
Simon Burke
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-10-08 (63 years old)
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.
Known For
Acting
(2006)
(2005)
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
as Narrator (voice)
(2004)
The Alice
as Patrick
(2003)
The Postcard Bandit
as Thomas
(2003)
Preservation
as Mr. Crewe
(2002)
Heroes' Mountain
as Euan Diver
(2001)
South Pacific
as Harbison
(2000)
Pitch Black
as Greg Owens
(1999)
Passion
as Herman Sandby
(1996)
The One That Got Away
as Stan
(1987)
Slate, Wyn & Me
as Wyn Jackson
(1983)
The Clinic
as Paul
(1978)
The Irishman
as Michael Doolan
(1976)
The Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen