Ian Roberts
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1951-11-30 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Fort Beaufort, South Africa
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (13)
The Wild
2011
as Karel van Reenen
The Play on One
1988
as Joseph
Musiekpaniek
2020
as Self
Reyka
2021
as John Tyrone
King Solomon's Mines
2004
as Sir Henry
Arende
1989
as Sloet Steenkamp
Onder Draai Die Duiwel Rond
1997
as Thys Tredoux
Cape Town
2016
as Gerbrand Vos
Erfsondes
2007
as Pote du Toit
Daisy de Melker
1993
as Sid de Melker
Arsenaal
2002
as Jack Degenaar
Appels en Tee
2025
as Jakkals Boshoff
Wasted Spring
1983
as Hermaans Cronjé
Movies (42)
Mia and the White Lion
2018
as John's Father
The Power of One
1992
as Hoppie Gruenewald
Tremors 5: Bloodlines
2015
as Den Bravers
Sweepers
1998
as Yager
I Dreamed of Africa
2000
as Mike Donovan
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995
as Evans
Tarzan and the Lost City
1998
as Captain Dooley
Paljas
1998
as Frans
Tsotsi
2005
as Captain Smit
Mandela and de Klerk
1997
as Kobie Coetsee
Red Dust
2004
as Piet Müller
Jane and the Lost City
1987
as Carl
Cyborg Cop III
1995
as Sheen
3 Needles
2005
as Hallyday, the Plantation Owner
In a Time of Violence: The Line
1994
as Lt. Danie Visser
Askari
2001
as Ripshaw
You Must Be Joking! Too
1987
as Various
A Reasonable Man
1999
as Chris Van Rooyen
The Fourth Reich
1990
as Johannes van der Walt
Dancing in the Forest
1988
as Thor
Bakgat 2
2010
as Basjan du Preez
A Kind of Madness
2025
as Dan Hart
Wild Maneuvres
1985
as Corp. White
Kalahari Harry
1994
as Kalahari Harry Morgan
Van der Merwe
2017
as Oupa Van der Merwe
Babalas
2013
as Boet
Inside
1996
as Guard Moolman
The Windmill
2014
as Doctor Rossouw
Cape Rebel
1989
as Sloet Steenkamp
Bakgat 3
2013
as Basjan
Eternity
2010
as Professor Tevis Shapiro
Anna Meintjies
1983
Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond
2013
as Chris
Bakgat!
2008
as Basjan du Preez
Heroes
1986
as Hendrik 'Hennie' du Preez
Number 10
2006
as Marius Kramer
The Race-Ist
2010
as Noel Oosthuizen
The Horse Smuggler
1982
The Crossing
1988
Night of Fear
1986
as Steve Vosloo
Pusha Pressa Phanda
2021
Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux
2013
as Frans
About 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.… With 55 credits spanning from 1982 to 2025, Ian Roberts has appeared in 42 films and 13 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ian Roberts Movies
- Mia and the White Lion (2018) — as John's Father
- The Power of One (1992) — as Hoppie Gruenewald
- Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015) — as Den Bravers
- Sweepers (1998) — as Yager
- I Dreamed of Africa (2000) — as Mike Donovan
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