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.
28 movies · 10 shows
How to Make a Killing
2026·6.9
Straight Circle
2025·7.5
G20
2025·6.3
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021·6.3
The Mauritanian
2021·7.4
The Last Days of American Crime
2020·6.4
Uncovered
2019·0.0
Serenity
2019·5.5
The Forgiven
2018·6.1
The Pirates of Somalia
2017·6.9
Firebase
2017·6.7
Rakka
2017·7.0
Shepherds and Butchers
2017·6.3
The Siege of Jadotville
2016·7.1
Chappie
2015·6.8
Wild Life
2014·6.4
Young Ones
2014·5.7
The Salvation
2014·6.5
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013·6.9
The Challenger Disaster
2013·7.3
Safe House
2012·6.5
Invictus
2009·7.2
District 9
2009·7.5
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
2008·6.6
Catch a Fire
2006·6.3
The Trail
2006·7.0
In My Country
2004·5.9
Bravo Two Zero
1999·5.8