
Robert Hobbs
Department: Acting
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
2008

District 9
2009

Bravo Two Zero
1999

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
2013

Young Ones
2014

Chappie
2015

The Salvation
2014

The Siege of Jadotville
2016

The Trail
2006

Catch a Fire
2006

Safe House
2012

Shepherds and Butchers
2017

Invictus
2009

Firebase
2017

Rakka
2017

In My Country
2004

Serenity
2019

Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021

The Last Days of American Crime
2020

Wild Life
2014

The Forgiven
2018

The Mauritanian
2021

Uncovered
2019

G20
2025

Straight Circle
2025

The Challenger Disaster
2013

The Pirates of Somalia
2017

How to Make a Killing
2026

To the Ends of the Earth
2005

Warrior
2019

The Girl from St. Agnes
2019

Invasion
2021

Binnelanders
2005

OATS Studios
2021

Black Sails
2014

The Devil's Whore
2008

Homeland
2011

The Alliance
2026