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.
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
(Inspector Blakkie Swart)
District 9
(Ross Pienaar)
Bravo Two Zero
(Stan)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
(Chief Warder)
Young Ones
(Caleb)
Chappie
(The Procurement Officer)
The Salvation
(Silvertooth)
The Siege of Jadotville
The Trail
(Mark)
Catch a Fire
(Special Branch Lieutenant)
Safe House
(Morgan)
Shepherds and Butchers
(Pierre De Villiers)
Invictus
(Presidential Guard)
Firebase
(Sgt. Carr)
Rakka
(Carl)
In My Country
(Van Deventer)
Serenity
(Ape)
Oats Studios: Volume 1
(Carl / Sgt. Carr)
The Last Days of American Crime
(Police Sergeant)
Wild Life
(Terry Lomas)
The Forgiven
(Burly Policeman)
The Mauritanian
(Captain Collins)
Uncovered
(Frank Drake)
To the Ends of the Earth
(Lieutenant Cumbersham)
Warrior
(Stone)
The Girl from St. Agnes
(Gary Clayton)
Invasion
(Sheriff Owen Perkins)
Binnelanders
(Dr. Brian Els)