Rob Rackstraw
Acting
Born: 1965-10-31 · Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
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. De
🎬 Movies (20)
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
2025
Tricky
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
2023
Kwazii (voice)
The Discarded
2023
Cat (voice)
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire
2021
Kwazii (voice)
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
2020
Kwazii (Voice)
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
2020
Kwazii (Voice)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020
Crowd Voice (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
2020
James / Flynn / Big Mickey (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
2018
James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
2017
James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures
2016
Kwazii
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
Donald / The Bird Watcher / Douglas' Driver (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
2016
Various (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015
Toby (voice)
Bob the Builder: Hammer Time
2013
Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
2012
Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber
Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come
2012
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
2011
Spud (voice)
Verne on Vacation
2011
Horace / Gaston (voice)
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer
2010
Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud / Mr. Bentley / Packer / Splasher (voice)
📺 TV Shows (20)
Piggy Builders
2025
Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)
7 Bears
2025
The King (voice)
The Creature Cases
2022
(voice)
Milo
2021
Dad (voice)
Elliott from Earth
2021
Messy goes to OKIDO
2015
(voice)
Pet Squad
2011
(voice)
Octonauts
2010
Dennis & Gnasher
2009
Chop Socky Chooks
2008
Chuckie
The Space Place
2008
Narrator
The Secret Show
2006
Professor Professor (voice)
The Koala Brothers
2003
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
2003
Toto
Doctor Otter
2001
Dr. Otter (voice)
Angelina Ballerina
2001
Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)
Watership Down
1999
Raincloud / Granite (voice)
Watership Down
1999
Campion / Captain Holly / Hickory (voice)
Sooty Heights
1999
Butch
The Foxbusters
1999
Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)