Robert Hobbs
Actor
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.
Filmography
Chappie
as The Procurement Officer 2015
Invictus
as Presidential Guard 2009
Safe House
as Morgan 2012
Serenity
as Ape 2019
The Mauritanian
as Captain Collins 2021
The Siege of Jadotville
2016
The Salvation
as Silvertooth 2014
The Last Days of American Crime
as Police Sergeant 2020
G20
as German Chancellor Security 2025
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
as Chief Warder 2013
Rakka
as Carl 2017
Young Ones
as Caleb 2014
The Pirates of Somalia
as Navy Admiral 2017
Firebase
as Sgt. Carr 2017
Catch a Fire
as Special Branch Lieutenant 2006
The Challenger Disaster
as Allan J. Macdonald 2013