Robert Hobbs

Born: 1972-01-01, 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

• Binnelanders (2005)
• Homeland (2011)
• Black Sails (2014)
• Invasion (2021)
• How to Make a Killing (2026)
• District 9 (2009)
• Chappie (2015)
• Safe House (2012)
• The Mauritanian (2021)
• OATS Studios (2021)
• The Salvation (2014)
• G20 (2025)
• Invictus (2009)
• Young Ones (2014)
• The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
• The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
• In My Country (2004)
• Catch a Fire (2006)
• The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
• Oats Studios: Volume 1 (2021)
• Shepherds and Butchers (2017)
• The Challenger Disaster (2013)
• Rakka (2017)
• Firebase (2017)
• Bravo Two Zero (1999)
• Vie Sauvage (2014)
• Jerusalema (2008)
• Straight Circle (2026)
• La Piste (2006)