Acting credits
86
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Rob Rackstraw
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 59Series: 27Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 216098
IMDb ID: nm1050409
Known for: Acting
Born: October 31, 1965
Age: 60
Place of birth: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 7.08
Wikidata: Q7340483
Other jobs
Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Rob Rackstraw.
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
as Tricky
2025 Movie
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
as Kwazii (voice)
2023 Movie
The Discarded
as Cat (voice)
2023 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures
as James / Owen / The Small Controller / The Thin Clergyman / Announcer / Elephant Carer / Troublesome Truck (voice)
2021 Movie
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine
as James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)
2021 Movie
Octonauts & the Ring of Fire
as Kwazii (voice)
2021 Movie
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
as Kwazii (Voice)
2020 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery
as James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)
2020 Movie
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
as Kwazii (Voice)
2020 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Carnival Day!
as James (voice)
2020 Movie
Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine
as James / The Thin Clergyman / Mainland Engine Cleaners / Toby / Passenger / Thief / Stanley / Owen / Workman (voice)
2020 Movie
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
as Crowd Voice (voice)
2020 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
as James / Flynn / Big Mickey / Monty / Knapford Stationmaster / Passenger / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
2020 Movie
Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World
as James / Fat Tiger Hunter / Passenger / Trailer Voice-Over / Film Crew Leader / Giant Panda (voice)
2019 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries
as James / The Road Finisher (voice)
2019 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!
as Toby / James / Isla's Radio / Dock Worker / Bradford (voice)
2019 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!
as James / Passengers (voice)
2018 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
as James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
2018 Movie
Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas
as James / Toby / James' Driver / Knapford Workman (voice)
2018 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks
as Big Mickey / Sea Serpent / Toby (voice)
2018 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor
as Flynn / Carolers / The Thin Clergyman / James / Donald / Signalman / The Small Controller (voice)
2017 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
2017 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines
as James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)
2017 Movie
Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails
as Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)
2017 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rob Rackstraw.
Piggy Builders
as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice) • 52 eps
2025 Series
7 Bears
as The King (voice) • 10 eps
2025 Series
The Creature Cases
as (voice) • 23 eps
2022 Series
Milo
as Dad (voice) • 52 eps
2021 Series
Elliott from Earth
16 eps
2021 Series
Messy goes to OKIDO
as (voice) • 52 eps
2015 Series
Pet Squad
as (voice) • 52 eps
2011 Series
The Amazing World of Gumball
as Mr. Gruber (voice) • 1 eps
2011 Series
Octonauts
247 eps
2010 Series
Dennis & Gnasher
87 eps
2009 Series
Chop Socky Chooks
as Chuckie • 26 eps
2008 Series
The Secret Show
as Professor Professor (voice) • 52 eps
2006 Series
The Koala Brothers
79 eps
2003 Series
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
as Toto • 52 eps
2003 Series
Angelina Ballerina
as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice) • 39 eps
2001 Series
Watership Down
as Raincloud / Granite (voice) • 26 eps
1999 Series
Sooty Heights
as Butch • 26 eps
1999 Series
The Foxbusters
as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice) • 26 eps
1999 Series
Bob the Builder
as Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud (voice) • 256 eps
1999 Series
Lavender Castle
2 eps
1999 Series
Soul Music
7 eps
1997 Series
Wyrd Sisters
as Duke Felmet (voice) • 6 eps
1997 Series
Pond Life
20 eps
1996 Series
Fantomcat
26 eps
1995 Series