Ian Roberts
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.
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
as Den BraversWhen Gummer is hired to capture a deadly creature terrorizing South Africa, he and his new...
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Mia and the White Lion
as John's FatherA young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.
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Tsotsi
as Captain SmitThe South African multi-award winning film about a young South African boy from the ghetto named...
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The Power of One
as Hoppie GruenewaldPK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only...
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Sweepers
as YagerDolph Lundgren is Christian Erickson, a leading demolition expert trained to disarm mine fields...
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Cry, the Beloved Country
as EvansA South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big...
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Jane and the Lost City
as CarlJane and the Colonel must journey to Africa to the lost city to retrieve the diamonds before the...
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I Dreamed of Africa
as Mike DonovanInspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and...
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Wild Maneuvres
as Corp. WhiteMilitary-Comedy. Sequel to "Boetie gaan border toe". Boetie (Translated into English as 'Buddy'...
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Cape Rebel
as Sloet SteenkampMovie version cut from the TV series (Arende) Epic drama of honor, passion and freedom set...
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In a Time of Violence: The Line
as Lt. Danie VisserThis controversial political thriller, which provoked mass demonstrations and nine deaths in...
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Red Dust
as Piet MüllerSarah Barcant, a lawyer in New York City who grew up in South Africa, returns to her childhood...
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Tarzan and the Lost City
as Captain DooleyTarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.
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Paljas
as FransFollows the deterioration of an Afrikaner family isolated and shunned in the small community of...
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Inside
as Guard MoolmanA South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators....
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Bakgat!
as Basjan du PreezKatrien (Cherié van der Merwe) is dumped by her boyfriend, high school rugby star Werner (Altus...
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Mandela and de Klerk
as Kobie CoetseeSidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this...
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The Race-Ist
as Noel OosthuizenAs a kid in the eighties in South Africa, Lukas dreams of becoming a quarter mile racing champ....
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Cyborg Cop III
as SheenA cop tries to stop a scientist's experiments to turn students into cyborg-mercenaries.
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Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond
as ChrisThis is a story of a talented and ambitious musician who faces a major crossroads in his life....
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Bakgat 3
as BasjanRugby hero, Wimpie Koekemoer, and his wild friends return to our screens in the third instalment...
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Van der Merwe
as Oupa Van der MerweVan der Merwe, a bumbling farmer from a traditional Afrikaans family, struggles to keep his...
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Bakgat 2
as Basjan du PreezThe Unitas u/21 rugby team hero, Wimpie Koekemoer, is offered a contract to play rugby in...
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Askari
as RipshawSet on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A'...
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The Windmill
as Doctor RossouwThe story is about 17-year-old Hendri who is forced to end up on the doorstep of his senile,...
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The Fourth Reich
as Johannes van der WaltRobey Leibbrandt was a South African boxer who became fascinated with Nazi ideology during the...
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Kalahari Harry
as Kalahari Harry MorganKalahari Harry is a noble story of the plight of the Kalahari bushman in their struggle for land...
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Babalas
as BoetMia Moolman works for a Sandton-based event coordination company that has been commissioned by...
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You Must Be Joking! Too
as VariousThis time, Leon Schuster plays a filmmaker who is making a candid camera movie, only to discover...
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Dancing in the Forest
as ThorSy Winter, a young idealistic American, becomes stranded high in the mountain woods. Attracted...
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Pusha Pressa Phanda
as uncredited“Pusha Pressa Phanda” is a dissection of freedom. Taking place in one day, the film follows...
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Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux
as FransA family drama on the dangers of sweeping years of truth under the carpet and hoping for the...
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The Wild
as Karel van ReenenThe Wild is a South African soap opera created by Rohan Dickson, Richard Nosworthy and Bronwyn...
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King Solomon's Mines
as Sir HenryRenowned safari hunter Allan Quatermain is lured back into the unknown recesses of the African...
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Erfsondes
as Pote du ToitA South African Afrikaans series about broken families and the lies and deceit within them and...
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Musiekpaniek
as SelfA game show in which top Afrikaans music artists and their fans battle it out in the studio in a...
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Onder Draai Die Duiwel Rond
as Thys TredouxOnder Draai die Duiwel Rond is a South African television drama series created and written by...
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Cape Town
as Gerbrand VosCape Town. Police captain Mat Joubert used to be the best, solved every crime, got every killer....
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Arsenaal
as Jack DegenaarArsenaal is a South African, Afrikaans-language thriller drama television series created,...
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Arende
as Sloet SteenkampEpic drama follows a group of Boers during significant events in South African history. The...
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