Acting
Rob Rackstraw
Oct 31, 1965 (60 years) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Rackstraw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
8.5
The Amazing World of Gumball
Mr. Gruber (voice)
6.8
Thomas & Friends
James / Toby (voice)
5.9
Bob the Builder
Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud (voice)
7.0
Octonauts
2010 · TV
7.5
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Crowd Voice (voice)
7.7
Elliott from Earth
2021 · TV
7.9
The Creature Cases
(voice)
6.6
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
Kwazii (Voice)
7.3
Watership Down
Raincloud / Granite (voice)
7.4
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
8.7
The Secret Show
Professor Professor (voice)
5.8
Chop Socky Chooks
Chuckie
6.5
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Toby (voice)
6.4
Wyrd Sisters
Duke Felmet (voice)
6.0
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
Axel / Raul / Carlos / Ivan / Etienne / Flynn / Great Railway Show Announcer (voice)
Filmography
8.3
7 Bears
2025 · The King (voice)
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
2025 · Tricky
Piggy Builders
2025 · Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)
The Discarded
2023 · Cat (voice)
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
2023 · Kwazii (voice)
7.9
The Creature Cases
2022 · (voice)
7.7
Elliott from Earth
2021
6.3
Octonauts & the Ring of Fire
2021 · Kwazii (voice)
2.0
Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine
2021 · James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures
2021 · James / Owen / The Small Controller / The Thin Clergyman / Announcer / Elephant Carer / Troublesome Truck (voice)
Milo
2021 · Dad (voice)
7.5
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020 · Crowd Voice (voice)
6.6
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
2020 · Kwazii (Voice)
5.4
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
2020 · Kwazii (Voice)
1.5
Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine
2020 · James / The Thin Clergyman / Mainland Engine Cleaners / Toby / Passenger / Thief / Stanley / Owen / Workman (voice)
2.0
Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery
2020 · James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
2020 · James / Flynn / Big Mickey / Monty / Knapford Stationmaster / Passenger / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Carnival Day!
2020 · James (voice)
4.8
Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries
2019 · James / The Road Finisher (voice)
Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!
2019 · Toby / James / Isla's Radio / Dock Worker / Bradford (voice)
Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World
2019 · James / Fat Tiger Hunter / Passenger / Trailer Voice-Over / Film Crew Leader / Giant Panda (voice)
7.4
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
2018 · James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
10.0
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: Here Comes the Steam Team!
2018 · James / Passengers (voice)
7.3
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
2017 · James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
9.5
Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor
2017 · Flynn / Carolers / The Thin Clergyman / James / Donald / Signalman / The Small Controller (voice)
10.0
Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines
2017 · James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)
10.0
Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails
2017 · Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)
6.0
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
2016 · Axel / Raul / Carlos / Ivan / Etienne / Flynn / Great Railway Show Announcer (voice)