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Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Known for ActingBorn 1961-10-08 (age 64)
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.​Read more

Movies & web series

Young Lions10.0
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Young Lions

2002 · Series

Rescue: Special Ops9.1
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Rescue: Special Ops

2009 · Series

Small Claims: The Reunion
9.0
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Small Claims: The Reunion

2006 · Movie

The Irishman9.0
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The Irishman

1978 · Movie

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries7.7
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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2012 · Series

Hustle7.7
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Hustle

2004 · Series

Devil's Playground7.4
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Devil's Playground

2014 · Series

Heroes II: The Return7.5
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Heroes II: The Return

1991 · Series

Always Afternoon7.5
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Always Afternoon

1988 · Series

Brides of Christ7.3
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Brides of Christ

1991 · Series

The Alice7.0
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The Alice

2004 · Movie

Preservation
7.0
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Preservation

2003 · Movie

Pitch Black6.9
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Pitch Black

2000 · Movie

Scales of Justice7.0
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Scales of Justice

1983 · Series

Deep Water6.4
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Deep Water

2016 · Series

The Alice6.5
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The Alice

2005 · Series

The Flying Doctors6.6
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The Flying Doctors

1986 · Series

The Devil's Playground6.4
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The Devil's Playground

1977 · Movie

The One That Got Away6.2
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The One That Got Away

1996 · Movie

Thank God You're Here6.0
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Thank God You're Here

2006 · Series

Crazy Fun Park5.2
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Crazy Fun Park

2023 · Series

The Postcard Bandit5.4
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The Postcard Bandit

2003 · Movie

South Pacific5.2
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South Pacific

2001 · Movie

Heroes' Mountain5.2
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Heroes' Mountain

2002 · Movie

The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia4.8
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The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia

2005 · Movie

Slate, Wyn & Me5.0
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Slate, Wyn & Me

1987 · Movie

The Clinic4.8
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The Clinic

1983 · Movie

After the Deluge4.3
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After the Deluge

2003 · Series

Passion4.0
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Passion

1999 · Movie

Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation2.0
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Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation

2009 · Series

Nature's Great Divide
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Nature's Great Divide

2021 · Series

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
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Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras

1994 · Series