Simon Burke began his career at the age of 12, starring in Michael Cove'sKookaburra (1974); a painful look at a dysfunctional working-class family, focusing particularly on an almost autistic young boy.[2] Soon after at the age of 13, Burke starred in Fred Schepisi's acclaimed feature film The Devil's Playground for which he won the AFI Award for Best Actor at the Australian Film Institute Awards. He remains the youngest person ever to be honoured with this award. Since then he has enjoyed great success both in Australia and internationally in film, television, stage, concert appearances and cabaret.[citation needed]
In 2014, Burke starred in Matchbox Pictures/NBC-Universal's highly acclaimed miniseries Devil’s Playground in which he reprised the role of Tom Allen that he created as a 13-year-old. He was the co-creator and executive producer of the project, and in the same year it won both the AACTA and Logie Award for Most Outstanding Telefeature or Miniseries.[3][4][5][6][7]
On 10 September 2015, at the Queens Birthday Honours ceremony presided over by the Governor of New South Wales, General David Hurley, Burke was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) with the following citation: For distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor, singer and producer, and through senior advocacy roles for performers' rights and access to professional development and education programs.
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.
Personal lifeedit
In 2016 he publicly identified himself as being gay.[8][9]
Sydney Opera House, then tour of Victoria, Hobart & Canberra for Sydney Theatre Company - nominated Best Musical Performance Sydney Theatre Critics’ Circle Awards
^"Strangers In Between review: Coming-of-age story funny, tender and wild" by Cameron Woodhead, The Sydney Morning Herald, 28 January 2018
^"Mary Stuart review: Feminist take on a gripping game of thrones" by Joyce Morgan, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 February 2019
^Pitt, Helen (23 January 2023). "From Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Mary Poppins: Sydney Theatre Awards winners". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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Simon Gareth Burke AO 1 born 8 October 1961 is an Australian actor active in films television and theatre Simon BurkeAOSimon Burke June 2013Born 1961 10 08 8 October 1961 age 62 OccupationActorYears active1973 present Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 Theatre 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksBiography editSimon Burke began his career at the age of 12 starring in Michael Cove s Kookaburra 1974 a painful look at a dysfunctional working class family focusing particularly on an almost autistic young boy 2 Soon after at the age of 13 Burke starred in Fred Schepisi s acclaimed feature film The Devil s Playground for which he won the AFI Award for Best Actor at the Australian Film Institute Awards He remains the youngest person ever to be honoured with this award Since then he has enjoyed great success both in Australia and internationally in film television stage concert appearances and cabaret citation needed In 2014 Burke starred in Matchbox Pictures NBC Universal s highly acclaimed miniseries Devil s Playground in which he reprised the role of Tom Allen that he created as a 13 year old He was the co creator and executive producer of the project and in the same year it won both the AACTA and Logie Award for Most Outstanding Telefeature or Miniseries 3 4 5 6 7 He has since starred in numerous film television and theatre productions in Australia and the UK He starred as Captain Georg von Trapp in The Sound of Music at the London Palladium alongside Connie Fisher and then Summer Strallen He also played the role of Mr Banks in Mary Poppins in Sydney Brisbane Perth and Auckland citation needed Burke was Federal President of Actors Equity Australia 2004 14 He is currently a Vice President of the International Federation of Actors FIA a global federation of performers trade unions guilds and professional associations citation needed On 10 September 2015 at the Queens Birthday Honours ceremony presided over by the Governor of New South Wales General David Hurley Burke was made an Officer of the Order of Australia AO with the following citation For distinguished service to the performing arts as an actor singer and producer and through senior advocacy roles for performers rights and access to professional development and education programs 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 Personal life editIn 2016 he publicly identified himself as being gay 8 9 Filmography editFilm edit Year Title Role Notes 1976 The Devil s Playground Tom Allen 1978 The Irishman Michael Doolan 1982 The Clinic Paul 1987 Slate Wyn amp Me Wyn Jackson 1999 Passion Herman Sandby 2000 Pitch Black Greg Owens 2003 Preservation Mr Crewe 2003 Travelling Light Ray Sugars 2006 Shuffle Edgar Short 2015 Super Awesome Jack Simpson 2017 Dirt Tin Burko Short Television edit Year Title Role Notes 1973 Matlock Police Davey Evans Episode Sky High 1977 The Sullivans Peter Robinson Episode 1 37 The Restless Years Stephen Moran 1979 The Young Doctors David McAllister 1980 Slippery Slide Steve Television film 1982 A Country Practice Roger Morrison Episode The Push Parts 1 amp 2 1983 Scales of Justice Probationary Constable Leonard Spider Webber Episode The Job 1987 The Flying Doctors Daryl Stokes Episode Keeping Up Appearances 1988 2007 2013 Play School Presenter TV series 1988 Great Performances John McCormack Melba Always Afternoon Tom 1991 Brides of Christ Jack Delahunty Episode Paul Heroes II The Return Capt Ellis Television film 1992 Six Pack Miniseries 1996 The One That Got Away Stan Television film 1997 Water Rats Det Sgt Mac Phillips Episode Blood Trail Dead or Alive 1998 Murder Call Guy Searle Season 2 episode 14 Menu for Murder 2001 South Pacific Harbison Television film Blue Heelers Mick Boyce Episode Blood 2002 Heroes Mountain Euan Diver Television film Young Lions Rob Watson Episodes Boy School Bullies Asylum Seekers Nursing Home 2003 Grass Roots Tony Ludovic Episode Egomania The Postcard Bandit Thomas Television film After the Deluge Michael Television film 2004 The Alice Patrick Television film 2005 2006 The Alice Patrick Main role 2006 Small Claims The Reunion Jon Television film 2007 All Saints Brad Douglas Episode Balancing Act 2009 Hustle Nick Episode The Road Less Travelled 2010 Rescue Special Ops Warren Thompson Episode Enemy Mine 2011 I Shouldn t Be Alive Mike Dillon Episode Left for Dead on Everest 2013 Miss Fisher s Murder Mysteries Nicholas Mortimer Episode Murder Under the Mistletoe 2014 Devil s Playground Tom Allen Miniseries 2016 Rake Warwick Dormann Episode 4 1 Deep Water Simon Mawbrey MiniseriesTheatre editYear Title Role Notes 1974 Kookaburra Nimrod Theatre Company 1979 Romeo and Juliet Nimrod Theatre Company 1980 Pirates at the Barn Nimrod Theatre Company 1981 The Choir Nimrod Theatre Company 1983 Are You Lonesome Tonight Nimrod Theatre Company 1985 Jonah Jones Waxy Wharf Theatre for Sydney Theatre Company 1986 Jonah Jones Jonah Jones Wharf Theatre for Sydney Theatre Company 1986 Company Harry Sydney Opera House for Sydney Theatre Company 1987 88 Les Miserables Marius Theatre Royal 1989 90 Anything Goes Billy Crocker Australia New Zealand tour won Green Room Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1992 93 The Phantom of the Opera Raoul Her Majesty s Theatre London Leonardo the Musical A Portrait of Love Leonardo Old Fire Station Oxford Cabaret Cliff Crucible Theatre Sheffield The Life of the World to Come Almeida Theatre The Wild Party Burrs Take Flight George Puttnam 1994 Nosferatu the Vampire The Innkeeper Concept cast recording 1994 Jeffrey Steve London premiere at Greenwich Theatre They re Playing Our Song Vernon 1994 Falsettos Whizzer Sydney Opera House then tour of Victoria Hobart amp Canberra for Sydney Theatre Company nominated Best Musical Performance Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Awards 1996 A Little Night Music Carl Magnus Royal National Theatre with Dame Judi Dench 1998 The Herbal Bed Rafe Smith Sydney Theatre Company interstate tour 1999 She Stoops to Conquer Sydney Theatre Company 1999 2000 Chicago Billy Flynn Sydney Perth Brisbane Singapore Hong Kong 2001 Up for Grabs Gerry World premiere at Sydney Opera House for Sydney Theatre Company 2002 Mr Kolpert Bastian Sydney Theatre Company 2004 High Society CK Dexter Haven State Theatre Victorian Arts Centre for The Production Company 2005 06 Three Furies Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon Francis Bacon Sydney Festival Perth Festival amp Adelaide Festival nominated Best Actor Sydney Theatre Awards 2006 10 2007 Company Harry Theatre Royal for Kookaburra Musical Theatre 2007 October Detective Dick World premiere for Griffin Theatre Company 11 2007 The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom Mr Lizard Baby Koala Theatre Royal 2007 08 The Sound of Music Captain Georg von Trapp London Palladium 2009 When the Rain Stops Falling Joe Almeida Theatre European premiere Australia Plays Broadway Host Performer Carnegie Hall Take Me Out Mason Marzac Australian premiere for Melbourne Theatre Company Satango World premiere for Griffin Theatre Company 2009 La Cage aux Folles Georges Playhouse Theatre London 2010 The Sound of Music Captain Georg von Trapp Princess of Wales Theatre Toronto 2010 Holding the Man Dick Conigrave Trafalgar Studios London 2010 12 Mary Poppins Mr Banks Sydney Brisbane Perth Auckland 2013 Mrs Warren s Profession Praed Wharf Theatre for Sydney Theatre Company 2014 La Cage aux Folles Georges Victorian Arts Centre for The Production Company 2017 The Homosexuals or Faggots Warren Malthouse Theatre Melbourne 12 2017 Noises Off Lloyd Dallas Queensland Theatre Company Melbourne Theatre Company 13 2018 Strangers in Between Peter Fortyfivedownstairs Melbourne 14 2019 Mary Stuart Amias Paulet Kate Mulvany s adaptation at Roslyn Packer Theatre Sydney Theatre Company 15 2020 21 Pippin Charlemagne Sydney Lyric Theatre 2021 24 Moulin Rouge The Musical Harold Zidler Regent Theatre Melbourne Capitol Theatre Sydney QPAC Brisbane winner of Sydney Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting role in a Musical 2022 16 2024 Wicked The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Australian Tour 17 18 References edit Queen s Birthday honours 519 recipients with scientists the big winners The Sydney Morning Herald 7 June 2015 Richard Wherrett 2000 The floor of heaven my life in theatre Sydney NSW Hodder Headline Australia ISBN 9780733610493 OCLC 48144620 The devil s in the detail for Simon Burke The Sydney Morning Herald 6 September 2014 Simon Burke from Devil s Playground to gilded Cage The Sydney Morning Herald 14 November 2014 Giles Hardie September 2014 Devil s Playground is not solely about abuse Simon Burke The Sydney Morning Herald Simon Burke and The Devil s Playground demand attention The Sydney Morning Herald 12 September 2014 Nicole Elphick 5 September 2014 My secret Sydney Simon Burke actor The Sydney Morning Herald Gay News Network Retrieved 12 September 2016 Archived 15 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine Simon Burke I didn t hide being gay so much as I didn t talk about it by Nicholas Fonseca The Daily Telegraph Sydney 9 July 2017 Holding the Man Cast amp Creative October Griffin Theatre Company by Rebecca Whitton Australian Stage 7 May 2007 The Homosexuals or Faggots Malthouse Melbourne 22 February 2017 Noises Off review Arts Review 6 June 2017 Strangers In Between review Coming of age story funny tender and wild by Cameron Woodhead The Sydney Morning Herald 28 January 2018 Mary Stuart review Feminist take on a gripping game of thrones by Joyce Morgan The Sydney Morning Herald 11 February 2019 Pitt Helen 23 January 2023 From Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Mary Poppins Sydney Theatre Awards winners The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 23 January 2023 Archive Simon Burke Holding the Man Cast amp Creative https www imdb com name nm0121865 Bibliography editHolmstrom John The Moving Picture Boy An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995 Norwich Michael Russell 1996 p 338 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simon Burke Official website Simon Burke at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Burke amp oldid 1218847610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
