Simon Burke

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.​

Known For

Hustle

The Flying Doctors

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Rescue: Special Ops

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

Thank God You're Here

Pitch Black

Young Lions

All Movies (14)

• Small Claims: The Reunion2006 · as Jon
• The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia2005 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Alice2004 · as Patrick
• Preservation2003 · as Mr. Crewe
• The Postcard Bandit2003 · as Thomas
• Heroes' Mountain2002 · as Euan Diver
• South Pacific2001 · as Harbison
• Pitch Black2000 · as Greg Owens
• Passion1999 · as Herman Sandby
• The One That Got Away1996 · as Stan
• Slate, Wyn & Me1987 · as Wyn Jackson
• The Clinic1983 · as Paul
• The Irishman1978 · as Michael Doolan
• The Devil's Playground1977 · as Tom Allen

All TV Shows (18)

• Crazy Fun Park2023 · as Mark
• Nature's Great Divide2021 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Deep Water2016 · as Simon Mawbrey
• Devil's Playground2014 · as Tom Allen
• Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries2012 · as Nicholas Mortimer
• Rescue: Special Ops2009 · as Warren Thompson
• Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation2009 · as Self - Contestant
• Thank God You're Here2006
• The Alice2005 · as Patrick
• Hustle2004 · as Nick
• After the Deluge2003 · as Michael
• Young Lions2002 · as Rob Watson
• Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras1994 · as Self - Co-Host
• Heroes II: The Return1991 · as Capt. Ellis
• Brides of Christ1991 · as Jack Delahunty
• Always Afternoon1988 · as Tom
• The Flying Doctors1986 · as Daryl Stokes
• Scales of Justice1983 · as Constable Webber