Acting credits
78
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Rob Rackstraw
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 51Series: 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: 7.05
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.
as Tricky
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
2025 • Movie
as Kwazii (voice)
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
2023 • Movie
as Cat (voice)
The Discarded
2023 • Movie
as James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine
2021 • Movie
as Kwazii (voice)
Octonauts & the Ring of Fire
2021 • Movie
as Kwazii (Voice)
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
2020 • Movie
as James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery
2020 • Movie
as Kwazii (Voice)
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
2020 • Movie
as James / The Thin Clergyman / Mainland Engine Cleaners / Toby / Passenger / Thief / Stanley / Owen / Workman (voice)
Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine
2020 • Movie
as Crowd Voice (voice)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020 • Movie
as James / Flynn / Big Mickey / Monty / Knapford Stationmaster / Passenger / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
2020 • Movie
as James / The Road Finisher (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries
2019 • Movie
as James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
2018 • Movie
as James / Toby / James' Driver / Knapford Workman (voice)
Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas
2018 • Movie
as Big Mickey / Sea Serpent / Toby (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks
2018 • Movie
as Flynn / Carolers / The Thin Clergyman / James / Donald / Signalman / The Small Controller (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor
2017 • Movie
as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
2017 • Movie
as James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines
2017 • Movie
as Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails
2017 • Movie
as Quarry Workers / James / Passenger / Stanley / Flynn / Painter (voice)
Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures
2016 • Movie
as Kwazii
Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures
2016 • Movie
as Flynn / Painter / Toby (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!
2016 • Movie
as James / Donald / Douglas' Driver (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016 • Movie
as Axel / Raul / Carlos / Ivan / Etienne / Flynn / Great Railway Show Announcer (voice)
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
2016 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rob Rackstraw.
as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice) • 51 eps
Piggy Builders
2025 • Series
as The King (voice) • 10 eps
7 Bears
2025 • Series
as (voice) • 23 eps
The Creature Cases
2022 • Series
as Dad (voice) • 52 eps
Milo
2021 • Series
16 eps
Elliott from Earth
2021 • Series
as (voice) • 52 eps
Messy goes to OKIDO
2015 • Series
as (voice) • 52 eps
Pet Squad
2011 • Series
as Mr. Gruber (voice) • 1 eps
The Amazing World of Gumball
2011 • Series
274 eps
Octonauts
2010 • Series
87 eps
Dennis & Gnasher
2009 • Series
as Chuckie • 26 eps
Chop Socky Chooks
2008 • Series
as Professor Professor (voice) • 52 eps
The Secret Show
2006 • Series
79 eps
The Koala Brothers
2003 • Series
as Toto • 52 eps
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
2003 • Series
as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice) • 39 eps
Angelina Ballerina
2001 • Series
as Raincloud / Granite (voice) • 26 eps
Watership Down
1999 • Series
as Butch • 26 eps
Sooty Heights
1999 • Series
as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice) • 26 eps
The Foxbusters
1999 • Series
as Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud (voice) • 255 eps
Bob the Builder
1999 • Series
2 eps
Lavender Castle
1999 • Series
7 eps
Soul Music
1997 • Series
as Duke Felmet (voice) • 6 eps
Wyrd Sisters
1997 • Series
20 eps
Pond Life
1996 • Series
26 eps
Fantomcat
1995 • Series