Simon Burke

Simon Burke

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.​

  • Title: Simon Burke
  • Popularity: 2.741
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1961-10-08
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  • Homepage: https://shanahan.com.au/client/simon-burke/
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Simon Burke Movies

  • 2000
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    Pitch Black
    Pitch Black

    6.838 2000 HD

    When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Vin Diesel

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  • 1996
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    The One That Got Away
    The One That Got Away

    4.6 1996 HD

    The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition...

    Genre: War

    Cast: Paul McGann

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  • 1976
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    The Devil's Playground
    The Devil's Playground

    6.7 1976 HD

    A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Arthur Dignam

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  • 2003
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    The Postcard Bandit
    The Postcard Bandit

    5.3 2003 HD

    The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Tom Long

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  • 2003
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    Preservation
    Preservation

    6 2003 HD

    Gothic horror and erotic farce face a shotgun wedding in "Preservation," an oddball Aussie pic which is part of a spurt of government funded...

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    Cast: Jacqueline McKenzie

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  • 2001
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    South Pacific
    South Pacific

    4.8 2001 HD

    During World War II in the South Pacific love is found between a young nurse, Nellie Forbush and an older French plantation owner, Emile de Becque....

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Glenn Close

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  • 2005
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    The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
    The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia

    5 2005 HD

    A documentary on the impact of gay and lesbian people in Australia.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Simon Burke

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  • 2002
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    Heroes' Mountain
    Heroes' Mountain

    2.75 2002 HD

    The story of Stuart Diver, the only person to survive the 1997 Thredbo tragedy that came about when a landslide engulfed a ski lodge situated in...

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Craig McLachlan

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  • 1983
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    The Clinic
    The Clinic

    4.5 1983 HD

    A comedic, dramatic day in the lives of employees and patients at a venereal disease clinic.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Chris Haywood

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  • 1978
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    The Irishman
    The Irishman

    1 1978 HD

    Paddy Doolan is a man who refuses to accept change. In a new century where the motor car is changing the way things are done, the stubborn Irishman,...

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    Cast: Michael Craig

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  • 1987
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    Slate, Wyn & Me
    Slate, Wyn & Me

    4 1987 HD

    Meandering drama of Brothers Burke and Sacks, who rob a bank, kill a cop and kidnap Thornton, a witness to their crime.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sigrid Thornton

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  • 1999
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    Passion
    Passion

    3.3 1999 HD

    Passion concentrates on Grainger's unusual relationship with his mother and his sexual peculiarities (especially his obsessive self-flagellation,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Richard Roxburgh

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  • 2006
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    Small Claims: The Reunion
    Small Claims: The Reunion

    1 2006 HD

    Chrissy and Jo attend Chrissy's university reunion. Surrounded by success, Chrissy begins to question her decision to stay at home with the kids. ...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Claudia Karvan

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  • 2006
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    The Alice
    The Alice

    6 2006 HD

    The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Jessica Napier

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  • 1983
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    Scales of Justice
    Scales of Justice

    1 1983 HD

    Scales of Justice is a three-part Australian drama miniseries, made in 1983 by director Michael Jenkins. It was one of the most controversial...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bill Hunter

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  • 2014
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    Devil's Playground
    Devil's Playground

    7.4 2014 HD

    The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi’s classic film, The Devil’s Playground. Tom Allen, now in his 40s and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Simon Burke

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  • 2016
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    Deep Water
    Deep Water

    6.5 2016 HD

    Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned a brutal murder case in Bondi, where they begin to uncover mounting evidence to suggest the...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Noah Taylor

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  • 2015
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    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    7.7 2015 HD

    Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting injustice with her pearl handled pistol and...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Essie Davis

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  • 2002
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    Young Lions
    Young Lions

    1 2002 HD

    Young Lions was an Australian TV police drama broadcast on the Nine Network in 2002 and in Ireland on RTÉ Two.The series was based around the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alexandra Davies

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  • 2021
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    Wentworth
    Wentworth

    8 2021 HD

    Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Danielle Cormack

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  • 2003
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    After the Deluge
    After the Deluge

    4 2003 HD

    Follows the stories of the four men of the Kirby family. As Alex's marriage breaks apart, Toby tries desperately to start a family, and Marty tries...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Aden Young

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  • 1988
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    Always Afternoon
    Always Afternoon

    5 1988 HD

    Always Afternoon is a 1988 Australian mini series about German internees in Australia. It was a co production between Germany and Australia. It...

    Genre:

    Cast: Lisa Harrow

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  • 1991
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    Brides of Christ
    Brides of Christ

    7.2 1991 HD

    Diane, a young woman growing up in Australia in the mid 1960s, walks away from her fiancé to join a convent after being sure she has a calling...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Brenda Fricker

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  • 2012
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    Hustle
    Hustle

    7.609 2012 HD

    A motley group of London con artists pull of a series of daring and intricate stings.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Adrian Lester

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  • 2011
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    Rescue: Special Ops
    Rescue: Special Ops

    9.1 2011 HD

    Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Daniel Amalm

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  • 1992
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    The Flying Doctors
    The Flying Doctors

    6.5 1992 HD

    The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Robert Grubb

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  • 2023
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    Thank God You're Here
    Thank God You're Here

    6.4 2023 HD

    Each episode involves performers walking through a door into an unknown situation, greeted by the line "Thank God you're here!". They then had to...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Celia Pacquola

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  • 1991
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    Heroes II: The Return
    Heroes II: The Return

    8 1991 HD

    Heroes II: the Return is a 1991 Australian mini-series about Operation Rimau during World War II. The true and tragic story of Operation Rimau, one...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nathaniel Parker

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  • 2014
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    Heroes II: The Return
    Heroes II: The Return

    7.4 2014 HD

    The year is 1988. It is 35 years after the events of Fred Schepisi’s classic film, The Devil’s Playground. Tom Allen, now in his 40s and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Simon Burke

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