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.
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Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthday
1965-10-31 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Acting
2025
7 Bears as The King (voice)2025
Piggy Builders as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)2023
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure as Kwazii (voice)2023
The Discarded as Cat (voice)2022
The Creature Cases as (voice)2021
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire as Kwazii (voice)2021
Milo as Dad (voice)2021
Elliott from Earth as Not available2020
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Crowd Voice (voice)2020
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun as Kwazii (Voice)2018
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie as James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)2016
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race as Various (voice)2015
Messy goes to OKIDO as (voice)2015
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie as Toby (voice)2011
Pet Squad as (voice)2011
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig as Spud (voice)2010
Octonauts as Not available2010
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Splasher (voice)2009
Dennis & Gnasher as Not available2008
Chop Socky Chooks as Chuckie2008
Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber (voice)2007
Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue as Spud / Mr. Bentley2006
The Secret Show as Professor Professor (voice)2004
Bob The Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures as Not available2004
Bob the Builder: Bob Saves the Day! as Not available2003
The Koala Brothers as Not available2001
Angelina Ballerina as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)1999
Bob the Builder as Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)1999
Watership Down as Raincloud / Granite (voice)1999
Watership Down as Campion / Captain Holly / Hickory (voice)1997
Wyrd Sisters as Duke Felmet (voice)NaN
Tricky as Tricky2020
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef as Kwazii (Voice)2017
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)2016
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks as Donald / The Bird Watcher / Douglas' Driver (voice)2016
Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures as Kwazii2013
Bob the Builder: Hammer Time as Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley2012
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber2012
Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come as Not available2011
Verne on Vacation as Horace / Gaston (voice)2008
The Space Place as Narrator2008
Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds as Roley2006
Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Rusty Rogers / Dollar / Brandy (voice)2005
Renart the Fox as Rufus (voice)2005
Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan as Spud (US & UK), Mr. Bentley (US & UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK)2005
Outback Christmas as Buster / George / Sammy2003
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! as Toto2003
Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot as Scoop / Muck / Roley / Spud / Mr. Beasley / Mr. Bentley (voice)2001
Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie as Various (voice)2001
Doctor Otter as Dr. Otter (voice)1999
The Foxbusters as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)1999
Sooty Heights as Butch1999
Lavender Castle as Not available1999
Lavender Castle as Roger/Isambard1999
Lavender Castle as Roger / Isambard (voice)1998
Gogs: Gogwana as Not available1997
Soul Music as Not available1996
Pond Life as Not available1995
Fantomcat as Not available1994
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas as (voice)1994
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday as Not available1994
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter as Not available1993
Gogs as Not available1993
Avenger Penguins as Not available1993
Zit: The Video as (voices)Crew
1993
Avenger Penguins Writer