Simon Burke

Simon Burke born 8 October 1961 is an Australian actor Burke began his acting career as a 13 yearold in the Australian film The Devils 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 Hammersteins production of The Sound of Music at the London Palladium alongside Connie Fisher Burke was Federal President of Actors Equity Australia 20042014 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 19882007 then 2013 and again in 2020