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.
14 movies · 18 shows
Small Claims: The Reunion
2006·9.0
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
2005·4.8
The Alice
2004·7.0
Preservation
2003·7.0
The Postcard Bandit
2003·5.4
Heroes' Mountain
2002·5.2
South Pacific
2001·5.2
Pitch Black
2000·6.9
Passion
1999·4.0
The One That Got Away
1996·6.2
Slate, Wyn & Me
1987·5.0
The Clinic
1983·4.8
The Irishman
1978·9.0
The Devil's Playground
1977·6.4