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.
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Nick
2004 • 1 episode
The Flying Doctors
Daryl Stokes
1986 • 1 episode
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Nicholas Mortimer
2012 • 1 episode
Rescue: Special Ops
Warren Thompson
2009 • 1 episode
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Self - Contestant
2009 • 1 episode
Thank God You're Here
2006
Pitch Black
Greg Owens
2000
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
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1994 • 1 episode
Young Lions
Rob Watson
2002 • 3 episodes
The Alice
Patrick
2005 • 22 episodes
Deep Water
Simon Mawbrey
2016 • 4 episodes
Devil's Playground
Tom Allen
2014 • 6 episodes
Crazy Fun Park
Mark
2023 • 2 episodes
Brides of Christ
Jack Delahunty
1991 • 1 episode
After the Deluge
Michael
2003 • 2 episodes
Heroes II: The Return
Capt. Ellis
1991 • 2 episodes
The Devil's Playground
Tom Allen
1977
Always Afternoon
Tom
1988 • 2 episodes
South Pacific
Harbison
2001
Scales of Justice
Constable Webber
1983 • 3 episodes