Acting
Rob Machado
Robert Edward Machado (better known simply as Rob Machado) (born October 16, 1973, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian-born American professional surfer from Cardiff-by-the-Sea, a community in Encinitas (San Diego County), California. Machado attended San Dieguito High School, and is known for his casual, "laid-back" style both in and out of the water taught. Though he rides a modern tri-fin shortboard, he is still considered a "soul-surfer" largely because of his soft-spoken, humble personality and his disinterest in the spotlight, along with his fluid surfing style, which has earned him the nickname "Mr. Smoothy." He is one of the best-known goofy-foot surfers in the world today. His style influences include Gerry Lopez, California's masters of style duo Oliver Lobdell and Taylor Lobdell, who he saw surfing on soft tops at River Jetties in 1990 and has tried to emulate their styles ever since.Rob has won many of pro surfing's most prestigious contests, including Hawaii's Pipeline Masters (Triple Crown of Surfing), and the U.S. Open of Surfing, the largest surfing event held on the U.S. mainland.
Filmography
10 Out Of 10
Film · 2026
Jack Johnson: SURFILMUSIC
Film · 2026
Mountains of the Moon
Film · 2025
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis
Film · 2023
California Soul
Film · 2020
Fire On The Mountain
Film · 2019
Momentum Generation
Film · 2018
Proximity
Film · 2017
Chasing AdVANture
Film · 2017
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary
Film · 2016
Compassing
Film · 2013
Surfing Your Dreams
Film · 2013
Slow Dance
Film · 2013
Fading West
Film · 2013
Castles In The Sky
Film · 2010
Drive Thru Australia
Film · 2009
The Drifter
Film · 2009
Bustin' Down the Door
Film · 2008
Water Man
Film · 2008
Riding Waves
Film · 2008
Stranger Than Fiction
Film · 2007
Surf's Up
Film · 2007
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
Film · 2007
Down the Barrel
Film · 2007
A Brokedown Melody
Film · 2004
Global
Film · 2004
Step Into Liquid
Film · 2003
Campaign
Film · 2003
The September Sessions
Film · 2002
Drive Thru Japan
Film · 2002
Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames
Film · 2002
Shelter
Film · 2001
Thicker Than Water
Film · 2000
Hit & Run
Film · 2000
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
Film · 1999
Loose Change
Film · 1999
Raw Irons
Film · 1998
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
Film · 1998
The Show
Film · 1997
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
Film · 1996
Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles
Film · 1996
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
Film · 1995
The Kill 2
Film · 1994
Focus
Film · 1994
Momentum II
Film · 1993
The Kill
Film · 1992
Momentum
Film · 1992
A Common Thread
Film