Darius, left, in 1985 as Scott Robinson.
Darius Perkins was an Australian actor who was the first actor to play Scott Robinson in Neighbours in 1985. While Jason Donovan, his replacement made Scott a much more popular character, Darius played Scott for about 8 months in the shows first season. After Neighbours he had roles in rival soapie Home And Away. In 2013 and 2014, Darius played Marty Kranic in Neighbours, one of many Neighbours actors who played more than one role.
Pre Neighbours career[]
Darius Anton Perkins was born on the 28th October 1964. He was said to be 20 when he joined Neighbours. He had roles in Prisoner: Cell Block H.
Neighbours[]
Darius was given the role of Scott Robinson in late 1984 and filming begun in January 1985. Darius left the role of Scott in the autumn of 1985 and his last scenes as Scott aired in November 1985. Jason Donovan took over the role with immediate effect.
In late 1988, 3 years after leaving the role, Darius said in an interview that he was mentally and physically exhausted and simply could not carry on the major role of Scott, so quit, and Jason Donovan was cast as the replacement actor.
After Neighbours[]
Darius as Gary Samuels in Home And Away.
Darius had a role in The Flying Doctors in 1987. Darius also worked behind the scenes on occasions on TV shows, as well as working as a picture framer.
Darius joined Home And Away in 1988 in the recurring role of villainous Gary Samuels. He then had a minor role in A Country Practise in 1994 as Graham Irving. This was to be his last TV role for 19 years.
Return to Neighbours 2013[]
In 2013, Darius was given his first acting role in 19 years when he returned to Neighbours in the guest role of cardsharp Marty Kranic.
After Neighbours[]
Darius died on the 3rd January 2019 aged 54 after a battle with cancer.
Refs[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Perkins
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673914/
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