[4] in 1999 he started his first role debut as supporting actor in Indonesian popular TV series Lupus Millenia under the name Robertino.

[6] However, he still appeared in low budget movies such as Miracle: Menantang Maut (2007), Malam Jumat Kliwon (2007) and Rudi Soedjarwo 2008 Film, Sebelah mata.

He formed the band Drona with Ario Bayu and one of their singles, "Gadis Dalam Mimpi", was used in the soundtrack of the movie Republik Twitter.

In 2013, he was cast to replacing Noah's vocalist, Nazril Irham, as Arai in the third Installment of Laskar Pelangi franchises Edensor.

[9] His popularity skyrocketed and gain widespread recognition when he starred alongside Acha Septriasa in the 2013 Indonesia blockbuster film 99 Cahaya di Langit Eropa [id] adaptation from novel with the same name.

His character travels overland to Mecca through Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, India, Tibet, Nepal, Iran, and Saudi Arabia.

[14][15][16] In 2016, he portrayed indonesian famous comedian Dono in remake comedy film, Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss!

[21][22] at the same year he also played alongside Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim and Julie Estelle in Netflix original films The Night Comes for Us.

[23][24] In October 2018 at Indonesia Comic-Con, it was announced that Abimana will star in Joko Anwar's Highly anticipated superhero film Gundala.