Theatre includes: UK: Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s), Carl-Magnus in A Little Night Music (NT), Leonardo in Leonardo a Portrait of Love (Oxford Old Fire Station), Cliff in Cabaret (Sheffield Crucible), Steve in Jeffrey (Greenwich Theatre), The Life of the World to Come (Almeida), A Christmas Carol (RSC) and Out of the Blue (Shaftesbury). Australia: Francis Bacon in Three Furies: Scenes from the Life of Francis Bacon (Sydney, Perth, Adelaide Festivals), Take Me Out (MTC), Translations (Ensemble), October and Satango (Griffin) and, for Sydney Theatre Company, Mr Kolpert, Marlow in She Stoops to Conquer, Rafe in The Herbal Bed and Gerry in Up for Grabs (world premiere). Australian musical theatre: Marius in Les Misérables (original Australian company), Strephon in Iolanthe (Victoria State Opera), Billy Crocker in Anything Goes, Whizzer in Falsettos (Sydney Theatre Company), Billy Flynn in Chicago (IMG), Vernon in They’re Playing Our Song (Ensemble Theatre), Dexter in High Society (Production Company), Harry in Company (Kookaburra), Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (Belvoir) and, for Adelaide Cabaret Festival, George Puttnam in Take Flight, Burrs in The Wild Party and An Evening with Jeremy Sams.

Film includes: Pitch Black, Travelling Light, Passion, The Clinic, The Irishman and The Devil’s Playground (Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor at the age of 13).

Television includes: The One That Got Away, Danielle Steele’s The Ring, South Pacific and, in Australia, The Alice, All Saints, Water Rats, Brides of Christ, Postcard Bandit, After the Deluge, Small Claims III and Heroes Mountain. In 2006, he hosted his own variety series, Studio A with Simon Burke. From 2001-06, he hosted the Helpmann Awards, Australia’s answer to the Oliviers, and for the past 19 years has delighted millions of Australian children as one of Play School’s presenters.

Simon is honoured to be the current Federal President of Actors’ Equity Australia and a proud member since 1974.