
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.

Pitch Black
2000 · as Greg Owens

South Pacific
2001 · as Harbison

The Irishman
1978 · as Michael Doolan

The Devil's Playground
1977 · as Tom Allen

The One That Got Away
1996 · as Stan

Passion
1999 · as Herman Sandby

Slate, Wyn & Me
1987 · as Wyn Jackson

The Alice
2004 · as Patrick

The Postcard Bandit
2003 · as Thomas

The Clinic
1983 · as Paul

Preservation
2003 · as Mr. Crewe

Small Claims: The Reunion
2006 · as Jon

Heroes' Mountain
2002 · as Euan Diver

The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia
2005 · as Narrator (voice)