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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7518377
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Filmography (Movies)
Small Claims: The Reunion
Character:Jon
Release Date:16/04/2006
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:27/02/2005
The Alice
Character:Patrick
Release Date:08/01/2004
Preservation
Character:Mr. Crewe
Release Date:12/06/2003
The Postcard Bandit
Character:Thomas
Release Date:01/06/2003
Heroes' Mountain
Character:Euan Diver
Release Date:10/03/2002
South Pacific
Character:Harbison
Release Date:26/03/2001
Pitch Black
Character:Greg Owens
Release Date:18/02/2000
Passion
Character:Herman Sandby
Release Date:01/07/1999
The One That Got Away
Character:Stan
Release Date:18/02/1996
Slate, Wyn & Me
Character:Wyn Jackson
Release Date:13/08/1987
The Clinic
Character:Paul
Release Date:21/04/1983
The Irishman
Character:Michael Doolan
Release Date:28/02/1978
The Devil's Playground
Character:Tom Allen
Release Date:23/12/1977
Television Appearances
Crazy Fun Park
Character:Mark
Deep Water
Character:Simon Mawbrey
Devil's Playground
Character:Tom Allen
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Character:Nicholas Mortimer
Rescue: Special Ops
Character:Warren Thompson
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Character:Self - Contestant
Thank God You're Here
Character:
The Alice
Character:Patrick
Hustle
Character:Nick
After the Deluge
Character:Michael
Young Lions
Character:Rob Watson
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Character:Self - Co-Host
Heroes II: The Return
Character:Capt. Ellis
Brides of Christ
Character:Jack Delahunty
Always Afternoon
Character:Tom
The Flying Doctors
Character:Daryl Stokes
Scales of Justice
Character:Constable Webber
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