Robert Hobbs

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.

Cast

Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema

Inspector Blakkie Swart

District 9

Ross Pienaar

Bravo Two Zero

Stan

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Chief Warder

Young Ones

Caleb

Chappie

The Procurement Officer

The Salvation

Silvertooth

The Siege of Jadotville

Unknown

The Trail

Mark

Catch a Fire

Special Branch Lieutenant

Safe House

Morgan

Shepherds and Butchers

Pierre De Villiers

Invictus

Presidential Guard

Firebase

Sgt. Carr

Rakka

Carl

In My Country

Van Deventer

Serenity

Ape

Oats Studios: Volume 1

Carl / Sgt. Carr

The Last Days of American Crime

Police Sergeant

Wild Life

Terry Lomas

The Forgiven

Burly Policeman

Uncovered

Frank Drake

The Mauritanian

Captain Collins

G20

German Chancellor Security

Straight Circle

Aide

The Challenger Disaster

Allan J. Macdonald

The Pirates of Somalia

Navy Admiral