Robert Hobbs

Robert Hobbs

Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
Cape Town - South Africa

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

Filmography

2026
Straight Circle poster

Straight Circle

Movie · as Aide

2026
How to Make a Killing poster

How to Make a Killing

Movie · as Attorney

2026
Apart poster

Apart

Movie · as Mr van Zyl

2026
The Alliance poster

The Alliance

TV · as Malan · 1 ep

2025
G20 poster

G20

Movie · as German Chancellor Security

2021
Oats Studios: Volume 1 poster

Oats Studios: Volume 1

Movie · as Carl / Sgt. Carr

2021
The Mauritanian poster

The Mauritanian

Movie · as Captain Collins

2021
Invasion poster

Invasion

TV · as Sheriff Owen Perkins · 4 eps

2021
OATS Studios poster

OATS Studios

TV · as 卡尔 · 10 eps

2020
The Last Days of American Crime poster

The Last Days of American Crime

Movie · as Police Sergeant

2019
Serenity poster

Serenity

Movie · as Ape

2019
Uncovered poster

Uncovered

Movie · as Frank Drake

2019
Warrior poster

Warrior

TV · as Stone · 9 eps

2019
The Girl from St. Agnes poster

The Girl from St. Agnes

TV · as Gary Clayton · 8 eps

2018
The Forgiven poster

The Forgiven

Movie · as Burly Policeman

2017
Shepherds and Butchers poster

Shepherds and Butchers

Movie · as Pierre De Villiers

2017
Firebase poster

Firebase

Movie · as Sgt. Carr

2017
Rakka poster

Rakka

Movie · as Carl

2017
The Pirates of Somalia poster

The Pirates of Somalia

Movie · as Navy Admiral

2016
The Siege of Jadotville poster

The Siege of Jadotville

Movie · as Kane

2015
Chappie poster

Chappie

Movie · as The Procurement Officer

2014
Young Ones poster

Young Ones

Movie · as Caleb

2014
The Salvation poster

The Salvation

Movie · as Silvertooth

2014
Wild Life poster

Wild Life

Movie · as Terry Lomas

2014
Black Sails poster

Black Sails

TV · as Jenks · 4 eps

2013
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom poster

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Movie · as Chief Warder

2013
The Challenger Disaster poster

The Challenger Disaster

Movie · as Allan J. Macdonald

2012
Safe House poster

Safe House

Movie · as Morgan

2011
Homeland poster

Homeland

TV · as PMC Gary · 1 ep

2009
District 9 poster

District 9

Movie · as Ross Pienaar

2009
Invictus poster

Invictus

Movie · as Presidential Guard

2008
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema poster

Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema

Movie · as Inspector Blakkie Swart

2008
The Devil's Whore poster

The Devil's Whore

TV · as Man with Whip · 1 ep

2006
The Trail poster

The Trail

Movie · as Mark

2006
Catch a Fire poster

Catch a Fire

Movie · as Special Branch Lieutenant

2005
To the Ends of the Earth poster

To the Ends of the Earth

TV · as Lieutenant Cumbersham · 3 eps

2005
Binnelanders poster

Binnelanders

TV · as Dr. Brian Els · 23 eps

2004
In My Country poster

In My Country

Movie · as Van Deventer

2002
Promised Land poster

Promised Land

Movie · as Voice-over artist

1999
Bravo Two Zero poster

Bravo Two Zero

Movie · as Stan