在转向编剧之前，罗伯特·奥尔在南斯拉夫内战期间穿越波斯尼亚和克罗地亚，最初是一名摄影师，后来成为一名援助工作者，帮助重建因战斗而受损的房屋。他还曾在肯尼亚/索马里边境的大型达达阿布难民营工作。

《救世主》改编自罗伯特在波斯尼亚遇到的一名前外籍军团狙击手的真实故事。这名雇佣兵声称，他唯一一颗子弹击中了他，因为他在一场拯救孤儿的战斗中离开了任务。弹孔在他的右侧。他称其为“耶稣的伤口”。他救了孩子。雇佣兵的故事激发了罗伯特写他的第一个剧本。

Before turning to screenwriting, Robert Orr traveled through Bosnia and Croatia during the Yugoslavian Civil War, working first as a photographer and later as an aid worker helping to rebuild homes damaged from fighting. He also worked at the massive DaDaab refugee camp on the Kenyan/Somali border.

"Savior" is based on the true story of an ex-Foreign Legion sniper that Robert met while in Bosnia. The mercenary claimed the only bullet he ever took hit him as he went off-mission during a battle to save an orphan baby. The bullet hole was in his right side. He called it his "Jesus wound." He saved the child. The merc's story inspired Robert to write his first screenplay.

Robert splits his time between his hometown of Nashville and Los Angeles.