Rob Rackstraw
Biography
Robert "Rob" Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965 in Sunderland) is a British voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his various voices in the television series Bob the Builder, mainly the scarecrow Spud. He has an extensive voice over career over 15 years long and is considered to be one of the UK's leading male voice actors. He also played the main villain Pew in The Legends of Treasure Island, and Captain Campion in Watership Down. He also wrote episodes of Avenger Penguins and Fantomcat. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Rackstraw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (30)
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
as Tricky
2025
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
as Kwazii (voice)
2023
The Discarded
as Cat (voice)
2023
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire
as Kwazii (voice)
2021
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
as Kwazii (Voice)
2020
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
as Kwazii (Voice)
2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
as Crowd Voice (voice)
2020
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
as James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
2018
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie
as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
2017
Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures
as Kwazii
2016
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as Donald / The Bird Watcher / Douglas' Driver (voice)
2016
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
as Various (voice)
2016
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Toby (voice)
2015
Bob the Builder: Hammer Time
as Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley
2013
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber
2012
Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come
2012
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
as Spud (voice)
2011
Verne on Vacation
as Horace / Gaston (voice)
2011
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer
as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Splasher (voice)
2010
Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish
as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber (voice)
2008
Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds
as Roley
2008
Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue
as Spud / Mr. Bentley
2007
Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild
as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Rusty Rogers / Dollar / Brandy (voice)
2006
Outback Christmas
as Buster / George / Sammy
2005
Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan
as Spud (US & UK), Mr. Bentley (US & UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK)
2005
Renart the Fox
as Rufus (voice)
2005
Bob The Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures
2004
Bob the Builder: Bob Saves the Day!
2004
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot
as Scoop / Muck / Roley / Spud / Mr. Beasley / Mr. Bentley (voice)
2003
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
as Various (voice)
2001
TV Shows (20)
Piggy Builders
as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)
2025
7 Bears
as The King (voice)
2025
The Creature Cases
as (voice)
2022
Milo
as Dad (voice)
2021
Elliott from Earth
2021
Messy goes to OKIDO
as (voice)
2015
Pet Squad
as (voice)
2011
Octonauts
2010
Dennis & Gnasher
2009
Chop Socky Chooks
as Chuckie
2008
The Space Place
as Narrator
2008
The Secret Show
as Professor Professor (voice)
2006
The Koala Brothers
2003
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
as Toto
2003
Doctor Otter
as Dr. Otter (voice)
2001
Angelina Ballerina
as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)
2001
Watership Down
as Raincloud / Granite (voice)
1999
Sooty Heights
as Butch
1999
The Foxbusters
as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)
1999
Bob the Builder
as Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)
1999