Ian Roberts

Award won Role or nomination

1. 1952 age 0

   Born

2. 2004 age 52

   CreditKing Solomon's Mines

3. 2005 age 53

   CreditTsotsi

• GHGavin Hood2 titles
• JSJohn Standing1 title
• HKHakeem Kae-Kazim1 title
• ADAlison Doody1 title
• PSPatrick Swayze1 title
• LKLangley Kirkwood1 title
• VMVusi Mahlasela1 title
• PCPresley Chweneyagae1 title
• ZOZola1 title
• TPTerry Pheto1 title

• Studied under

  • DCDel Close

Nothing recorded for: Spouse, Partner, Parents, Children, Siblings, Influenced by, Taught.

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  Photo:Morné van RooyenAttribution

• Without any conscious intent, I have found that sometimes, when trying to bring a character to life, an instinct in me would force me to withdraw from the world of the set

  Ian Roberts (South African actor), CC BY-SA 4.0

• Generally speaking, a movie set is a wonderful place for an actor to be

  Ian Roberts (South African actor), CC BY-SA 4.0

• I’m often described as “the crazy actor who camps in the bush”, but becoming an outsider has been a deliberate decision on my part

  Ian Roberts (South African actor), CC BY-SA 4.0

• I’ve always wanted to remain something of a stranger on set and to the other actors, since this has enabled me to choose how to interact and joust with the movie set – actors and crew – as an entity that I am part of, but, at the same time, apart from.

  Ian Roberts (South African actor), CC BY-SA 4.0

• I’ve always known that I am an outsider, and I believe every actor has to arrive at that magical island where it’s okay to be different and set up shop on the beach

  Ian Roberts (South African actor), CC BY-SA 4.0

• Google can teach you many different things, but certain acting tricks can only be learnt through experience.

  Ian Roberts (South African actor), CC BY-SA 4.0