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.
Movie Appearances
Pitch Black
as Greg Owens
2000
The One That Got Away
as Stan
1996
The Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen
1977
The Postcard Bandit
as Thomas
2003
South Pacific
as Harbison
2001
Heroes' Mountain
as Euan Diver
2002
The Clinic
as Paul
1983
The Irishman
as Michael Doolan
1978
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
as Narrator (voice)
2005
Slate, Wyn & Me
as Wyn Jackson
1987
Passion
as Herman Sandby
1999
Preservation
as Mr. Crewe
2003
Small Claims: The Reunion
as Jon
2006
The Alice
as Patrick
2004
TV Appearances
The Alice
as Patrick
2005
After the Deluge
as Michael
2003
Always Afternoon
as Tom
1988
Brides of Christ
as Jack Delahunty
1991
Scales of Justice
as Constable Webber
1983
Hustle
as Nick
2004
Rescue: Special Ops
as Warren Thompson
2009
The Flying Doctors
as Daryl Stokes
1986
Thank God You're Here
2006
Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen
2014
Deep Water
as Simon Mawbrey
2016
Heroes II: The Return
as Capt. Ellis
1991