Rob Machado

Known for ActingBorn 1973-10-16 (age 52)Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Fire On The Mountain

Surfing Your Dreams

Chasing AdVANture

Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left

The September Sessions

Hit & Run

Down the Barrel

A Brokedown Melody

Castles In The Sky

Step Into Liquid

Momentum Generation

Thicker Than Water

Surf's Up

Fading West

Bustin' Down the Door

Shelter

The Drifter

Compassing

Proximity

10 Out Of 10

Mountains of the Moon

Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis

California Soul

Fish: The Surfboard Documentary

Slow Dance

Drive Thru Australia

Water Man

Riding Waves

Stranger Than Fiction

Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1

Global

Campaign

Drive Thru Japan

Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames

Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives

Loose Change

Raw Irons

Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón

The Show

Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove

Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles

The Kill 2

Focus

Momentum II

The Kill

Momentum

A Common Thread