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.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 18
TV Shows 16
Narrator 1
Dirt Tin (2017)
Deep Water (2016)
Super Awesome! (2015)
Devil's Playground (2014)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
Rescue: Special Ops (2009)
The Alice (2005)
The Alice (2004)
After the Deluge (2003)
Preservation (2003)
Young Lions (2002)
Heroes' Mountain (2002)
South Pacific (2001)
Pitch Black (2000)
Passion (1999)
Heroes II: The Return (1991)
Brides of Christ (1991)
Slate, Wyn & Me (1987)
The Flying Doctors (1986)
Ivanhoe (1986)
Scales of Justice (1983)
The Irishman (1978)
The Devil's Playground (1976)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1961-10-08 (63 years old)
CitizenshipsAustralia
AwardsOfficer of the Order of Australia
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