Simon Burke
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.
Movies 14
Pitch Black
as Greg Owens
2000
The Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen
1977
The One That Got Away
as Stan
1996
South Pacific
as Harbison
2001
Small Claims: The Reunion
as Jon
2006
The Postcard Bandit
as Thomas
2003
The Irishman
as Michael Doolan
1978
Passion
as Herman Sandby
1999
Heroes' Mountain
as Euan Diver
2002
The Clinic
as Paul
1983
Slate, Wyn & Me
as Wyn Jackson
1987
Preservation
as Mr. Crewe
2003
The Alice
as Patrick
2004
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
as Narrator (voice)
2005TV Shows 18
The Flying Doctors
as Daryl Stokes
1986
Hustle
as Nick
2004
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
as Nicholas Mortimer
2012
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
as Self - Contestant
2009
Rescue: Special Ops
as Warren Thompson
2009
Thank God You're Here
2006
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
as Self - Co-Host
1994
Young Lions
as Rob Watson
2002
Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen
2014
The Alice
as Patrick
2005
Brides of Christ
as Jack Delahunty
1991
Crazy Fun Park
as Mark
2023
Deep Water
as Simon Mawbrey
2016
Heroes II: The Return
as Capt. Ellis
1991
After the Deluge
as Michael
2003
Scales of Justice
as Constable Webber
1983
Always Afternoon
as Tom
1988
Nature's Great Divide
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021