Rob Rackstraw
| Rob Rackstraw | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Robert Rackstraw 31 October 1965 Sunderland, North East England |
| 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 & Friends as James (UK/US), Toby (UK) and Donald (UK/US) |
Robert "Rob" Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965)[1] is a British voice actor. He is known for his voice-over work in video games, movies and TV shows. He is also known as The Voice Over Man.
As of 2015 he joined the voice cast of Thomas & Friends voicing the characters of Toby in the UK, Stanley in the US and James, Donald, Hugo, Flynn and Bradford 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 made his very first voice acting role as Dave the Policeman in the 1992 stop motion animated series Truckers
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, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel, Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire and Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Eternal Throne.
He also played Garibald Tarwick, Meeren Slave and Crow in the 2014 episodic graphic adventure fantasy drama video game Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series.
He is also voiced Taraba Ninja in Shinobido: Way of the Ninja, Vadim Sokow in Anno 2070, Director Abbas Mokhtar in The Raven, Dan in Containment and Magical Duck in Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure.
He voiced Adam, Hector Laine and Shears in the 2013 adventure video game Broken Sword 5: The Serpent Curse.
He also provided Various Voices for Retribution, Venetica and Sherlock Holmes: The Devils Daughter.
He also voiced as an Announcer and Death Eater in the 2010 two-part action-adventure video game Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 and Provided Additional Character Voices in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2.
He also played Finger Bob and Finger Pete in Zemanovaload and Rufus in Renart the Fox.
He provided the voice of John Steinbeck in the 2014 documentary film I (Heart) Berlin.
He also played Various Characters such as Savolla, Olaf, Salamandra Bandit, Salamandra Mage, Citizens and Knights in the 2007 action role-playing hack and slash video game The Witcher developed by CD Projekt RED and published by Atari. It is based on the novel series of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday | ||
| Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter | |||
| Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas | |||
| 2001 | Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember | Roley (UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK), Spud (UK/US), Travis (UK) and Scoot | Main role |
| 2003 | Bob the Builder: The Knights Of Fix a Lot | Roley (UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK), Spud (UK/US) and Travis (UK) | Main role |
| 2004 | Bob the Builder: Snowed Under | Roley (UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK), Spud (UK/US) and Travis (UK) | Main role |
| 2005 | Renart the Fox | Rufus | |
| Zemanovaload | Finger Bob and Finger Pete | ||
| 2006 | Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild | Roley (UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK) and Spud (UK/US) | |
| 2010 | Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer | Roley (UK), Scoop (UK), Muck (UK), Spud (UK/US) and Travis (UK) | Main role |
| 2011 | Eats, Shoots & Leaves | Narrator | |
| 2011 | Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig | Scoop (UK), Muck (UK), Roley (UK), 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 (UK/US) | Main role |
| Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | James (UK/US), Toby (UK) and Donald (UK/US) | Supporting role | |
| Containment | Dan | ||
| 2016 | Thomas & Friends: The Great Race | James (UK/US), Donald (UK/US), Axel (UK/US), Raul (UK/US), Etienne (UK/US), Flynn (UK/US) and the Great Railway Show Announcer (UK/US) [2] | Supporting role |
| 2017 | Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor | James (UK/US), Toby (UK) and Troublesome Trucks (UK/US) | Main role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Philbert Frog | All voices |
| 1993-1994 | Avenger Penguins | Rocky, Doc, Cecil Stink, Irv |
| 1993-1995 | The Legends of Treasure Island | Pew |
| 1993-1996/1998 | Gogs | |
| 1995-1996 | Fantomcat | MacDuff |
| 1996 | Sooty's Amazing Adventures | Sweep |
| 1998-1999 | Lavender Castle | Roger, Isambard |
| 1997-1998 | Gogwana | |
| 1999 | Watership Down | Captain Campion (1999) |
| 1999-2000 | Foxbusters | Tod, Ghengis, Farmer Farmer |
| 1999-2012 | Bob the Builder | Scoop (UK), Muck (UK), Roley (UK), Travis (UK), Scoot (UK), Packer (UK), Spud (UK/US), Mr. Beasley (UK) |
| 2000 | Sheeep | Mumsie |
| Sooty Heights | Butch/Ramsbottom | |
| Spot's Musical Adventures | Narrator (Live action segments, UK version) | |
| 2001 | Dr Otter | Dr Otter |
| Merlin the Magical Puppy | Narrator, Ernie, Oscar, Gull | |
| The Lampies | Charge, Spark | |
| 2002 | Engie Benjy | Mike |
| 2002-2004 | 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 | |
| 2006-2008 | 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 | |
| 2008-2009 | The Mr. Men Show | Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Tickle, Mr. Happy (Season 2) |
| 2009 | Dennis and Gnasher | Various |
| 2010-present | The Octonauts | Kwazii |
| 2015-present | Thomas & Friends | James (UK/US; Series 19 onwards), Toby (UK; Series 19 onwards), Donald (UK/US), Stanley (UK/US; The Truth About Toby - US; Saving Time), Hugo (UK/US), Flynn (UK/US; Rocky Rescue onwards), Bradford (UK/US), Monty (US), Fergus Duncan (UK/US) and the Thin Clergyman (UK/US) |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Retribution | Additional voices |
| 1997 | Realms of the Haunting | Additional voices |
| 2004 | Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King | Additional voices |
| 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 Character Voices |
| Anno 2070 | Vadim Sokow | |
| 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 |
| 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 | Additional voices |
References
- ↑ "Rob Rackstraw - BirthdayRoll.com". Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ↑ http://twitter.com/TheVoicoverman/status/718914844880216064