Biography
Rob Rackstraw
Acting
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 Penguin…
Career works
66
Movies
38
Series
28
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
10/31/1965
Place of birth
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Filmography highlights
Movies
Tricky & The Cereal Killers
2025
The Octonauts & the Great Summer Adventure
2023
The Discarded
2023
Octonauts and the Ring of Fire
2021 · 6.3
Octonauts and the Great Barrier Reef
2020 · 5.4
Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun
2020 · 6.6
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
2020 · 7.5
Thomas & Friends: Steam Team to the Rescue
2020
Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie
2018 · 7.3
Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor
2017 · 6.9
Octonauts - 15 Underwater Adventures
2016
Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016 · 7.5
Thomas & Friends: The Great Race
2016 · 5.5
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: The Movie
2015 · 6.2
Bob the Builder: Hammer Time
2013
Series
Piggy Builders
2025
7 Bears
2025 · 10.0
The Creature Cases
2022 · 7.8
Milo
2021
Elliott from Earth
2021 · 7.7
Messy goes to OKIDO
2015 · 7.2
Pet Squad
2011
Octonauts
2010 · 7.2
Dennis & Gnasher
2009 · 5.6
Chop Socky Chooks
2008 · 5.8
The Secret Show
2006 · 8.8
The Koala Brothers
2003 · 6.8
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!
2003 · 7.0
Angelina Ballerina
2001 · 7.6
Watership Down
1999 · 7.4