Acting credits
61
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Rob Rackstraw
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 36Series: 25Crew 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: 1993 - 2025
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.81
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
6.3
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire
as Kwazii (voice)
2021 Movie
5.4
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
as Kwazii (Voice)
2020 Movie
6.6
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
as Kwazii (Voice)
2020 Movie
7.6
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 (voice)
2020 Movie
7.3
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
as James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
2018 Movie
7.0
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
2017 Movie
Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures
as Kwazii
2016 Movie
7.5
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
as Donald / The Bird Watcher / Douglas' Driver (voice)
2016 Movie
5.5
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
as Various (voice)
2016 Movie
6.2
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
as Toby (voice)
2015 Movie
Bob the Builder: Hammer Time
as Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley
2013 Movie
4.0
Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time
as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber
2012 Movie
10.0
Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come
2012 Movie
5.3
Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig
as Spud (voice)
2011 Movie
Verne on Vacation
as Horace / Gaston (voice)
2011 Movie
5.9
Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer
as Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud / Mr. Bentley / Packer / Splasher (voice)
2010 Movie
4.5
Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish
as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber (voice)
2008 Movie
4.0
Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds
as Roley
2008 Movie
4.0
Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue
as Spud / Mr. Bentley
2007 Movie
Robin Hood: Quest for the King
as (Voice)
2007 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rob Rackstraw.
Piggy Builders
as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice) • 26 eps
2025 Series
10.0
7 Bears
as The King (voice) • 10 eps
2025 Series
7.8
The Creature Cases
as (voice) • 23 eps
2022 Series
Milo
as Dad (voice) • 52 eps
2021 Series
7.7
Elliott from Earth
16 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Messy goes to OKIDO
as (voice) • 52 eps
2015 Series
Pet Squad
as (voice) • 52 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Octonauts
273 eps
2010 Series
5.6
Dennis & Gnasher
87 eps
2009 Series
5.8
Chop Socky Chooks
as Chuckie • 26 eps
2008 Series
8.8
The Secret Show
as Professor Professor (voice) • 52 eps
2006 Series
6.8
The Koala Brothers
79 eps
2003 Series
6.3
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
as Toto • 52 eps
2003 Series
7.3
Angelina Ballerina
as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice) • 39 eps
2001 Series
7.2
Watership Down
as Raincloud / Granite (voice) • 26 eps
1999 Series
2.0
Sooty Heights
as Butch • 26 eps
1999 Series
The Foxbusters
as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice) • 26 eps
1999 Series
5.9
Bob the Builder
as Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice) • 255 eps
1999 Series
6.0
Lavender Castle
2 eps
1999 Series
7.0
Soul Music
7 eps
1997 Series
6.1
Wyrd Sisters
as Duke Felmet (voice) • 6 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Pond Life
20 eps
1996 Series
4.0
Fantomcat
26 eps
1995 Series
6.3
Gogs
13 eps
1993 Series