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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-01-01 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Cape Town - South Africa

Also Known As

Robert Hobbs

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema

2008

Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema

as

Inspector Blakkie Swart

District 9

2009

District 9

as

Ross Pienaar

Bravo Two Zero

1999

Bravo Two Zero

as

Stan

Young Ones

2014

Young Ones

as

Caleb

Chappie

2015

Chappie

as

The Procurement Officer

The Salvation

2014

The Salvation

as

Silvertooth

The Trail

2006

The Trail

as

Mark

Catch a Fire

2006

Catch a Fire

as

Special Branch Lieutenant

Safe House

2012

Safe House

as

Morgan

Shepherds and Butchers

2017

Shepherds and Butchers

as

Pierre De Villiers

Invictus

2009

Invictus

as

Presidential Guard

Firebase

2017

Firebase

as

Sgt. Carr

Rakka

2017

Rakka

as

Carl

In My Country

2004

In My Country

as

Van Deventer

Serenity

2019

Serenity

as

Ape

Oats Studios: Volume 1

2021

Oats Studios: Volume 1

as

Carl / Sgt. Carr

The Last Days of American Crime

2020

The Last Days of American Crime

as

Police Sergeant

Wild Life

2014

Wild Life

as

Terry Lomas

The Forgiven

2018

The Forgiven

as

Burly Policeman

The Mauritanian

2021

The Mauritanian

as

Captain Collins

Uncovered

2019

Uncovered

as

Frank Drake

G20

2025

G20

as

German Chancellor Security

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

as

Lieutenant Cumbersham

Warrior

Warrior

as

Stone

Invasion

Invasion

as

Sheriff Owen Perkins

Binnelanders

Binnelanders

as

Dr. Brian Els

OATS Studios

OATS Studios

as

卡尔

Production

Crew

Directing