Simon Burke
14 movies · 15 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Oct 8, 1961 (age 65)
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.
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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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Known for
Simon Burke: movies and TV shows
Acting (29)
- 2023
- 2016
- 2014
- 2012
- 2009
- 2006 Small Claims: The Reunion
as Jon
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005 The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
as Narrator (voice)
- 2004
- 2004 The Alice
as Patrick
- 2003
- 2003 Preservation
as Mr. Crewe
- 2003 The Postcard Bandit
as Thomas
- 2002
- 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
- 1991
- 1991
- 1988
- 1987 Slate, Wyn & Me
as Wyn Jackson
- 1986
- 1983
- 1983 The Clinic
as Paul
- 1978 The Irishman
as Michael Doolan
- 1977 The Devil's Playground
as Tom Allen
Behind the camera (1)
- 2014
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2021 Nature's Great Divide
3 episodes
- 2009 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
1 episode
- 1994 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
1 episode