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.
Filmography
Small Claims: The Reunion
2006
as Jon
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Alice
2004
as Patrick
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Preservation
2003
as Mr. Crewe
The Postcard Bandit
2003
as Thomas
Heroes' Mountain
2002
as Euan Diver
South Pacific
2001
as Harbison
Pitch Black
2000
as Greg Owens
Passion
1999
as Herman Sandby
The One That Got Away
1996
as Stan
Slate, Wyn & Me
1987
as Wyn Jackson
The Clinic
1983
as Paul
The Irishman
1978
as Michael Doolan
The Devil's Playground
1977
as Tom Allen