{{Short description|Welsh actor and director (born 1966)}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = Robert-Perkins-New-Photo.jpg | name = Robert Perkins | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | years_active = 1993&ndash;present | occupation = Actor<br />Theatre director<br />Film producer | spouse = | partner = | website = {{URL|http://www.robertperkinsvoice.com}} }} '''Robert Perkins''' is a British actor, theatre director, television director and film director.

==Career== Perkins began his career in 1993 playing Sgt. Ray Steele in ''The Bill'', appearing in this Thames Television drama until 1996. Since then he has appeared in numerous programmes including ''Casualty'', ''Holby City'', ''Rosemary and Thyme'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and ''Powers''. In 1999 Perkins appeared in ''Guiding Star'' at the Royal National Theatre, London. In 2000 he made his first appearance at Theatr Clwyd, playing Victor in ''Private Lives''. 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807151437/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/19233/a-christmas-carol thestage.co.uk]</ref>

Perkins's film debut was in 2001, when he appeared in the short film ''Close Encounter'', made by Albion Films and directed by Eugene Grobler. In 2005 he appeared in the American romantic comedy drama The Upside of Anger along with Kevin Costner.

Perkins provided the voice of Sledgehammer in the video game, ''Clock Tower 3.''<ref>{{cite video game | developer=Capcom, Sunsoft | title=Clock Tower 3 | publisher=Capcom | scene=Ending credits, 7:06 in, CAST | year=2002}}</ref><!-- url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct3la8xs510 -->

In 2006 Perkins set up Carpe Momento Ltd as a vehicle for his stage productions. The first of these productions was ''A Christmas Carol'', staged at Hampton Court Palace and Theatr Clwyd. In 2008 his association with ''Private Lives'' continued with his producing and directing the play at Hampton Court Palace and Kensington Palace. In 2010 Perkins produced and directed a short film, ''The Waiting Room'', starring Flora Montgomery and Dominic Mafham. The film, based on a novel of the same name by F. G. Cottam, was made as a curtain-raiser for a full-length film with the same name.

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0674047|name=Robert Perkins}} *[http://www.carpemomento.co.uk Robert Perkins' film & theatre production company: Carpe Momento Productions] *[http://robertperkins.co.uk Robert Perkins' Voice Over Web Site] *[http://www.thewaitingroomthemovie.com 'The Waiting Room' short movie site]

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