About

Known credits:
20
Birthday:
1961-10-08
Place of birth:
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Simon Burke

Overview

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

Acting
2016 Deep Water Actor Simon Mawbrey 67
Fair
2014 Devil's Playground Actor Tom Allen 70
Good
2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Actor Jon N/A
N/A
2005 The Alice Actor Patrick 69
Fair
2005 The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2003 After the Deluge Actor Michael 68
Fair
2003 Preservation Actor Mr. Crewe 59
Average
2003 The Postcard Bandit Actor Thomas 58
Average
2002 Heroes' Mountain Actor Euan Diver 58
Average
2001 South Pacific Actor Harbison 58
Average
2000 Pitch Black Actor Greg Owens 67
Fair
1999 Passion Actor Herman Sandby 58
Average
1996 The One That Got Away Actor Stan 58
Average
1991 Heroes II: The Return Actor Capt. Ellis 69
Fair
1987 Slate, Wyn & Me Actor Wyn Jackson 58
Average
1983 Scales of Justice Actor Constable Webber N/A
N/A
1983 The Clinic Actor Paul 58
Average
1978 The Irishman Actor Michael Doolan N/A
N/A
1976 The Devil's Playground Actor Tom Allen 59
Average

Production
2014 Devil's Playground Production Executive Producer 70
Good