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Simon Burke‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1961-10-08

Popularity

star1.7

Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1961-10-08

Popularity

star1.7

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.​

Movie Credits

Pitch Black

Pitch Black‌
star6.8
calendar 2000

The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away‌
star4.6
calendar 1996

The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground‌
star6.7
calendar 1976

The Postcard Bandit

The Postcard Bandit‌
star5.3
calendar 2003

South Pacific

South Pacific‌
star4.9
calendar 2001

Heroes' Mountain

Heroes' Mountain‌
star2.8
calendar 2002

The Clinic

The Clinic‌
star4.5
calendar 1983

The Irishman

The Irishman‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia

The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia‌
star5.0
calendar 2005

Slate, Wyn & Me

Slate, Wyn & Me‌
star4.0
calendar 1987

Passion

Passion‌
star3.3
calendar 1999

Preservation

Preservation‌
star6.0
calendar 2003

Small Claims: The Reunion

Small Claims: The Reunion‌
star0.0
calendar 2006

Tv Credits

The Alice

The Alice‌
star6.0
calendar 2005

After the Deluge

After the Deluge‌
star4.7
calendar 2003

Always Afternoon

Always Afternoon‌
star5.0
calendar 1988

Brides of Christ

Brides of Christ‌
star7.0
calendar 1991

Scales of Justice

Scales of Justice‌
star0.0
calendar 1983

Hustle

Hustle‌
star7.6
calendar 2004

Rescue: Special Ops

Rescue: Special Ops‌
star9.2
calendar 2009

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors‌
star6.5
calendar 1986

Thank God You're Here

Thank God You're Here‌
star6.0
calendar 2006

Devil's Playground

Devil's Playground‌
star7.4
calendar 2014

Deep Water

Deep Water‌
star6.4
calendar 2016

Heroes II: The Return

Heroes II: The Return‌
star8.0
calendar 1991

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries‌
star7.7
calendar 2012

Young Lions

Young Lions‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Wentworth

Wentworth‌
star8.0
calendar 2013

Crazy Fun Park

Crazy Fun Park‌
star6.0
calendar 2023