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.
Acting
Movie
District 9
as Ross Pienaar
2009
Movie
Chappie
as The Procurement Officer
2015
Movie
Invictus
as Presidential Guard
2009
Movie
Safe House
as Morgan
2012
TV
Homeland
as PMC Gary
2011
Movie
Serenity
as Ape
2019
TV
Black Sails
as Jenks
2014
Movie
The Mauritanian
as Captain Collins
2021
TV
Invasion
as Sheriff Owen Perkins
2021
Movie
The Salvation
as Silvertooth
2014
Movie
The Siege of Jadotville
2016
Movie
The Last Days of American Crime
as Police Sergeant
2020
Movie
G20
as German Chancellor Security
2025
TV
Warrior
as Stone
2019
Movie
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
as Chief Warder
2013
Movie
How to Make a Killing
as Attorny
2026
Movie
Rakka
as Carl
2017
Movie
Young Ones
as Caleb
2014
Movie
The Pirates of Somalia
as Navy Admiral
2017
Movie
Firebase
as Sgt. Carr
2017
Movie
Catch a Fire
as Special Branch Lieutenant
2006
Movie
The Challenger Disaster
as Allan J. Macdonald
2013
TV
Binnelanders
as Dr. Brian Els
2005
Movie
The Forgiven
as Burly Policeman
2018