Here's a seemingly simple question pub quiz question: who played Scott Robinson in the Australian soap Neighbours?When Neighbours first aired in March 1985, the character was actually portrayed by a different actor named Darius Perkins. He was one of the original cast members alongside stars like Paul Keane and Elaine Smith .
More recently, EastEnders ' Ben Mitchell has been portrayed by six different actors, including Max Bowden. For Darius, who was originally cast as Scott at the age of 20 after several previous Australian TV appearances, things turned out a bit differently. David Clencie, his former co-star and buddy, mourned his demise, saying: "I am so sad, really devastated to lose my mate."Touched fans tweeted their messages of condolence, with one writing: "Such sad news that #dariusperkins the original #ScottRobinson has died after battling cancer #RIP #Neighbours thoughts with all that knew him."