Born: 31 October 1965
Place: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Acting

Rob Rackstraw

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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As actor

Tricky & The Cereal Killers

2025 · Tricky

The Discarded

2023 · Cat (voice)

The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure

2023 · Kwazii (voice)

Octonauts & the Ring of Fire

2021 · Kwazii (voice)

Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine

2021 · James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)

Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef

2020 · Kwazii (Voice)

Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun

2020 · Kwazii (Voice)

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

2020 · Crowd Voice (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery

2020 · James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine

2020 · James / The Thin Clergyman / Mainland Engine Cleaners / Toby / Passenger / Thief / Stanley / Owen / Workman (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue

2020 · James / Flynn / Big Mickey / Monty / Knapford Stationmaster / Passenger / Troublesome Trucks (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries

2019 · James / The Road Finisher (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie

2018 · James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)

Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas

2018 · James / Toby / James' Driver / Knapford Workman (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks

2018 · Big Mickey / Sea Serpent / Toby (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

2017 · James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines

2017 · James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor

2017 · Flynn / Carolers / The Thin Clergyman / James / Donald / Signalman / The Small Controller (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails

2017 · Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)

Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures

2016 · Kwazii

Thomas & Friends: The Great Race

2016 · Axel / Raul / Carlos / Ivan / Etienne / Flynn / Great Railway Show Announcer (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

2016 · James / Soccer Players (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

2016 · James / Donald / Douglas' Driver (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!

2016 · Flynn / Painter / Toby (voice)

Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures

2016 · Quarry Workers / James / Passenger / Stanley / Flynn / Painter (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

2015 · Toby (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures

2015 · James / Stanley / Passengers (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol

2015 · James (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails

2015 · James (voice)

Bob the Builder: Hammer Time

2013 · Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley