About
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...
Known for
TsotsiMovie • 2005
The WildSeries • 2011
Mia and the White LionMovie • 2018
The Play on OneSeries • 1988
ReykaSeries • 2021
King Solomon's MinesSeries • 2004
Tremors 5: BloodlinesMovie • 2015
The Power of OneMovie • 1992
SweepersMovie • 1998
I Dreamed of AfricaMovie • 2000
Tarzan and the Lost CityMovie • 1998
Cry, the Beloved CountryMovie • 1995
Jane and the Lost CityMovie • 1987
Red DustMovie • 2004
3 NeedlesMovie • 2005