Rob Rackstraw
Acting • Born 1965-10-31
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.
Filmography
67 credits
Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds
Movie • 2008
Roley
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer
Movie • 2010
Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud / Mr. Bentley / Packer / Splasher (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
Movie • 2017
James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
Movie • 2011
Spud (voice)
Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan
Movie • 2005
Spud (US & UK), Mr. Bentley (US & UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK)
Bob the Builder: Hammer Time
Movie • 2013
Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
Movie • 2012
Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
Movie • 2016
Donald / The Bird Watcher / Douglas' Driver (voice)
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
Movie • 2020
Kwazii (Voice)
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
Movie • 2020
Kwazii (Voice)
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire
Movie • 2021
Kwazii (voice)
Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish
Movie • 2008
Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber (voice)
The Discarded
Movie • 2023
Cat (voice)
Verne on Vacation
Movie • 2011
Horace / Gaston (voice)
Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild
Movie • 2006
Spud / Mr. Bentley / Rusty Rogers / Dollar / Brandy (voice)
Bob The Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures
Movie • 2004
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Movie • 2015
Toby (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
Movie • 2018
James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
Movie • 2023
Kwazii (voice)
Gogs: Gogwana
Movie • 1998
Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures
Movie • 2016
Kwazii
Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue
Movie • 2007
Spud / Mr. Bentley
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas
Movie • 1994
(voice)
Renart the Fox
Movie • 2005
Rufus (voice)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Movie • 2020
Crowd Voice (voice)
Bob the Builder: Bob Saves the Day!
Movie • 2004
Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come
Movie • 2012
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday
Movie • 1994
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter
Movie • 1994
Outback Christmas
Movie • 2005
Buster / George / Sammy
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot
Movie • 2003
Scoop / Muck / Roley / Spud / Mr. Beasley / Mr. Bentley (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
Movie • 2016
Various (voice)
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
Movie • 2025
Tricky
Zit: The Video
Movie • 1993
(voices)
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
Movie • 2001
Various (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
Movie • 2020
James / Flynn / Big Mickey (voice)
Robin Hood: Quest for the King
Movie • 2007
(Voice)
Lavender Castle
TV • 1999
Fantomcat
TV • 1995
Avenger Penguins
TV • 1993
The Koala Brothers
TV • 2003
Dennis & Gnasher
TV • 2009
Milo
TV • 2021
Dad (voice)
Pet Squad
TV • 2011
(voice)
Messy goes to OKIDO
TV • 2015
(voice)
The Foxbusters
TV • 1999
Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)
Angelina Ballerina
TV • 2001
Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)
Octonauts
TV • 2010
Sooty Heights
TV • 1999
Butch
Pond Life
TV • 1996
Elliott from Earth
TV • 2021
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
TV • 2003
Toto
The Secret Show
TV • 2006
Professor Professor (voice)
Doctor Otter
TV • 2001
Dr. Otter (voice)
Bob the Builder
TV • 1999
Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)
The Creature Cases
TV • 2022
(voice)
Lavender Castle
TV • 1999
Roger/Isambard
Chop Socky Chooks
TV • 2008
Chuckie
The Space Place
TV • 2008
Narrator
Lavender Castle
TV • 1999
Roger / Isambard (voice)
Wyrd Sisters
TV • 1997
Duke Felmet (voice)
Soul Music
TV • 1997
7 Bears
TV • 2025
The King (voice)
Gogs
TV • 1993
Piggy Builders
TV • 2025
Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)
Watership Down
TV • 1999
Raincloud / Granite (voice)
Watership Down
TV • 1999
Campion / Captain Holly / Hickory (voice)