Simon Burke
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.
Pitch Black
(Greg Owens)
The One That Got Away
(Stan)
The Devil's Playground
(Tom Allen)
The Postcard Bandit
(Thomas)
South Pacific
(Harbison)
Heroes' Mountain
(Euan Diver)
The Clinic
(Paul)
The Irishman
(Michael Doolan)
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
(Narrator (voice))
Slate, Wyn & Me
(Wyn Jackson)
Passion
(Herman Sandby)
Preservation
(Mr. Crewe)
Small Claims: The Reunion
(Jon)
The Alice
(Patrick)
After the Deluge
(Michael)
Always Afternoon
(Tom)
Brides of Christ
(Jack Delahunty)
Scales of Justice
(Constable Webber)
Hustle
(Nick)
Rescue: Special Ops
(Warren Thompson)
The Flying Doctors
(Daryl Stokes)
Thank God You're Here
Devil's Playground
(Tom Allen)
Deep Water
(Simon Mawbrey)
Heroes II: The Return
(Capt. Ellis)
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
(Nicholas Mortimer)
Young Lions
(Rob Watson)
Wentworth
(Himself - Host)
Crazy Fun Park
(Mark)