Simon Burke
Acting • Born on 10/8/1961
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.
Filmography (32)
The Flying Doctors
Daryl Stokes
Hustle
Nick
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Nicholas Mortimer
Rescue: Special Ops
Warren Thompson
Thank God You're Here
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Self - Contestant
Pitch Black
Greg Owens
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Self - Co-Host
Young Lions
Rob Watson
Crazy Fun Park
Mark
Brides of Christ
Jack Delahunty
Devil's Playground
Tom Allen