
Robert Hobbs
Actor
Born: January 1, 1972 (54 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (33)
- Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008, ★ 6.7)
- District 9 (2009, ★ 7.5)
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013, ★ 6.9)
- Chappie (2015, ★ 6.8)
- The Siege of Jadotville (2016, ★ 7.1)
- Invictus (2009, ★ 7.2)
- Firebase (2017, ★ 6.7)
- Rakka (2017, ★ 7)
- The Mauritanian (2021, ★ 7.4)
- The Challenger Disaster (2013, ★ 7.2)
- Warrior (2019, ★ 8)
- The Pirates of Somalia (2017, ★ 6.9)
- How to Make a Killing (2026, ★ 7)
- Invasion (2021, ★ 7.1)
- OATS Studios (2021, ★ 6.7)
- Black Sails (2014, ★ 7.6)
- The Devil's Whore (2008, ★ 6.8)
- Homeland (2011, ★ 7.6)
- Bravo Two Zero (1999, ★ 5.7)
- Young Ones (2014, ★ 5.7)
- The Salvation (2014, ★ 6.5)
- The Trail (2006, ★ 6.6)
- Catch a Fire (2006, ★ 6.2)
- Safe House (2012, ★ 6.5)
- Shepherds and Butchers (2017, ★ 6.3)
- In My Country (2004, ★ 5.9)
- Oats Studios: Volume 1 (2021, ★ 6.2)
- The Last Days of American Crime (2020, ★ 6.5)
- Serenity (2019, ★ 5.5)
- Wild Life (2014, ★ 6.4)