Ian Roberts

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 LionMia and the White Lion · 2018
Mia 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: BloodlinesTremors 5: Bloodlines · 2015
Tremors 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 OneThe Power of One · 1992
The 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.
SweepersSweepers · 1998
Sweepers
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 AfricaI Dreamed of Africa · 2000
I 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.
TsotsiTsotsi · 2005
Tsotsi
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 CountryCry, the Beloved Country · 1995
Cry, 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 CityTarzan and the Lost City · 1998
Tarzan and the Lost City
4.31998
MovieAdventureAction
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.

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AskariAskari · 2001
Askari
7.02001
MovieDramaFamily
Set on a game reserve in Africa. Askari is an angry old elephant, the only survivor of the "A' family group which has been anhilitated in a government cull and he has turned rogue. Involved in the culling are Patrick Khumalo, a corrupt government official and Ribshaw, an unscrupulous white poacher accompanied by Ndhlovu, an old African tracker who is being blackmailed by Ribshaw. Anxious to save the elephants are game warden Joss Mckinley and his conservationist wife Paula who is studying and monitoring various family groups of elephants. When Paula's sixteen year old niece Emma Crawshay is orphaned she is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at Morena Game Park. She feels alienated but is gradually drawn into her aunt's passion for her work and her favourite elephant family the 'O' group, in particular a calf named Ollie.

Ripshaw

ArendeArende · 1989
Arende
1989
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
Epic drama follows a group of Boers during significant events in South African history. The first series is primarily set on St. Helena and follows the lives of Boer prisoners-of-war at Deadwood Camp. Among them is Sloet Steenkamp, a Cape Rebel whose death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on the island. The second series shifts to post-war mainland South Africa, where the Boers, though returned, still struggle for freedom. New characters are introduced, including Meisie, who is mute due to trauma, and her mother Cornelia, who seeks revenge. In the third series, Sloet and his friends, yearning to escape British rule, embark on the Dorsland Trek, a perilous journey across the Kalahari Desert in search of freedom beyond South Africa's borders.

Sloet Steenkamp