Rob Rackstraw

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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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Known For

The Amazing World of Gumball

Mr. Gruber (voice)

Thomas & Friends

James / Toby (voice)

Thomas & Friends

James (voice)

Bob the Builder

Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud (voice)

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Crowd Voice (voice)

Octonauts

Self

Elliott from Earth

Self

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

James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (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	Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures MOVIE	James / Owen / The Small Controller / The Thin Clergyman / Announcer / Elephant Carer / Troublesome Truck (voice)
2021	Milo TV	Dad (voice)
2021	Elliott from Earth TV	Self
2021	Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine MOVIE	James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)
2021	Octonauts & the Ring of Fire MOVIE	Kwazii (voice)
2020	Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef MOVIE	Kwazii (Voice)
2020	Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery MOVIE	James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)
2020	Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun MOVIE	Kwazii (Voice)
2020	Thomas & Friends: Carnival Day! MOVIE	James (voice)
2020	Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine MOVIE	James / The Thin Clergyman / Mainland Engine Cleaners / Toby / Passenger / Thief / Stanley / Owen / Workman (voice)
2020	Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth MOVIE	Crowd Voice (voice)
2020	Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue MOVIE	James / Flynn / Big Mickey / Monty / Knapford Stationmaster / Passenger / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
2019	Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World MOVIE	James / Fat Tiger Hunter / Passenger / Trailer Voice-Over / Film Crew Leader / Giant Panda (voice)
2019	Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries MOVIE	James / The Road Finisher (voice)
2019	Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble! MOVIE	Toby / James / Isla's Radio / Dock Worker / Bradford (voice)
2018	Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team! MOVIE	James / Passengers (voice)
2018	Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie MOVIE	James / Toby / Donald / Sam / Big Mickey / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)
2018	Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas MOVIE	James / Toby / James' Driver / Knapford Workman (voice)
2018	Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks MOVIE	Big Mickey / Sea Serpent / Toby (voice)
2017	Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor MOVIE	Flynn / Carolers / The Thin Clergyman / James / Donald / Signalman / The Small Controller (voice)
2017	Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor MOVIE	James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)
2017	Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines MOVIE	James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)
2017	Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails MOVIE	Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)
2016	Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures MOVIE	Quarry Workers / James / Passenger / Stanley / Flynn / Painter (voice)
2016	Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures MOVIE	Kwazii
2016	Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue! MOVIE	Flynn / Painter / Toby (voice)
2016	Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks MOVIE	James / Donald / Douglas' Driver (voice)
2016	Thomas & Friends: The Great Race MOVIE	Axel / Raul / Carlos / Ivan / Etienne / Flynn / Great Railway Show Announcer (voice)
2016	Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines! MOVIE	James / Soccer Players (voice)
2015	Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails MOVIE	James (voice)
2015	Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol MOVIE	James (voice)
2015	Messy goes to OKIDO TV	(voice)
2015	Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie MOVIE	Toby (voice)
2015	Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures MOVIE	James / Stanley / Passengers (voice)
2014	Awesome Adventures: Party Surprise! MOVIE	Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)
2013	Bob the Builder: Hammer Time MOVIE	Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley
2012	Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time MOVIE	Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber
2012	Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come MOVIE	Self
2011	HiT Favorites: Preschool Fun MOVIE	Mr. Bentley (voice)
2011	Pet Squad TV	(voice)
2011	Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig MOVIE	Spud (voice)
2011	The Amazing World of Gumball TV	Mr. Gruber (voice)
2011	Verne on Vacation MOVIE	Horace / Gaston (voice)
2010	Octonauts TV	Self
2010	Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer MOVIE	Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud / Mr. Bentley / Packer / Splasher (voice)
2009	Dennis & Gnasher TV	Self
2008	Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish MOVIE	Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber (voice)
2008	Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds MOVIE	Roley
2008	Chop Socky Chooks TV	Chuckie
2008	The Space Place TV	Narrator
2007	Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue MOVIE	Spud / Mr. Bentley
2007	Thomas & Friends: Thomas & Friends on the Big Screen MOVIE	Mr. Bentley (voice)
2007	Robin Hood: Quest for the King MOVIE	(Voice)
2006	The Secret Show TV	Professor Professor (voice)
2006	Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild MOVIE	Spud / Mr. Bentley / Rusty Rogers / Dollar / Brandy (voice)
2006	HiT Favourites: Happy Children's Favourites MOVIE	Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud (voice)
2005	Outback Christmas MOVIE	Buster / George / Sammy
2005	The Adventures of Renny the Fox MOVIE	Rufus (voice)
2005	Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan MOVIE	Spud (US & UK), Mr. Bentley (US & UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK)
2004	Bob The Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures MOVIE	Self
2004	Bob the Builder: Bob Saves the Day! MOVIE	Self
2003	The Koala Brothers TV	Self
2003	Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! TV	Toto
2003	Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot MOVIE	Scoop / Muck / Roley / Spud / Mr. Beasley / Mr. Bentley (voice)
2001	Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie MOVIE	Various (voice)
2001	Doctor Otter TV	Dr. Otter (voice)
2001	Angelina Ballerina TV	Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)
2000	Albie TV	Self
2000	Little Grey Rabbit TV	Self
1999	Watership Down TV	Raincloud / Granite (voice)
1999	Watership Down TV	Campion / Captain Holly / Hickory (voice)
1999	Sooty Heights TV	Butch
1999	The Foxbusters TV	Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)
1999	Bob the Builder TV	Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud (voice)
1999	Lavender Castle TV	Self
1999	Lavender Castle TV	Roger/Isambard
1999	Lavender Castle TV	Roger / Isambard (voice)
1998	Gogs: Gogwana MOVIE	Self
1997	Soul Music TV	Self
1997	Wyrd Sisters TV	Duke Felmet (voice)
1996	Pond Life TV	Self
1995	Fantomcat TV	Self
1994	Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas MOVIE	(voice)
1994	Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter MOVIE	Self
1994	Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday MOVIE	Self
1993	Gogs TV	Self
1993	Zit: The Video MOVIE	(voices)
1993	Avenger Penguins TV	Self
1984	Thomas & Friends TV	James / Toby (voice)
1984	Thomas & Friends TV	James (voice)

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