Simon Burke
Acting
Born 1961-10-08
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.
Known for
Pitch Black
2000 · Movie
The Irishman
1978 · Movie
The Devil's Playground
1977 · Movie
The Alice
2004 · Movie
The One That Got Away
1996 · Movie
South Pacific
2001 · Movie
The Postcard Bandit
2003 · Movie
Heroes' Mountain
2002 · Movie
Slate, Wyn & Me
1987 · Movie
The Clinic
1983 · Movie
Passion
1999 · Movie
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
2005 · Movie