Robert Hobbs
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.
Movies
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
This South African movie tracks the rise of a once-petty criminal to the heights of the criminal und...
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District 9
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their ...
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Bravo Two Zero
When an elite eight-man British SAS team is dropped behind enemy lines, their mission is clear: take...
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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his in...
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Young Ones
In a future where water is scarce, a farmer defends his land and hopes to rejuvenate his parched soi...
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Chappie
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, speci...
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The Salvation
In 1870s America, a peaceful American settler kills his family's murderer which unleashes the fury o...
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The Siege of Jadotville
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in...
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The Trail
After her mothers death, Grace, 14, decides to go back to Africa to find her father whom she hasn't ...
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Catch a Fire
The true story of anti-apartheid activists in South Africa, and particularly the life of Patrick Cha...
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Safe House
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to ...
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Shepherds and Butchers
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's...
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Invictus
Newly elected President Nelson Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in...
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Firebase
Set during the Vietnam war, Firebase follows American soldier Hines through an ever-deepening web of...
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Rakka
A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak...
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In My Country
An American reporter and an Afrikaans poet meet and fall in love while covering South Africa's Truth...
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Serenity
The quiet life of Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain who lives on the isolated Plymouth Island, wher...
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Oats Studios: Volume 1
A compilation of shorts, diverse experimental content and more weird stuff spread directly from the ...
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The Last Days of American Crime
In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to crime and terrorism, the U.S. government plans...
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Wild Life
The new film by French director Cédric Kahn focusses on Philippe Fournier, a man who lives with his ...
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The Forgiven
After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption....
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Uncovered
The journalist Aluta finds herself unfolding a government conspiracy involving her father figure Fra...
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The Mauritanian
The true story of the Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was held at the U.S military's Guantanam...
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G20
After the G20 Summit is overtaken by terrorists, President Danielle Sutton must bring all her statec...
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Straight Circle
A pair of enemy soldiers stationed on a remote border in a vast featureless desert descend into a st...
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The Challenger Disaster
When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of ...
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The Pirates of Somalia
After an inspiring chance encounter with his idol, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur uproots his life an...
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