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