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Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Acting

October 8, 1961 (64 years old)
Male
14 Movies
19 TV Shows

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
Pitch Black

Pitch Black

2000 6.9

as Greg Owens

Age 38 (now 64)
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground

1977 6.4

as Tom Allen

Age 16 (now 64)
The One That Got Away
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

1996 6.2

as Stan

Age 34 (now 64)
The Clinic
The Clinic

The Clinic

1983 4.8

as Paul

Age 21 (now 64)
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia

The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia

2005 4.8

as Narrator (voice)

Age 43 (now 64)
Deep Water
Deep Water

Deep Water

2016 6.4

as Simon Mawbrey

Age 54 (now 64)
4 eps
South Pacific
South Pacific

South Pacific

2001 5.2

as Harbison

Age 39 (now 64)
The Postcard Bandit
The Postcard Bandit

The Postcard Bandit

2003 5.4

as Thomas

Age 41 (now 64)
Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground

Devil's Playground

2014 7.4

as Tom Allen

Age 52 (now 64)
6 eps
Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground

Devil's Playground

2014 7.4

Executive Producer

Age 52 (now 64)
6 eps
Passion
Passion

Passion

1999 4.0

as Herman Sandby

Age 37 (now 64)
Hustle
Hustle

Hustle

2004 7.7

as Nick

Age 42 (now 64)
1 ep
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2012 7.7

as Nicholas Mortimer

Age 50 (now 64)
1 ep
Slate, Wyn & Me
Slate, Wyn & Me

Slate, Wyn & Me

1987 5.0

as Wyn Jackson

Age 25 (now 64)
Heroes' Mountain
Heroes' Mountain

Heroes' Mountain

2002 5.2

as Euan Diver

Age 40 (now 64)
The Alice
The Alice

The Alice

2004 7.0

as Patrick

Age 42 (now 64)