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.
38 acting credits
Acting · 38
Homeland
2011
Binnelanders
2005
Invasion
2021
Black Sails
2014
Warrior
2019
How to Make a Killing
2026
Chappie
2015
District 9
2009
G20
2025
Serenity
2019
Invictus
2009
Safe House
2012
The Mauritanian
2021
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
The Devil's Whore
2008
The Salvation
2014
The Siege of Jadotville
2016
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013
Young Ones
2014
OATS Studios
2021
Shepherds and Butchers
2017
The Last Days of American Crime
2020
Rakka
2017
The Pirates of Somalia
2017
Catch a Fire
2006
In My Country
2004
The Forgiven
2018
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
2008
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021
The Girl from St. Agnes
2019
The Challenger Disaster
2013
Bravo Two Zero
1999
Firebase
2017
Straight Circle
2025
The Trail
2006
Wild Life
2014
Uncovered
2019
The Alliance
2026