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Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-11-30

Place of Birth

Fort Beaufort, South Africa

Cast


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Bakgat!

Bakgat!

20086.2 / 10

Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

19956.7 / 10

Red Dust

Red Dust

20045.8 / 10

Tarzan and the Lost City

Tarzan and the Lost City

19984.2 / 10

Bakgat 2

Bakgat 2

20106.0 / 10

You Must Be Joking! Too

You Must Be Joking! Too

19876.0 / 10

Paljas

Paljas

19987.2 / 10

The Crossing

The Crossing

19880.0 / 10

A Reasonable Man

A Reasonable Man

19994.5 / 10

Wild Maneuvres

Wild Maneuvres

19855.9 / 10

Kalahari Harry

Kalahari Harry

19945.0 / 10

Heroes

Heroes

19860.0 / 10

Anna Meintjies

Anna Meintjies

19830.0 / 10

The Horse Smuggler

The Horse Smuggler

19820.0 / 10

Askari

Askari

20015.5 / 10

Cape Rebel

Cape Rebel

19896.5 / 10

Bakgat 3

Bakgat 3

20135.1 / 10

The Race-Ist

The Race-Ist

201010.0 / 10

Eternity

Eternity

20100.0 / 10

Babalas

Babalas

20135.5 / 10

The Fourth Reich

The Fourth Reich

19906.0 / 10

Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond

Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond

20130.0 / 10

The Windmill

The Windmill

20145.5 / 10

Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux

Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux

20137.0 / 10

Tsotsi

Tsotsi

20057.0 / 10

I Dreamed of Africa

I Dreamed of Africa

20005.5 / 10

Inside

Inside

19964.6 / 10

Sweepers

Sweepers

19984.1 / 10

Tremors 5: Bloodlines

Tremors 5: Bloodlines

20155.5 / 10

Van der Merwe

Van der Merwe

20177.5 / 10

Dancing in the Forest

Dancing in the Forest

19884.0 / 10

Mia and the White Lion

Mia and the White Lion

20187.3 / 10

In a Time of Violence: The Line

In a Time of Violence: The Line

19945.0 / 10

Cyborg Cop III

Cyborg Cop III

19953.9 / 10

The Power of One

The Power of One

19927.5 / 10

Number 10

Number 10

20060.0 / 10

Mandela and de Klerk

Mandela and de Klerk

19976.5 / 10

Jane and the Lost City

Jane and the Lost City

19874.3 / 10

Pusha Pressa Phanda

Pusha Pressa Phanda

20210.0 / 10

A Kind of Madness

A Kind of Madness

20257.7 / 10

Kalahari Harry

Kalahari Harry

19945.0 / 10