Rob Rackstraw

ActorWriter Oct 31 (age 60) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK 1993–2025 (32 year career)

6.2 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

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

Crowd Voice (voice)

Film

Elliott from Earth

7.7 2021

Film

Bob the Builder

Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)

Film

Octonauts

7.2 2010

Film

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

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

Film

Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun

Kwazii (Voice)

Film

Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie

Various (voice)

Film

The Secret Show

Professor Professor (voice)

Filmography

Acting (65)

Movies (37)

Tricky & The Cereal Killers

2025

as Tricky

The Discarded

2023

as Cat (voice)

The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure

2023

as Kwazii (voice)

Octonauts and the Ring of Fire

2021

as Kwazii (voice)

6.3

Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth

2020

as Crowd Voice (voice)

7.6

Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun

2020

as Kwazii (Voice)

6.6

Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef

2020

as Kwazii (Voice)

5.4

Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue

2020

as James / Flynn / Big Mickey (voice)

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

2018

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

7.3

Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor

2017

as James / Toby / Troublesome Trucks (voice)

7.0

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: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie

2015

as Toby (voice)

6.2

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

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

Renart the Fox

2005

as Rufus (voice)

5.9

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 Fix-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 (28)

7 Bears

2025

as The King (voice)

10.0

Piggy Builders

2025

as Wilf / Brian / Reg / Fred (voice)

The Creature Cases

as (voice)

Elliott from Earth

Milo

as Dad (voice)

Messy goes to OKIDO

2015

as (voice)

7.2

Pet Squad

2011

as (voice)

Octonauts

Dennis & Gnasher

Chop Socky Chooks

as Chuckie

The Space Place

as Narrator

The Secret Show

2006

as Professor Professor (voice)

8.8

The Koala Brothers

2003

6.8

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!

2003

as Toto

6.3

Angelina Ballerina

2001

as Uncle Louis / Grandpa Mouseling (voice)

7.3

Doctor Otter

2001

as Dr. Otter (voice)

Bob the Builder

1999

as Spud / Mr. Bentley (voice)

5.9

Watership Down

1999

as Raincloud / Granite (voice)

7.2

Lavender Castle

1999

as Roger / Isambard (voice)

Lavender Castle

as Roger/Isambard

The Foxbusters

as Voracious / Attila / Farmer Farmer (voice)

Sooty Heights

1999

as Butch

2.0

Wyrd Sisters

1997

as Duke Felmet (voice)

Soul Music

Pond Life

Fantomcat

Gogs

Avenger Penguins

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Avenger Penguins

1993

Writer

3.5