Simon Burke

Birth Name:

Simon Burke

Profession

Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

In 2006, he was nominated for Best Actor at the Sydney Theatre Awards
Won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Lead Role for his debut performance in "The Devil's Playground․"
Started his career acting in the feature film "The Devil's Playground" when he was only 13
Quote: "[on his first album] "I thought I'd better do lots of songs I knew--it's kind of like when you write a book, you need to write about what you know, and I needed to sing songs I knew!""
Has had a successful career in film, television, stage and cabaret productions in the United Kingdom and Australia
His theater credits include playing Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music" at the London Palladium and Joe in "When the Rain Stops Falling" at the Almeida Theatre
Released his first solo album in 2009, calling it "Something About Always․"
Served as Anthony Warlow's best man at his wedding
Stated that the first time he saw "La Cage Aux Folles," a play he was cast in years later, he cried
Was Federal President of Actors Equity Australia from 2004 to 2008

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