Birthday: 1972-01-01
Birthplace: Cape Town - South Africa
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
Robert Hobbs was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1972. At an early age his family moved to Welkom, a small mining town in the interior of SA. There he was educated at Christian Brothers College and developed a love of performance through a series of school concerts and trips to the local Saturday morning film matinées.
Following his passion, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts / Performers Diploma in Speech and Drama from the University of Cape Town in 1993.
He was cast in a number of theatre roles including Macbeth for the SA State Theatre and his performance in Yasmina Reza's Life x 3 garnered him a Naledi Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Year | Title | Character | |
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2021-10-30 | Oats Studios: Volume 1 | Carl / Sgt. Carr | |
2021-02-12 | The Mauritanian | Captain Collins | |
2020-06-05 | The Last Days of American Crime | Police Sergeant | |
2019-08-30 | Uncovered | Frank Drake | |
2019-01-24 | Serenity | Ape | |
2018-03-09 | The Forgiven | Burly Policeman | |
2017-06-28 | Firebase | Sgt. Carr | |
2017-06-14 | Rakka | Carl | |
2017-05-12 | Shepherds and Butchers | Pierre De Villiers | |
2016-09-19 | The Siege of Jadotville | ||
2015-03-04 | Chappie | The Procurement Officer | |
2014-10-29 | Wild Life | Terry Lomas | |
2014-06-28 | Young Ones | Caleb | |
2014-05-22 | The Salvation | Silvertooth | |
2013-11-28 | Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom | Chief Warder | |
2012-02-08 | Safe House | Morgan | |
2009-12-11 | Invictus | Presidential Guard | |
2009-08-05 | District 9 | Ross Pienaar | |
2008-02-11 | Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema | Inspector Blakkie Swart | |
2006-10-27 | Catch a Fire | Special Branch Lieutenant | |
2006-02-08 | The Trail | Mark | |
2004-05-04 | In My Country | Van Deventer | |
1999-10-07 | Bravo Two Zero | Stan |