1951-11-30 Fort Beaufort, South Africa
Ian Roberts is a South African actor, playwright and singer best known to television viewers for his roles in the drama series Arende and Snitch, and as the character Boet in a series of long-running advertisements for Castrol motor oil. Roberts was born in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape and raised on a citrus farm near the town. He attended St. Andrew's Preparatory School and St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown. After completing high school he performed his compulsory national service in the South African Army, which he completed in 1971. After a variety of different jobs and a course in photography at the Port Elizabeth Technical College from 1973 to 1975, Roberts enrolled at Rhodes University in 1976 for a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Speech, Drama and Social Anthropology. Ian Roberts has built up an extensive acting career in theatre, television and film. Roberts was married to South African actress Michele Botes, but the couple divorced in 1999. They have two children.
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Pusha Pressa Phanda | 2021-07-23 | |
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Mia et le lion blanc | John's Father | 2018-08-02 |
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Van der Merwe | Oupa Van der Merwe | 2017-07-28 |
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Tremors 5: Bloodlines | Den Bravers | 2015-10-06 |
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Die Windpomp | Doctor Rossouw | 2014-04-25 |
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Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond | Chris | 2013-10-04 |
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Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux | Frans | 2013-12-13 |
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Bakgat 3 | Basjan | 2013-09-05 |
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Babalas | Boet | 2013-08-02 |
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Eternity | Professor Tevis Shapiro | 2010-12-23 |
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Bakgat 2 | Basjan du Preez | 2010-09-10 |
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The Race-Ist | Noel Oosthuizen | 2010-04-10 |
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Bakgat! | Basjan du Preez | 2008-04-11 |
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Number 10 | Marius Kramer | 2006-01-27 |
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Tsotsi | Captain Smit | 2005-12-23 |
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Red Dust | Piet Müller | 2004-01-11 |
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Askari | Ripshaw | 2001-12-01 |
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I Dreamed of Africa | Mike Donovan | 2000-05-05 |
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A Reasonable Man | Chris Van Rooyen | 1999-08-13 |
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Sweepers | Yager | 1998-12-02 |
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Paljas | Frans | 1998-01-23 |
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Tarzan and the Lost City | Captain Dooley | 1998-04-24 |
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Mandela and de Klerk | Kobie Coetsee | 1997-02-16 |
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Inside | Guard Moolman | 1996-08-25 |
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Cyborg Cop III | Sheen | 1995-05-17 |
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Cry, the Beloved Country | Evans | 1995-12-15 |
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In a Time of Violence: The Line | Lt. Danie Visser | 1994-07-01 |
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Kalahari Harry | Kalahari Harry Morgan | 1994-12-06 |
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The Power of One | Hoppie Gruenewald | 1992-03-27 |
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The Fourth Reich | Johannes van der Walt | 1990-10-25 |
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Arende | Sloet Steenkamp | 1989-04-27 |
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The Crossing | 1988-09-22 | |
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Dancing in the Forest | Thor | 1988-01-01 |
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Jane and the Lost City | Carl | 1987-09-03 |
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You Must Be Joking! Too | Various | 1987-01-01 |
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Heroes | Hendrik 'Hennie' du Preez | 1986-04-03 |
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Boetie op Manoeuvres | Corp. White | 1985-06-25 |
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Anna Meintjies | 1983-03-21 | |
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Die Perdesmous | 1982-05-03 |
