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
Acting History
2025
Tricky & The Cereal Killers as Tricky
2025Piggy Builders as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)
20257 Bears as The King (voice)
2023The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure as Kwazii (voice)
2023The Discarded as Cat (voice)
2022The Creature Cases as (voice)
2021Milo as Dad (voice)
2021Elliott from Earth
2021Octonauts and the Ring of Fire as Kwazii (voice)
2020Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef as Kwazii (Voice)
2020Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun as Kwazii (Voice)
2020Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth as Crowd Voice (voice)
2020Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue as James / Flynn / Big Mickey (voice)
2018Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie as James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
2017Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor - The Movie as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
2016Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures as Kwazii
2016Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks as Donald / The Bird Watcher / Douglas' Driver (voice)
2016Thomas & Friends: The Great Race as Various (voice)
2015Messy goes to OKIDO as (voice)
2015Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie as Toby (voice)
2013Bob the Builder: Hammer Time as Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley
2012Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber
2012Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come
2011Pet Squad as (voice)
2011Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig as Spud (voice)
2011Verne on Vacation as Horace / Gaston (voice)
2010Octonauts
2010Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer as Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud / Mr. Bentley / Packer / Splasher (voice)
2009Dennis & Gnasher
2008Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber (voice)
2008Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds as Roley
2008Chop Socky Chooks as Chuckie
2008The Space Place as Narrator
2007Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue as Spud / Mr. Bentley
2006The Secret Show as Professor Professor (voice)
2006Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Rusty Rogers / Dollar / Brandy (voice)
2005Outback Christmas as Buster / George / Sammy
2005Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan as Spud (US & UK), Mr. Bentley (US & UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK)
2005Renart the Fox as Rufus (voice)
2004Bob the Builder: Bob Saves the Day!
2004Bob The Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures
2003The Koala Brothers
2003Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! as Toto
2003Bob the Builder: The Knights of Fix-A-Lot as Scoop / Muck / Roley / Spud / Mr. Beasley / Mr. Bentley (voice)
2001Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie as Various (voice)
2001Doctor Otter as Dr. Otter (voice)
2001Angelina Ballerina as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)
1999Watership Down as Raincloud / Granite (voice)
1999Watership Down as Campion / Captain Holly / Hickory (voice)
1999Sooty Heights as Butch
1999The Foxbusters as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)
1999Bob the Builder as Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)
1999Lavender Castle
1999Lavender Castle as Roger/Isambard
1999Lavender Castle as Roger / Isambard (voice)
1998Gogs: Gogwana
1997Soul Music
1997Wyrd Sisters as Duke Felmet (voice)
1996Pond Life
1995Fantomcat
1994Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas as (voice)
1994Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday
1994Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter
1993Gogs
1993Zit: The Video as (voices)
1993Avenger Penguins