Ian Roberts (November 30, 1951) is a South African actor, playwright, and singer best known for Tsotsi (2005), Everymans Taxi (2012), and Jane and the Lost City (1987).
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1983: Turn Of The Tide as Ken
- 1985: Wild Maneurvres as Corp. White
- 1985: Nag Van Vrees as Steve Vosloo
- 1986: Heroes as Hendrik 'Hennie' du Preez
- 1987: You Must Be Joking Too as Peerbal Pieterse
- 1987: Jane and the Lost City as Carl
- 1989: Dancing In The Forest as Thor
- 1990: The Fourth Reich as Johannes van der Walt
- 1991: The Gift 1991 as McBean
- 1992: The Power of One as Hoppie Gruenewald
- 1993: Daisy De Melker as Sid de Melker
- 1994: The Line 1994 as Lt. Danie Visser
- 1994: Kalahari Harry as Kalahari Harry Morgan
- 1994: Arende as Sloet Steenkamp
- 1995: Cyborg Cop III as Sheen
- 1995: Cry The Beloved Country as Evans
- 1996: Inside as Guard Moolman
- 1997: Paljas as Frans
- 1997: Mandela And De Klerk as Kobie Coetsee
- 1997: Black Velvet Band as Dwyer
- 1997: Kap Der Rache as Dr. Paul Ferguson
- 1998: Tarzan And The Lost City as Capt. Dooley
- 1998: Sweepers as Yager
- 1999: A Reasonable Man as Chris Van Rooyen
- 1999: Lucky Day as Farmer (short)
- 2000: I Dreamed Of Africa as Mike Donovan
- 2001: High Explosive as Gen. VanDamm
- 2001: Malunde as Kobus Malan
- 2001: Askari as Ripshaw
- 2002: Promised Land as Gerhard Snyman
- 2003: Hoodlum And Son as Earl
- 2004: Lettre Damour Zoulou as Moolman
- 2004: Red Dust as Piet Muller
- 2005: Wah Wah as John Traherne
- 2005: Tsotsi as Captain Smit
- 2005: Three Needles as Hallyday
- 2006: Number 10 as Marius Kramer
- 2006: Coup as Nick du Toit
- 2006: Crossroads as Alan
- 2008: Land Of Thirst as Christiaan du Preez
- 2008: Bakgat as Basjan du Preez
- 2010: Bakgat II as Basjan
- 2013: Bakgat Tot Die Mag 3 as Basjan
- 2008: Commando Adrift On The Open Veld as Old Reitz (short)
- 2008: Disgrace as Ettinger
- 2010: I Now Pronounce You Black And White as Felix Dawson
- 2010: The Raceist as Noel Oosthuizen
- 2010: Im Alter Von Ellen as Hagan
- 2010: Eternity as Prof. Tevis Shapiro
- 2012: Everymans Taxi as John Dexter
- 2013: Babalas as Boet
- 2013: Musiek Vir Die Agtergrond as Chris
- 2013: Stuur Groete Aan Mannetjies Roux as Frans Basson
- 2014: Die Windpomp as Rossouw
- 2015: Jan Umkhwetha as Jan (short)
- 2015: Tremors 5: Bloodlines as Den Bravers
- 2016: Die Biker as Jan Snyders (short)
- 2017: Van Der Merwe as Oupa Schalk van der Merwe
- 2017: The Forgiven as Colonel
- 2018: Mia And The White Lion as John's Father
- 2021: Pusha Pressa Phanda as The Enforcer
Television Roles
- 1983: American Playhouse as Free Space Company
- 1985: Seeduiker as Captain Ben Stals
- 1986: Hoekie Vir Eensames as Karel
- 1987: Wolwedans In Die Skemer as Armand Naude
- 1988: Scene as Oliver
- 1989: Arende as Sloet Steenkamp
- 1992: Arende II Moordenaars Karoo as Sloet Steenkamp
- 1993: Arende III Dorsland as Sloet Steenkamp
- 1989: Inkom Edla Yodwa as Lt. Koot Lourens
- 1989: Screen Two as Sgt. Smit
- 1991: The Play on One as Joseph
- 1993: Die Manakwalanners as Hendrik Dixon
- 1996: Rhodes as Johann Colenbrander
- 1997: Tarzan: The Epic Adventures as Chief Inspector Hansen
- 1997: Onder Draai Die Duiwel Rond as Thys Tredoux
- 2002: Arsenaal as Prof. Jack Degenaar
- 2002: Behind The Badge as Capt. Johan Swart
- 2004: Snitch as Sonny Carter
- 2004: King Solomon's Mines as Sir Henry Curtis
- 2011: The Wild 2011 as Karel van Reenen
- 2016: Cape Town as Gerbrand Vos
- 2021: Reyka as John Tyrone
