Simon Burke Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Acting

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.​

Filmography Movies

Acting

Pitch Black movie poster
MOVIE

Pitch Black

6.9(4.8K)
Pitch Black
Greg Owens
The One That Got Away movie poster
MOVIE

The One That Got Away

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The One That Got Away
Stan
The Devil's Playground movie poster
MOVIE

The Devil's Playground

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The Devil's Playground
Tom Allen
The Postcard Bandit movie poster
MOVIE

The Postcard Bandit

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The Postcard Bandit
Thomas
South Pacific movie poster
MOVIE

South Pacific

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South Pacific
Harbison
Heroes' Mountain movie poster
MOVIE

Heroes' Mountain

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Heroes' Mountain
Euan Diver
The Clinic movie poster
MOVIE

The Clinic

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The Clinic
Paul
The Irishman movie poster
MOVIE

The Irishman

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The Irishman
Michael Doolan
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia movie poster
MOVIE

The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia

4.8(0.0K)
The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
Narrator (voice)
Slate, Wyn & Me movie poster
MOVIE

Slate, Wyn & Me

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Slate, Wyn & Me
Wyn Jackson

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