Rob Machado
Acting • Born 1973-10-16
Biography
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
46 credits
Fire On The Mountain
Movie • 2019
Self
The September Sessions
Movie • 2002
Himself
Thicker Than Water
Movie • 2000
Himself
California Soul
Movie • 2020
Stranger Than Fiction
Movie • 2007
Himself
Surf's Up
Movie • 2007
Rob (voice)
A Brokedown Melody
Movie • 2004
Step Into Liquid
Movie • 2003
Himself
Bustin' Down the Door
Movie • 2008
Self
Raw Irons
Movie • 1998
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of St.Francis
Movie • 2023
Self
Momentum II
Movie • 1993
Shelter
Movie • 2001
Himself
Hit & Run
Movie • 2000
Himself
Compassing
Movie • 2013
Water Man
Movie • 2008
Self
Surfing Your Dreams
Movie • 2013
Riding Waves
Movie • 2008
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
Movie • 1999
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
Movie • 1996
A Common Thread
Movie
Self
Global
Movie • 2004
The Show
Movie • 1997
Puerto Underground 4: Alma y Corazón
Movie • 1998
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
Movie • 2007
Slow Dance
Movie • 2013
The Kill 2
Movie • 1994
The Kill
Movie • 1992
Proximity
Movie • 2017
Himself
Castles In The Sky
Movie • 2010
Focus
Movie • 1994
Drive Thru Australia
Movie • 2009
Drive Thru Japan
Movie • 2002
Campaign
Movie • 2003
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
Movie • 1995
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary
Movie • 2016
Momentum
Movie • 1992
Momentum Generation
Movie • 2018
Himself
Drifting: Rob Machado Chronicles
Movie • 1996
Loose Change
Movie • 1999
Down the Barrel
Movie • 2007
Fading West
Movie • 2013
Self
Chasing AdVANture
Movie • 2017
Self
Mountains of the Moon
Movie • 2025
Self
The Drifter
Movie • 2009
Himself
Moto XXX 4: Up in Flames
Movie • 2002