Rob Rackstraw

ActorWriter Oct 31 (age 60) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK 1984–2025 (41 year career)

6.3 avg rating

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. De…

Known For

Film

Thomas & Friends

James (voice)

Film

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Crowd Voice (voice)

Film

Elliott from Earth

7.7 2021

Film

Octonauts

7.2 2010

Film

Bob the Builder

Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)

Film

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

James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)

Film

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie

Various (voice)

Film

Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun

Kwazii (Voice)

Filmography

Acting (87)

Movies (58)

Tricky & The Cereal Killers

2025

as Tricky

The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure

2023

as Kwazii (voice)

The Discarded

2023

as Cat (voice)

Octonauts & the Ring of Fire

2021

as Kwazii (voice)

6.3

Thomas and Friends: The Super Engine

2021

as James / Announcer / Toby / Worker (voice)

2.0

Thomas & Friends: Animal Adventures

2021

as James / Owen / The Small Controller / The Thin Clergyman / Announcer / Elephant Carer / Troublesome Truck (voice)

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

2020

as Crowd Voice (voice)

7.5

Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef

2020

as Kwazii (Voice)

5.4

Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun

2020

as Kwazii (Voice)

6.6

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue

2020

as James / Flynn / Big Mickey (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Marvellous Machinery

2020

as James / Toby / Bernie / Professor Friedrich (voice)

2.0

Thomas and Friends: The Royal Engine

2020

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

1.5

Thomas & Friends: Carnival Day!

2020

as James (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Digs & Discoveries

2019

as James / The Road Finisher (voice)

4.8

Thomas & Friends: Monkey Trouble!

2019

as Toby / James / Isla's Radio / Dock Worker / Bradford (voice)

Thomas & Friends: A Colourful World

2019

as James / Fat Tiger Hunter / Passenger / Trailer Voice-Over / Film Crew Leader / Giant Panda (voice)

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

2018

as James / The Thin Clergyman / African Race Announcer (voice)

7.3

Thomas & Friends: On the Go with Thomas

2018

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

10.0

Thomas & Friends: Danger at the Docks

2018

as Big Mickey / Sea Serpent / Toby (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Here Comes the Steam Team!

2018

as James / Passengers (voice)

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

2017

as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)

6.9

Thomas & Friends: Christmas on Sodor

2017

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

9.5

Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines

2017

as James / Hugo / The Thin Clergyman (voice)

10.0

Thomas & Friends: Tales from the Rails

2017

as Passenger / Toby / Quarry Workers / Bradford (voice)

10.0

Thomas & Friends: The Great Race

2016

as Various (voice)

5.5

Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures

2016

as Kwazii

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks

2016

as Donald / The Bird Watcher / Douglas' Driver (voice)

7.5

Thomas & Friends: Start Your Engines!

2016

as James / Soccer Players (voice)

6.2

Thomas & Friends: Full Steam to the Rescue!

2016

as Flynn / Painter / Toby (voice)

6.0

Thomas and Friends: Ultimate Friendship Adventures

2016

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

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

2015

as Toby (voice)

6.2

Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails

2015

as James (voice)

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

2015

as James / Stanley / Passengers (voice)

8.5

Thomas & Friends: Thomas' Christmas Carol

2015

as James (voice)

7.0

Bob the Builder: Hammer Time

2013

as Spud / Mr. Bernard Bentley

Bob the Builder: Teamwork Time

2012

as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber

4.0

Bob the Builder: Build It and They Will Come

2012

10.0

Bob the Builder: The Big Dino Dig

2011

as Spud (voice)

5.3

Verne on Vacation

2011

as Horace / Gaston (voice)

Bob the Builder: The Golden Hammer

2010

as Scoop / Muck / Travis / Spud / Mr. Bentley / Packer / Splasher (voice)

5.9

Bob the Builder: On Site - Houses & Playgrounds

2008

as Roley

4.0

Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish

2008

as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Grabber (voice)

4.5

Thomas & Friends: Thomas & Friends on the Big Screen

2007

as Mr. Bentley (voice)

Robin Hood: Quest for the King

2007

as (Voice)

Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue

2007

as Spud / Mr. Bentley

4.0

Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild

2006

as Spud / Mr. Bentley / Rusty Rogers / Dollar / Brandy (voice)

4.5

Outback Christmas

2005

as Buster / George / Sammy

The Adventures of Renny the Fox

2005

as Rufus (voice)

6.0

Bob the Builder: Bob's Big Plan

2005

as Spud (US & UK), Mr. Bentley (US & UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK)

Bob The Builder: Scoop's Favorite Adventures

2004

Bob the Builder: Bob Saves the Day!

2004

4.0

Bob the Builder: The Knights of Can-A-Lot

2003

as Scoop / Muck / Roley / Spud / Mr. Beasley / Mr. Bentley (voice)

6.9

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie

as Various (voice)

Gogs: Gogwana

Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas

1994

as (voice)

Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday

1994

Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter

1994

Zit: The Video

1993

as (voices)

Television (29)

Piggy Builders

2025

as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)

7 Bears

as The King (voice)

The Creature Cases

as (voice)

Milo

as Dad (voice)

Elliott from Earth

Messy goes to OKIDO

as (voice)

Pet Squad

as (voice)

Octonauts

Dennis & Gnasher

Chop Socky Chooks

as Chuckie

The Space Place

as Narrator

The Secret Show

2006

as Professor Professor (voice)

8.7

The Koala Brothers

2003

6.8

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!

2003

as Toto

6.3

Angelina Ballerina

2001

as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)

Doctor Otter

as Dr. Otter (voice)

Bob the Builder

as Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)

5.9

Watership Down

1999

as Campion / Captain Holly / Hickory (voice)

7.4

The Foxbusters

1999

as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)

Lavender Castle

1999

as Roger / Isambard (voice)

Lavender Castle

as Roger/Isambard

Sooty Heights

as Butch

Wyrd Sisters

as Duke Felmet (voice)

Soul Music

Pond Life

Fantomcat

Gogs

Avenger Penguins

Thomas & Friends

as James (voice)

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Avenger Penguins

1993

Writer

3.5