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| Rob Rackstraw | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Rackstraw (1965-10-31) 31 October 1965 (age 59) Sunderland, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable credits | 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 & Friends as James (US) and Toby (UK) |
Robert "Rob" Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is an English voice actor. He is well known for his voice-over work in video games, movies and TV shows.
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.
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.
He also provided Additional voices for Realms of the Haunting. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, Know your Baddies: Professor Professor's Lectures, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday | ||
| 1994 | Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter | ||
| 1994 | Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas | ||
| 2001 | Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember | Roley, Scoop, Muck Spud and Scoot | Main role |
| 2003 | Bob the Builder: The Knights Of Fix a Lot | Roley, Scoop, Muck and Travis | Main role |
| 2004 | Bob the Builder: Snowed Under | Roley, Scoop, Muck, 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 | Roley, 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), Spud (UK/US) and Mr. Bentley (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 | |
| 2015 | Containment | Dan | |
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | James (US), Stanley (US), Axel (UK/US), Raul (UK/US), Etienne (UK/US), Flynn (UK/US) and the Great Railway Show Announcer (UK/US) | Supporting role |
Television
- Albie
- Angelina Ballerina - Uncle Louis (2002–2004)
- 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 - Various (2009)
- 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 - All voices (1993)
- Preston Pig (2000)
- Robin Hood: Quest for the King (2007)
- Roary the Racing Car - Nick (2007)
- Rudi and Trudi - Additional voices (2005)
- Sheeep - Mumsie (2000)
- Sooty's Amazing Adventures - Sweep (1996)
- Sooty Heights - Butch/Ramsbottom (2000)
- The Space Place
- Spot's Musical Adventures - Narrator (Live action segments, UK version) (2000)
- 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 (UK/US; Series 19 only - US; Series 20), Bradford (UK/US), Flynn (UK/US) and Monty (UK/US) (2015–present)
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Retribution | |
| 1997 | Realms of the Haunting | Additional voices |
| 2004 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Additional voices |
| 2005 | Shinobido | Taraba Ninja |
| 2007 | The Witcher | Savolla, Olaf, Salamandra Bandit, Salamandra Mage, Citizens, Knights |
| 2009 | Venetica | |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 | Announcer, Death Eater |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 | Additional Character Voices |
| 2011 | Anno 2070 | Vadim Sokow |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional voices |
| 2012 | Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle | Vasco |
| 2013 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel | Additional voices |
| 2013 | The Raven | Director Abbas Mokhtar |
| 2013 | Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse | Adam, Hector Laine, Shears |
| 2014 | Blackguards | Takate |
| 2014 | Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series | Garibald Tarwick, Meeren Slave, Crow |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire | 2V-R8 |
| 2016 | Sherlock Holmes: The Devils Daughter |
References
- "Rob Rackstraw - BirthdayRoll.com". Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- http://twitter.com/TheVoicoverman/status/718914844880216064