Kelly Slater
Acting • Born 1972-02-11
Biography
Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972, Cocoa Beach, FL, USA) is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Champion a record 10 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 1994–98. He is the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 38) to win the title. Upon winning his 5th world title in 1997, Slater passed Australian surfing legend Mark Richards to become the most successful champion in the history of the sport. In 2007 he also became the all-time leader in career event wins by winning the Boost Mobile Pro event at Lower Trestles near San Clemente, California. The previous record was held by Slater's childhood hero, 3-time world champion Tom Curren. In addition to the ASP tour, Slater has also competed in the X-Games (in 2003 and 2004). On October 3, 2008, Slater won his ninth ASP world title at the Billabong Pro Mundaka by defeating local surfer Eneko Acero in the 3rd round. In May 2005, in the final heat of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupo'o, Slater became the first surfer ever to be awarded two perfect scores for a total 20 out of 20 points under the ASP two-wave scoring system. (The corresponding honor under the previous three-wave system belongs to fellow American Shane Beschen who achieved the feat in 1996.) Since 1990, Slater has been sponsored primarily by surfwear industry giant Quiksilver. He exclusively rides Channel Islands surfboards equipped with his own signature series of FCS fins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelly Slater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
133 credits
Riding Giants
Movie • 2004
Kelly Slater
The September Sessions
Movie • 2002
Himself
Thicker Than Water
Movie • 2000
Himself
Surf's Up
Movie • 2007
Kelly (voice)
Waterman
Movie • 2022
Self
A Brokedown Melody
Movie • 2004
Waveriders
Movie • 2008
Himself
Sipping Jetstreams: An Adventure in Life
Movie • 2006
actor
Circle One
Movie • 2003
Himself
Step Into Liquid
Movie • 2003
Himself
The Greatest Surf Movie in the Universe
Movie • 2023
The GOAT
Highwater
Movie • 2009
Himself
The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D
Movie • 2010
Himself
A Fly in the Champagne
Movie • 2009
himself
Absolute Garbage
Movie • 2007
Man On The Beach
80 Waves
Movie • 2010
Self
Bustin' Down the Door
Movie • 2008
Self
Surfing Morning of the Sun
Movie • 2020
Self
Raw Irons
Movie • 1998
Fighting Fear
Movie • 2011
Himself
Minds in the Water
Movie • 2012
Self
Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of St.Francis
Movie • 2023
Self
Momentum II
Movie • 1993
BLACKWATER: The Story of a Place Called Teahupo'o
Movie • 2005
Momentum
Movie • 1992
Kelly Slater & The Young Guns
Movie • 2004
Campaign 2: A Taylor Steele Movie
Movie • 2005
Young Guns 2
Movie • 2005
Young Guns 3
Movie • 2007
The Big Bounce
Movie • 2004
Kelly Slater
Surprise Excitement Party
Movie • 2016
Pipeline Posse: Project 1
Movie • 2007
Shelter
Movie • 2001
Himself
This Time Tomorrow
Movie • 2012
Himself
Hit & Run
Movie • 2000
Himself
Down the Barrel
Movie • 2007
Himself
Surfing Your Dreams
Movie • 2013
The Surfer's Journal - Biographies Vol 1 - Curren/Slater
Movie • 2008
Doped Youth
Movie • 2005
Blue Horizon
Movie • 2004
Himself
Walking on Water
Movie • 2007
Self
Kelly Slater in Black and White
Movie • 1991
Self
Kelly Slater in Kolor
Movie • 1997
self
Making Headlines
Movie • 2006
Trick or Treat
Movie • 2001
Always Right
Movie • 2006
América do Surf
Movie • 2005
Bounty Hunters
Movie • 2003
Here & Now
Movie • 2012
Crossing the Line
Movie • 2004
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives
Movie • 1999
Billabong Challenge: Jeffrey's Bay
Movie • 1995
Fanning the Fire
Movie • 2002
Rise Above
Movie • 2003
Radio Waves
Movie • 2003
No Destination
Movie • 1998
The Day Newport Died
Movie
Samba Trance & Rock n Roll
Movie • 2004
Surf Adventures 2 - A Busca Continua
Movie • 2008
Back in Town
Movie • 2004
Self
Chasing Dora
Movie • 2006
A Common Thread
Movie
Self
Critically Acclaimed
Movie • 2006
Global
Movie • 2004
For a Few Barrels More
Movie • 2009
The Show
Movie • 1997
High 5
Movie • 2010
Cloud 9
Movie • 2009
Letting Go
Movie • 2006
Mixed Tape - Bobby: Volume 1
Movie • 2007
The Kill Five
Movie • 2002
The Movement
Movie
Becoming Bronson
Movie • 2020
4 Waves 1 Hour
Movie • 2016
Quiksilver Cypher Vision
Movie • 2010
The Search for Freedom
Movie • 2015
Self
805: Eight Zero Five
Movie • 2008
Aqua Luna
Movie • 2012
Bliss
Movie • 1997
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left
Movie • 1995
The Kill
Movie • 1992
The Kill 2
Movie • 1994
The Kill 3
Movie • 1998
Saca - O filme de Tiago Pires
Movie • 2016
Kelly Slater
View from a Blue Moon
Movie • 2015
Self
These Are...Better Days
Movie • 1999
Surfer
Surfers: The Movie
Movie • 1990
Andy Irons: Kissed by God
Movie • 2018
Himself
Momentum Generation
Movie • 2018
Himself
On The Wave
Movie • 2013
himself
Loose Change
Movie • 1999
Psychic Migrations
Movie • 2015
Shorebreak: The Clark Little Story
Movie • 2016
Himself
Proximity
Movie • 2017
Himself
Campaign
Movie • 2003
Chasing Addictions
Movie • 2013
Self
Absolute Mexico
Movie • 2009
The White Album
Movie • 2013
And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers
Movie • 2019
Himself
The Pursuit
Movie • 2008
24/7: Kelly Slater
Movie • 2019
Self
Tokyo Rising
Movie • 2020
Self
Under The Sun
Movie • 2010
A Bowlful of Chile
Movie • 2007
A Fistful of Barrels
Movie • 2006
One Track Mind
Movie • 2008
Moments
Movie • 2011
Self
Moments 2
Movie • 2012
Focus
Movie • 1994
Drive Thru Europe
Movie • 2005
One Step Beyond
Movie • 1991
Holy Surf! - Once Upon a Wave
Movie • 2024
Self
Islands in the Stream
Movie • 2004
Jérémy Florès - Dos au mur
Movie • 2025
Bra Boys
Movie • 2007
Self
Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution
Movie • 2010
Self
Baywatch
TV • 1989
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV • 2015
Self
Kelly Slater: The Lost Tapes
TV • 2022
Kelly Slater
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
TV • 2003
Himself (voice)
Trippin'
TV • 2005
Self
Baywatch
TV • 1989
Jimmy Slade
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Undeniable with Dan Patrick
TV • 2015
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
Ballers
TV • 2015
Kelly Slater
Greatness Code
TV • 2020
Self
The Ultimate Surfer
TV • 2021
Self - Special Correspondent
The Ripple Effect
TV • 2016
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Make or Break
TV • 2022
Self
Arli$$
TV • 1996
Kelly Slater