
Robert Hobbs
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1972-01-01
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.
Known for

Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
2008Inspector Blakkie Swart
District 9
2009Ross Pienaar
Bravo Two Zero
1999Stan
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013Chief Warder
Young Ones
2014Caleb
Chappie
2015The Procurement Officer
The Salvation
2014Silvertooth
The Siege of Jadotville
2016
The Trail
2006Mark
Catch a Fire
2006Special Branch Lieutenant
Safe House
2012Morgan
Shepherds and Butchers
2017Pierre De Villiers
Invictus
2009Presidential Guard
Firebase
2017Sgt. Carr
Rakka
2017Carl
In My Country
2004Van Deventer
Serenity
2019Ape
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021Carl / Sgt. Carr
The Last Days of American Crime
2020Police Sergeant