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.
2023Crazy Fun Park (2 Episodes) as Mark
2016Deep Water (4 Episodes) as Simon Mawbrey
2014Devil's Playground (6 Episodes) as Tom Allen
2012Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (1 Episode) as Nicholas Mortimer
2009Rescue: Special Ops (1 Episode) as Warren Thompson
2006Small Claims: The Reunion as Jon
2006Thank God You're Here as Unknown
2005The Alice (22 Episodes) as Patrick
2005The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia as Narrator (voice)
2004Hustle (1 Episode) as Nick
2004The Alice as Patrick
2003After the Deluge (2 Episodes) as Michael
2003Preservation as Mr. Crewe
2003The Postcard Bandit as Thomas
2002Young Lions (3 Episodes) as Rob Watson
2002Heroes' Mountain as Euan Diver
2001South Pacific as Harbison
2000Pitch Black as Greg Owens
1999Passion as Herman Sandby
1996The One That Got Away as Stan
1991Heroes II: The Return (2 Episodes) as Capt. Ellis
1991Brides of Christ (1 Episode) as Jack Delahunty
1988Always Afternoon (2 Episodes) as Tom
1987Slate, Wyn & Me as Wyn Jackson
1986The Flying Doctors (1 Episode) as Daryl Stokes
1983Scales of Justice (3 Episodes) as Constable Webber
1983The Clinic as Paul
1978The Irishman as Michael Doolan
1977The Devil's Playground as Tom Allen
2014Devil's Playground (6 Episodes) ... Executive Producer