Robert Hobbs
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as Ross Pienaar District 9 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.
Filmography
District 9
as Ross Pienaar
Chappie
as The Procurement Officer
Invictus
as Presidential Guard
Safe House
as Morgan
Serenity
as Ape
The Mauritanian
as Captain Collins
The Salvation
as Silvertooth
The Last Days of American Crime
as Police Sergeant
G20
as German Chancellor Security
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
as Chief Warder
How to Make a Killing
as Attorny
Rakka
as Carl
Young Ones
as Caleb
The Pirates of Somalia
as Navy Admiral
Firebase
as Sgt. Carr
Catch a Fire
as Special Branch Lieutenant
The Challenger Disaster
as Allan J. Macdonald
The Forgiven
as Burly Policeman
Shepherds and Butchers
as Pierre De Villiers