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'''Robert Rackstraw''' (born 31 October 1965)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://birthdayroll.com/name/rob-rackstraw |title=Rob Rackstraw - BirthdayRoll.com |access-date=2013-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045130/http://birthdayroll.com/name/rob-rackstraw |archive-date=5 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="BTVA"/> is an English voice actor who has worked in various animated movies, television shows and video games. |
'''Robert Rackstraw''' (born 31 October 1965)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://birthdayroll.com/name/rob-rackstraw |title=Rob Rackstraw - BirthdayRoll.com |access-date=2013-08-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045130/http://birthdayroll.com/name/rob-rackstraw |archive-date=5 November 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="BTVA"/> is an English voice actor who has worked in various animated movies, television shows and video games. |
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Rob Rackstraw | |
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| Born | Robert Rackstraw 31 October 1965 Sunderland, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Agent | Fuller voices |
Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965)[1][2] is an English voice actor who has worked in various animated movies, television shows and video games.
Career
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (June 2020) |
Rackstraw has an extensive voiceover career over 20 years. He voiced the main villain Pew in The Legends of Treasure Island, Voracious, Attila 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 and Mr. Happy in the UK version of The Mr. Men Show, Dad in Dennis and Gnasher, Kwazii in The Octonauts, Roger and Isambard in Lavender Castle, and Captain Campion in Watership Down.
He 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 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 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 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 provided various voices for Retribution, Venetica and Sherlock Holmes: The Devils Daughter.
He 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 voiced the Snow Tubby in the 2015 reboot of classic British children’s television series Teletubbies.
He 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Zit: The Video | All voices | Uncredited |
| 1994 | Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday | Ted, Jock, Norma, Fred, Hattie, Jim, Dan, Roger and Colin | Main UK role |
| Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter | |||
| Friendly Monsters: A Monster Christmas | |||
| 2001 | Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember | Scoop, Muck, Scruffty, Mr. Bernard Bentley, Mr. Beasley, Spud and Travis | |
| 2002 | Bob the Builder: The Live Show | Scoop, Muck, Spud and Mr. Bernard Bentley | |
| 2003 | Bob the Builder: The Knights Of Can a Lot | Scoop, Muck, Mr. Bernard Bentley, Mr. Beasley, Mr. Ellis and Spud | |
| 2003 | Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie | Larry | UK Version |
| 2004 | Bob the Builder: Snowed Under | Scoop, Muck and Spud | Main UK role |
| 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 | Scoop and Muck (UK) Spud |
Main role | |
| 2008 | Bob the Builder: Race to the Finish! | Scoop, Muck, Travis and Mr. Beasley (UK) Spud, Grabber and Mr. Bentley | |
| 2010 | Bob the Builder: The Legend of the Golden Hammer | Scoop, Muck and Travis (UK) Spud | |
| 2011 | Bob the Builder: Big Dino Dig | Scoop, Muck and Packer (UK) 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 Norman (US) Axel, Raul, Etienne, Flynn and the Great Railway Show Announcer[3] |
Main/supporting role |
| 2017 | Journey Beyond Sodor | Toby (UK) James and the Troublesome Trucks |
Main role |
| 2018 | Big World! Big Adventures! | Toby (UK) James, Donald, Big Mickey, additional voices |
Recurring role |
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 | Blind Pew | |
| 1993–96, 1998 | Gogs | ||
| 1994-2007 | VeggieTales | Larry | UK Version |
| 1995–96 | Fantomcat | MacDuff, The Monitor | |
| 1996 | Pond Life | ||
| 1996–97 | Sooty's Amazing Adventures | Sweep | |
| 1997 | Soul Music | ||
| 1997 | Wyrd Sisters | ||
| 1997–98 | Gogwana | ||
| Lavender Castle | Roger, Isambard | ||
| 1998–99 | Billy | Narrator, All voices except for Billy | |
| 1999 | Watership Down | Captain Campion | |
| 1999–2000 | Foxbusters | Voracious, Attila, Farmer Farmer | |
| 1998–present | Bob the Builder | Scoop, Muck, Travis, Packer and Mr. Beasley (UK) Spud and Mr. Bentley (UK; 1998–2012 / US; Late 2005–12) |
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| 2000 | Sheeep | Mumsie, Spike | |
| Sooty Heights | Butch, Ramsbottom | Voice only | |
| 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 | ||
| 2002–04 | 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 | ||
| 2005–08 | Planet Sketch | ||
| 2006 | Dr. Dog | ||
| 2006–08 | The Secret Show | Professor Professor | |
| 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 | [2] |
| 2009 | Dennis and Gnasher | Various | |
| 2010-15 | Team Umizoomi | DoorMouse | |
| 2012 | Jelly Jamm | Cheating Bracelets | Guest star |
| 2014–2017 | Doogal's Magic Roundabout Adventures | Alastair Bryce | |
| 2015–16 | Wissper | Colin, Dad, Kev and Dan Pan | |
| 2015–2018 | Teletubbies | Various | |
| 2015–2021 | Thomas & Friends | Toby | UK version; Series 19 onwards |
| Stanley and Monty | US version | ||
| James (UK; "Tit for Tat" onwards / US), Donald (Season 20 onwards), Flynn ("Rocky Rescue" onwards), Owen (Season 23 onwards), Hugo, Bradford, Big Mickey, Fergus Duncan/The Small Controller, The Thin Clergyman/Wilbert Awdry, additional voices | |||
| 2015–18 | Messy Goes to Okido | Zim | |
| 2018-19 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Mr. Gruber, William | Episodes: "The Slip" & "The Agent" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kingsley Shacklebolt, Death Eater, Announcers | [2] |
| 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 | [2] | |
| 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 | |||
| 2017 | Total War: Warhammer - Eshin Triad | Additional voices |
References
- ^ "Rob Rackstraw - BirthdayRoll.com". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Rob Rackstraw - 43 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
- ^ Rob Rackstraw [@TheVoiceoverman] (9 April 2016). "@ElliotKW @YouTube Oui!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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