Ian Roberts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 30, 1951
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
A Kind of Madness 2025
as Dan Hart
Pusha Pressa Phanda 2021
Actor
Mia and the White Lion 2018
as John's Father
Van der Merwe 2017
as Oupa Van der Merwe
Tremors 5: Bloodlines 2015
as Den Bravers
The Windmill 2014
as Doctor Rossouw
Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux 2013
as Frans
Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond 2013
as Chris
Bakgat 3 2013
as Basjan
Babalas 2013
as Boet
- Eternity
Eternity 2010
as Professor Tevis Shapiro
Bakgat 2 2010
as Basjan du Preez
The Race-Ist 2010
as Noel Oosthuizen
Bakgat! 2008
as Basjan du Preez
- Number 10
Number 10 2006
as Marius Kramer
Tsotsi 2005
as Captain Smit
3 Needles 2005
as Hallyday, the Plantation Owner
Red Dust 2004
as Piet Müller
Askari 2001
as Ripshaw
I Dreamed of Africa 2000
as Mike Donovan
A Reasonable Man 1999
as Chris Van Rooyen
Sweepers 1998
as Yager
Tarzan and the Lost City 1998
as Captain Dooley
Paljas 1998
as Frans
Mandela and de Klerk 1997
as Kobie Coetsee
Inside 1996
as Guard Moolman
Cry, the Beloved Country 1995
as Evans
Cyborg Cop III 1995
as Sheen
Kalahari Harry 1994
as Kalahari Harry Morgan, Screenplay
In a Time of Violence: The Line 1994
as Lt. Danie Visser
The Power of One 1992
as Hoppie Gruenewald
The Fourth Reich 1990
as Johannes van der Walt
Cape Rebel 1989
as Sloet Steenkamp
- The Crossing
The Crossing 1988
Actor
Dancing in the Forest 1988
as Thor
Jane and the Lost City 1987
as Carl
You Must Be Joking! Too 1987
as Various
- Heroes
Heroes 1986
as Hendrik 'Hennie' du Preez
Night of Fear 1986
as Steve Vosloo
Wild Maneuvres 1985
as Corp. White
- Anna Meintjies
Anna Meintjies 1983
Actor
- The Horse Smuggler
The Horse Smuggler 1982
Actor
Credits from TMDB.