Acting
Ian Roberts
Born November 30, 1951 · Fort Beaufort, South Africa (age 74)
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 Col…
Known For
Mia and the White Lion · 2018Mia and the White Lion
★ 7.22018
MovieAdventureFamily
A young girl from London moves to Africa with her parents where she befriends a lion cub.
Tremors 5: Bloodlines · 2015Tremors 5: Bloodlines
★ 5.62015
MovieComedyHorror
When Gummer is hired to capture a deadly creature terrorizing South Africa, he and his new sidekick, Travis Welker, engage in another battle of survival against the fiercely aggressive Graboids.
The Power of One · 1992The Power of One
★ 7.51992
MovieDrama
PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.
Sweepers · 1998Sweepers
★ 4.41998
MovieAction
Dolph Lundgren is Christian Erickson, a leading demolition expert trained to disarm mine fields in a humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola. His son is killed and he discovers that mines are being planted during the war to kill people in the area.
I Dreamed of Africa · 2000I Dreamed of Africa
★ 5.42000
MovieRomanceDrama
Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.
Tsotsi · 2005Tsotsi
★ 6.92005
MovieCrimeDrama
A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.
Cry, the Beloved Country · 1995Cry, the Beloved Country
★ 6.81995
MovieDrama
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
Tarzan and the Lost City · 1998Tarzan and the Lost City
★ 4.31998
MovieAdventureAction
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.
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