Actor
Rob Rackstraw
60 years · Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK · 60 films
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.
Best known for
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020 · Crowd Voice (voice)
On Apple TV
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
2018 · James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
2020 · Kwazii (Voice)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015 · Toby (voice)
The Adventures of Renny the Fox
2005 · Rufus (voice)
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie
2001 · Various (voice)
On Pluto TV
Filmography 60
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
2025 · Tricky
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
2023 · Kwazii (voice)
The Discarded
2023 · Cat (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures
2021 · James / Owen / The Small Controller / The Thin Clergyman / Announcer / Elephant Carer / Troublesome Truck (voice)
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine
2021 · James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire
2021 · Kwazii (voice)
On Netflix
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
2020 · Kwazii (Voice)
Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery
2020 · James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
2020 · Kwazii (Voice)
Thomas & Friends: Carnival Day!
2020 · James (voice)
Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine
2020 · James / The Thin Clergyman / Mainland Engine Cleaners / Toby / Passenger / Thief / Stanley / Owen / Workman (voice)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020 · Crowd Voice (voice)
On Apple TV
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
2020 · James / Flynn / Big Mickey / Monty / Knapford Stationmaster / Passenger / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World
2019 · James / Fat Tiger Hunter / Passenger / Trailer Voice-Over / Film Crew Leader / Giant Panda (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries
2019 · James / The Road Finisher (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!
2019 · Toby / James / Isla's Radio / Dock Worker / Bradford (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
2018 · James / Passengers (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
2018 · James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas
2018 · James / Toby / James' Driver / Knapford Workman (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks
2018 · Big Mickey / Sea Serpent / Toby (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor
2017 · Flynn / Carolers / The Thin Clergyman / James / Donald / Signalman / The Small Controller (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
2017 · James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines
2017 · James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails
2017 · Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)