Rob Rackstraw

Robert "Rob" Rackstraw (born in Sunderland, England, on 31st October 1965) is a British voice actor who joined the US voice cast of Thomas & Friends in The Adventure Begins and the UK voice cast in the nineteenth series.

Other credits include Bob the Builder, Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, Angelina Ballerina, The Koala Brothers, Merlin the Magical Puppy, The Octonauts, Watership Down, The Mr. Men Show, Sooty's Amazing Adventures and Sooty Heights.

UK/US

 * James
 * Donald
 * Stanley
 * Sam
 * Axel
 * Raul
 * Hugo
 * Etienne
 * Flynn
 * Bradford
 * Troublesome Trucks
 * Monty
 * Owen
 * Big Mickey
 * Fergus Duncan
 * The Thin Clergyman
 * Some Passengers
 * Sodor United Football Team
 * A Sodor Search and Rescue Centre Worker
 * A Painter
 * The Man with the Green Waistcoat and Grey Hair
 * Some Quarry Workers
 * Douglas' Driver
 * The Welsh Bird Watcher
 * The Great Railway Show Announcer
 * The Red Sea Serpent
 * James' Driver
 * The Christmas Carollers
 * A Signalman
 * The Senegal Race Announcer
 * The Trailer Voice-Over
 * The Film Crew Leader
 * The Giant Panda
 * The Fat Tiger Hunter
 * A Dock Worker
 * Isla's Pilot
 * Ace
 * The Knapford Stationmaster
 * A Thief
 * The Road Finisher
 * Two Washdown Workers
 * Bernie
 * Professor Friedrich
 * The Announcer
 * A Workman
 * The Elephant Carer
 * The Australian Announcer
 * An Arlesburgh Harbour Worker

UK

 * Toby

US

 * Norman

Online videos and additional content

 * Nigel
 * Landmarks of Sodor Announcer
 * One of Sir Topham Hatt's Assistants
 * The Mayor of Sodor
 * The Giant
 * A Pig
 * Gordon
 * Percy
 * Diesel
 * Salty
 * McKitzy
 * Bertie
 * Harold
 * Cranky
 * Skiff
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * Farmer McColl
 * A Painter
 * The Indian Actor
 * A Mouse
 * The Gingerbread Soldiers
 * The Male Elf

Songs

 * Will You Won't You
 * Be Who You Are, and Go Far
 * Somebody Has to be the Favourite
 * Who's Thomas?
 * The Most Important Thing is Being Friends
 * Where in the World is Thomas?
 * Don't Stop
 * A Thomas Birthday Wish

Filmography
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Films

 * Friendly Monsters:
 * A Monster Holiday (1994)
 * A Monster Easter (1994)
 * A Monster Christmas (1994)
 * Gogwana (2000)
 * Bob the Builder:
 * A Christmas to Remember (2001)
 * The Knights of Fix-A-Lot (2002)
 * Snowed Under (2004)
 * Built to Be Wild (2005)
 * Race to the Finish (2008)
 * The Legend of the Golden Hammer (2009)
 * Big Dino Dig (2011)
 * Reynard the Fox (2005)
 * Zemanovaload (2005)
 * Angelina Ballerina: The Silver Locket (2007)
 * Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009)
 * Eats Shoots and Leaves (2011)
 * Chases and Fun Awesome Adventures Vol. Two: Races (2012)
 * Sophia Grace & Rosie's Royal Adventure (2014)
 * Containment (2015)
 * Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins (2015)
 * Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)
 * Thomas & Friends: The Great Race (2016)
 * Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor (2017)
 * Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! (2018)
 * Octonauts and the Caves of Sac Actun (2020)

Television

 * Avenger Penguins (1993)
 * Fantomcat (1995)
 * Gogs (1995-1996)
 * Sooty's Amazing Adventures (1996)
 * Pond Life (1996)
 * Soul Music (1997)
 * Wyrd Sisters (1997)
 * Bob the Builder (1998-2012)
 * Lavender Castle (1999)
 * Watership Down (1999)
 * The Lampies (2001)
 * Angelina Ballerina (2002)
 * Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! (2002-2003)
 * Girls in Love (2003)
 * Metalheads (2003)
 * The Koala Brothers (2004)
 * The Secret Show (2006-2007)
 * Chop Socky Chooks (2008)
 * The Mr. Men Show (2008)
 * Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (2009-2010)
 * The Octonauts (2010-present)
 * Pet Squad (2011)
 * Poppy Cat (2011)
 * Zou (2013)
 * Boyster (2014)
 * Thomas & Friends (2015-2021)
 * Teletubbies (2015-2018)
 * Messy Goes to Okido (2015)
 * Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Monster Musical (2015)
 * The Amazing World of Gumball (2018-2019)
 * Hugo the Jungle Animal (2021)

Games
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 * Retribution (1994)
 * Realms of the Haunting (1997)
 * Dragon Quest: Journey of the Cursed King (2004)
 * Shinobido (2005)
 * The Witcher (2007)
 * Venetica (2009)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010)
 * Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011)
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011)
 * Anno 2070 (2011)
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic - Rise of the Hutt Cartel (2013)
 * The Raven (2013)
 * Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse (2013)
 * Blackguards (2014)
 * Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series (2014)
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic - Knights of the Fallen Empire (2015)

Trivia

 * He reprised his role as James in Rainbow Sun Productions' Thomas and the Magic Railroad 20th Anniversary Celebration.
 * He and along with Ringo Starr voiced characters in The Official BBC Children in Need Medley, along with Keith Wickham, Tim Whitnall, and Steven Kynman.