops
as Warren Thompson
Hustle
as Nick
The Flying Doctors
as Daryl Stokes
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
as Nicholas Mortimer
Thank God You're Here
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
as Self - Co-Host
Young Lions
as Rob Watson
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
as Self - Contestant
Pitch Black
as Greg Owens
Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen
Brides of Christ
as Jack Delahunty
Crazy Fun Park
as Mark
After the Deluge
as Michael
The Alice
as Patrick
Deep Water
as Simon Mawbrey
The Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen
Heroes II: The Return
as Capt. Ellis
Passion
as Herman Sandby
South Pacific
as Harbison
Always Afternoon
as Tom