Robert Hobbs

Robert Hobbs is known for acting, with films including How to Make a Killing, Chappie, District 9. Browse the full filmography and find where to stream on sseenn.

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

• How to Make a Killing (2026)
• Chappie (2015)
• District 9 (2009)
• Safe House (2012)
• Serenity (2019)
• The Mauritanian (2021)
• G20 (2025)
• Invictus (2009)
• The Siege of Jadotville (2016)
• The Pirates of Somalia (2017)
• The Salvation (2014)
• Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
• The Last Days of American Crime (2020)
• Catch a Fire (2006)
• Rakka (2017)
• The Forgiven (2018)
• Shepherds and Butchers (2017)
• Young Ones (2014)
• The Challenger Disaster (2013)
• In My Country (2004)
• Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
• Firebase (2017)
• Wild Life (2014)