Rob Rackstraw

1965 (60) • Acting

Born: 10/31/1965 (60) in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Known for: 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.

Known For

Bob the Builder

59%

Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)

1999

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

76%

Crowd Voice (voice)

2020

Octonauts

70%

Unknown

2010

Elliott from Earth

77%

Unknown

2021

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

74%

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

2018

Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun

67%

Kwazii (Voice)

2020

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

64%

Toby (voice)

2015

Wyrd Sisters

64%

Duke Felmet (voice)

1997

Tricky & The Cereal Killers

Tricky

2025

Piggy Builders

Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)

2025

7 Bears

75%

The King (voice)

2025

The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure

Kwazii (voice)

2023

The Discarded

Cat (voice)

2023

The Creature Cases

79%

(voice)

2022

Milo

Dad (voice)

2021

Elliott from Earth

77%

Unknown

2021

Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine

20%

James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)

2021

Octonauts & the Ring of Fire

63%

Kwazii (voice)

2021

Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef

54%

Kwazii (Voice)

2020

Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery

20%

James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)

2020

Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun

67%

Kwazii (Voice)

2020

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine

15%

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

2020

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

76%

Crowd Voice (voice)

2020

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue

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

2020

Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries

48%

James / The Road Finisher (voice)

2019

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

74%

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

2018

Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas

100%

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

2018

Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks

Big Mickey / Sea Serpent / Toby (voice)

2018

Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor

95%

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

2017

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

71%

James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)

2017

Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines

100%

James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)

2017

Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails

100%

Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)

2017

Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures

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

2016

Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures

Kwazii

2016

Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!

60%

Flynn / Painter / Toby (voice)

2016

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

75%

James / Donald / Douglas' Driver (voice)

2016