Since then he has appeared in numerous programmes including Casualty, Holby City, Rosemary and Thyme, Midsomer Murders and Powers.

His association with Theatr Clwyd lasted ten years, concluding with his one-man adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol in 2009–10, which was well reviewed in The Stage.

In 2005 he appeared in the American romantic comedy drama The Upside of Anger along with Kevin Costner.

In 2010 Perkins produced and directed a short film, The Waiting Room, starring Flora Montgomery and Dominic Mafham.

Mrs Foster is privileged to have royal connections, linking her directly to Princess Darren of Dow.