Rob Rackstraw
| Rob Rackstraw | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Rackstraw 31 October 1965 Sunderland, England, U.K. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Notable credit(s) | Bob the Builder as the voices of Scoop/Muck/Roley Travis and Spud Watership Down as Campion The Secret Show as Professor Professor The Octonauts as Kwazii Thomas and Friends as James (US) and Toby (UK) |
Robert "Rob" Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965 in Sunderland)[1] is an English voice actor well known for his various voice-over roles in the popular television series Bob the Builder, mainly the scarecrow Spud.
As of 2015 he joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends voicing the characters of Toby in the UK, James and Stanley in the US and Flynn in the UK and the US.
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Career
He has an extensive voice over career over 20 years and is considered to be one of the UK's leading male voice-over actors. He also played the main villain Pew in The Legends of Treasure Island, Tod, Ghengis and Farmer Farmer in Foxbusters, Buster and George in The Koala Brothers, Professor Professor in The Secret Show, Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Happy in the UK version of The Mr. Men Show, Dad in Dennis and Gnasher, Kwazii in The Octonauts and Captain Campion in Watership Down.
He also wrote episodes of Avenger Penguins and Fantomcat.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday | Additional voices | |
| 2001 | Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember | Scoop, Muck and Spud | Main Role |
| 2003 | Bob the Builder: The Knights Of Fix a Lot | Scoop, Muck and Travis | Main Role |
| 2004 | Bob the Builder: Snowed Under | Spud and Travis | Main Role |
| 2005 | Renart the Fox | Rufus | |
| Zemanovaload | Finger Bob and Finger Pete | ||
| 2010 | Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer | Scoop, Muck, Spud and Travis | Main role |
| 2011 | Eats, Shoots & Leaves | Narrator | |
| 2011 | Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig | Scoop, Muck, Roley, Packer (UK/US), and Spud (UK/US) | Main role |
| 2012 | The Patriot of America | Redcoat #1 | |
| 2015 | Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins | James (US) | Main Role |
| Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | James (US) and Toby (UK) | Supporting role |
Television
- Albie
- Angelina Ballerina - Uncle Louis (2001–2004)
- Avenger Penguins - Rocky, Doc, Cecil Stink, Irv (1993–1994)
- Bob the Builder - Scoop (UK), Muck (UK), Roley (UK), Travis, Scoot, Packer (UK/US), Dodger (UK/US), RV (UK/US), Grabber (UK/US) Spud (UK/US), Mr. Beasley, Mr Bernard Bentley (1999-2012)
- Chop Socky Chooks - Chuckie Chan, Students (2008)
- Dennis and Gnasher - Dad (2001-2010
- Discworld
- Dr Otter - Dr Otter (2001)
- Engie Benjy - Mike (2002)
- Fantastic Flying Journeys (2001)
- Fantomcat - MacDuff (1995–1996)
- Foxbusters - Tod, Ghengis, Farmer Farmer (1999-2000)
- Gogs (1993-1996/1998)
- Gogwana (1997/1998)
- Gordon the Garden Gnome - Andrew (2005)
- The Koala Brothers - Buster, George (2004)
- The Lampies - Charge, Spark (2001)
- Lavender Castle - Roger, Isambard (1996–1998)
- The Legends of Treasure Island - Pew (1993–1995)
- Little Grey Rabbit (2000)
- Merlin the Magical Puppy - Narrator, Ernie, Oscar, Gull (2001)
- Metalheads
- Okto (Kellogg's Variety Pack Octopus) (2001)
- Philbert Frog - Narrator, Philbert Frog, Tiffany Tortoise, The Doctor, Monty Mole, Kevin, Oscar Owl, Melvin Mouse, Willie Worm, Bertie Bird, The Film Director, Naughty Nora the Naughty Witchbat (1993)
- Preston Pig (2000)
- Robin Hood: Quest for the King (2007)
- Roary the Racing Car - Nick (2007)
- Sheeep - Mumsie (2000)
- Sooty's Amazing Adventures - Sweep (1996)
- Sooty Heights - Butch/Ramsbottom (2000)
- The Space Place
- Timmy and the Tales From the Waterhole
- Watership Down - Captain Campion (1999)
- Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! - Toto (2003)
- Zemanovaload - Finger Bob, Finger Pete (2005)
- The Secret Show - Professor Professor (2006–2008)
- The Mr. Men Show - Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Happy (Season 2) (2008–2009)
- Famous 5: On the Case - Oscar Kirrin (2008)
- The Octonauts - Kwazii (2010–present)
- Thomas & Friends - James (US), Toby (UK), Stanley (US) and Flynn (UK/US) (2015–present)
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Retribution | Additional voices |
| 1997 | Realms of the Haunting | |
| 2004 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | |
| 2005 | Shinobido: Way of the Ninja | Taraba Ninja |
| 2007 | The Witcher | Savolla Olaf Salamandra Bandit Salamandra Mage Citizens Knights |
| 2009 | Venetica | Additional voices |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Announcer Death Eater |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional voices |
| 2013 | Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse | Hector Laine, Shears, Adam |
References
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