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Rob Rackstraw
Born
Robert Rackstraw

(1965-10-31) 31 October 1965 (age 58)
Sunderland, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationVoice-over actor
Years active1992–present
Notable creditsBob the Builder as the voices of Scoop, Muck, Roley, Travis (UK) and Spud
Watership Down as Campion
The Secret Show as Professor Professor
The Octonauts as Kwazii
Thomas & Friends as Toby (UK), James and Donald

Robert "Rob" Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965)[1] is a British voice-over actor known for his voice-over work in movies, TV shows and video games. He is also known as The Voice-Over Man.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Zit: The Video All voices Uncredited
1994 Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday Ted, Jock, Norma, Fred, Hattie, Jim, Dan, Roger and Colin Main role (UK)
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter
Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas
2001 Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember Roley, Scoop, Muck, Scruffty, Spud and Travis
2003 Bob the Builder: The Knights Of Can a Lot Roley, Scoop, Muck, Scruffty and Spud
2004 Bob the Builder: Snowed Under Roley, Scoop, Muck and Spud
2005 Renart the Fox Rufus
Zemanovaload Finger Bob and Finger Pete
2006 Robin Hood: Quest for the King Badger, Pelican, King Leapold and Bird As part of the BKN Classic Series trilogy
Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild Roley, Scoop and Muck (UK)
Spud		 Main role
2008 Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish! Scoop, Muck, Roley, Travis and Mr. Beasley (UK)
Spud, Grabber and Mr. Bentley
2010 Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer Roley, Scoop, Muck and Travis (UK)
Spud
2011 Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig Scoop, Muck and Roley (UK)
Packer, Spud and Mr. Bentley
Eats, Shoots & Leaves Narrator
2012 The Patriot of America Redcoat #1
2015 Thomas (the Tank Engine) & Friends: The Adventure Begins James Main US role
Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure Toby (UK)
James (US)		 Supporting role
Containment Dan
2016 Thomas & Friends: The Great Race James and Stanley (US)
Axel, Raul, Etienne, Flynn and the Great Railway Show Announcer[2]		 Main/supporting role
2017 Journey Beyond Sodor Toby (UK)
James and the Troublesome Trucks		 Main role
2018 Big World! Big Adventures! Toby (UK)
James, Big Mickey, additional voices

Television

Years Title Role(s) Notes
1992 Truckers Dave the Policeman
1993 Philbert Frog All voices
1993–94 Avenger Penguins Rocky, Doc, Cecil Stink, Irv
1993–95 The Legends of Treasure Island Pew
1993–96, 1998 Gogs
1995–96 Fantomcat MacDuff
1996–97 Sooty's Amazing Adventures Sweep
1998–99 Billy Narrator, All voices except for Billy
Lavender Castle Roger, Isambard
1997–98 Gogwana
1998–2005 The Powerpuff Girls Mitch Mitchelson, Snake, Slim, The Mayor of Townsville, Boomer and Brick UK dub, this dub only airs on Channel 5
1999 Watership Down Captain Campion
1999–2000 Foxbusters Tod, Ghengis, Farmer Farmer
1999–2012 Bob the Builder Scoop, Muck, Roley, Travis, Scoot, Scruffty, Packer and Mr. Beasley (UK)
Spud and Mr. Bentley (UK; 1998–2012 / US; Late 2005–12)
2000 Sheeep Mumsie, Spike
Sooty Heights Butch/Ramsbottom
Spot's Musical Adventures Narrator Live action segments, UK version
Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse Marvin UK
2001 Dr Otter Dr Otter
Merlin the Magical Puppy Narrator, Ernie, Oscar, Gull
The Lampies Charge, Spark
2002 Engie Benjy Mike
2002–04 Angelina Ballerina Uncle Louis
2003 Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! Toto
Metalheads
2004 The Koala Brothers Buster, George and Sammy
2005 Gordon the Garden Gnome Andrew
Rudi and Trudi Additional voices
Zemanovaload Finger Bob, Finger Pete
2006–08 The Secret Show Professor Professor
2007 Roary the Racing Car Nick
2008 Chop Socky Chooks Chuckie Chan, Students
Famous 5: On the Case Oscar Kirrin
2008–09 The Mr. Men Show Mr. Happy (Season 2), Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy and Mr. Tickle
2009 Dennis and Gnasher Various
2010–present The Octonauts Kwazii
2015–2016 Wissper Colin, Dad, Kev and Dan Pan
2015–present Thomas & Friends Toby UK version; Series 19 onwards
Stanley ("Saving Time" only) and Monty US version
James (UK; "Tit for Tat" onwards / US), , Flynn ("Rocky Rescue" onwards), Hugo, Bradford, Big Mickey, Fergus Duncan/The Small Controller, The Thin Clergyman/Wilbert Awdry, additional voices
2015–2018 Messy Goes to Okido

Video games

Year Title Voice 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 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Additional voices
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Anno 2070 Vadim Sokow
2012 Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle Vasco
2013 Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel Additional voices
The Raven Director Abbas Mokhtar
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse Adam, Hector Laine, Shears
2014 Blackguards Takate
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, additional voices
2016 Sherlock Holmes: The Devils Daughter Additional voices
Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne

References

  1. ^ "Rob Rackstraw - BirthdayRoll.com". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Rob Rackstraw [@TheVoiceoverman] (9 April 2016). "@ElliotKW @YouTube Oui!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

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