Rob Machado
ActingRobert 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.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Surf's Up
Rob (voice)
Momentum Generation
Himself
Bustin' Down the Door
Self
Mountains of the Moon
Self
Chasing AdVANture
Self
Surfing Your Dreams
Fire On The Mountain
Self
Step Into Liquid
Himself
Shelter
Himself
The September Sessions
Himself
Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames
Momentum II
A Brokedown Melody
Drive Thru Australia
Down the Barrel
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary
Fading West
Self
Momentum
Water Man
Self
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St.Francis
Self
Global
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
Riding Waves
Campaign
The Show
Thicker Than Water
Himself
A Common Thread
Self
Loose Change
Hit & Run
Himself
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
The Drifter
Himself
The Kill 2
California Soul
Compassing
Stranger Than Fiction
Himself
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
Drive Thru Japan
Raw Irons
Slow Dance
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
Focus
Proximity
Himself
The Kill
Castles In The Sky
Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles
