Cara Roberts
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Cara Roberts is a South African actress best known for her versatile work in film and award-winning theater. Born in the water birthing unit of
Johannesburg General Hospital, she grew up in Johannesburg before attending boarding school in Grahamstown. As the daughter of South African acting legends Ian Roberts and Michelle Botes, she comes from a prominent artistic background.
After spending two gap years working various jobs in the United Kingdom, Roberts returned to South Africa to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She made a significant impact with her feature film debut as Joline Basson in the 2013 noir romance Durban Poison. Her filmography expanded with roles in Musiek vir die Agtergrond (2013) and Hatchet Hour (2016), and she gained international recognition for portraying the pirate Mary "Mark" Read in the Starz series Black Sails (2017).
In recent years, Roberts has become a celebrated figure in the theater scene. Since moving to Durban around 2019, she has focused on stage productions, most notably her solo performance in The King of Broken Things. For this role, in which she portrays a young boy, she received a Gold Ovation Award in 2020 and a Fleur du Cap Theatre Award in 2023. Her work continues to span international borders, with recent performances and tours taking her to London and Sharjah.
