
Actor
Simon Burke
Born 1961
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.
Acting

Pitch Black
Greg Owens · 2000

Hustle
Nick · 2004

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Nicholas Mortimer · 2012

Rescue: Special Ops
Warren Thompson · 2009

Deep Water
Simon Mawbrey · 2016

The Devil's Playground
Tom Allen · 1977

Young Lions
Rob Watson · 2002

The Flying Doctors
Daryl Stokes · 1986

Devil's Playground
Tom Allen · 2014

The Irishman
Michael Doolan · 1978
Small Claims: The Reunion
Jon · 2006

Brides of Christ
Jack Delahunty · 1991

Heroes II: The Return
Capt. Ellis · 1991

Always Afternoon
Tom · 1988

The Alice
Patrick · 2004

The One That Got Away
Stan · 1996
Preservation
Mr. Crewe · 2003

Scales of Justice
Constable Webber · 1983

The Alice
Patrick · 2005

South Pacific
Harbison · 2001

The Postcard Bandit
Thomas · 2003

Crazy Fun Park
Mark · 2023

The Clinic
Paul · 1983

The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
Narrator (voice) · 2005