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.
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Full filmography
- Hustle (2004) as Nick
- The Flying Doctors (1986) as Daryl Stokes
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012) as Nicholas Mortimer
- Rescue: Special Ops (2009) as Warren Thompson
- Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009) as Self - Contestant
- Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (1994) as Self - Co-Host
- Thank God You're Here (2006)
- Pitch Black (2000) as Greg Owens
- Young Lions (2002) as Rob Watson
- Brides of Christ (1991) as Jack Delahunty
- Devil's Playground (2014) as Tom Allen
- Deep Water (2016) as Simon Mawbrey
- Heroes II: The Return (1991) as Capt. Ellis
- After the Deluge (2003) as Michael
- Crazy Fun Park (2023) as Mark
- The Alice (2005) as Patrick
- Scales of Justice (1983) as Constable Webber
- Always Afternoon (1988) as Tom
- South Pacific (2001) as Harbison
- The Alice (2004) as Patrick
- The Irishman (1978) as Michael Doolan
- The One That Got Away (1996) as Stan
- The Devil's Playground (1977) as Tom Allen
- Small Claims: The Reunion (2006) as Jon