Perkins also played Charlie in All the Green Year, Gary Samuels in Home and Away, and Ben in All the Rivers Run for which he won a Logie Award.
[2][3] Perkins attended Swinburne Senior Secondary College and told Jill Morris of The Age that he wanted to be both an actor and artist.
The series was shot on the Mornington Peninsula and Perkins admitted that the hardest part of filming was learning to ride a camel.
[6] When Matthew and Son was not picked up for a series, Perkins joined new Seven Network soap opera Neighbours as Scott Robinson.
When the series moved to Network Ten at the start of 1986, Perkins was sacked from the role due to alleged problems with his behaviour on the set, including lateness.
[9] After leaving Neighbours, Perkins guested in a 1987 episode of The Flying Doctors as Glen Reid, a young man who takes a romantic interest in Dr. Chris Randall (Liz Burch).
On 10 July 2013, it was announced that Perkins would be returning to Neighbours in the guest role playing Paul Robinson's shady business associate Marty Kranic.
"[19] Stefan Dennis who played Perkins' former on-screen brother, and Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison also paid tribute to him.