Quick Facts
Born:
1965-10-31
Birthplace:
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Credits:
67 Total Roles
Rob Rackstraw
Acting
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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.
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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
Bob the Builder
Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Crowd Voice (voice)
Elliott from Earth
Self
Octonauts
Self
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
Kwazii (Voice)
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
Toby (voice)
Renart the Fox
Rufus (voice)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tricky & The Cereal Killers MOVIE | Tricky |
| 2025 | Piggy Builders TV | Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice) |
| 2025 | 7 Bears TV | The King (voice) |
| 2023 | The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure MOVIE | Kwazii (voice) |
| 2023 | The Discarded MOVIE | Cat (voice) |
| 2022 | The Creature Cases TV | (voice) |
| 2021 | Milo TV | Dad (voice) |
| 2021 | Elliott from Earth TV | Self |
| 2021 | Octonauts and the Ring of Fire MOVIE | Kwazii (voice) |
| 2020 | Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef MOVIE | Kwazii (Voice) |