Rodney Mullen
Biography
John Rodney Mullen is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, inventor, and public speaker who practices freestyle and street skateboarding. He is widely considered the most influential street skater in the history of the sport, being credited for inventing numerous tricks, including the flatground ollie, kickflip, heelflip, impossible, and 360-flip. As a result, he has been called the "Father of Street Skateboarding."
Rodney Mullen Scene In, "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty"
VideoKnown For
TV
John from Cincinnati
Skateboarder
2007
Film
Thrashin'
Rodney Mullen
1986
Film
Future Primitive
Self
1985
Film
Almost Skateboards: Round Three
Himself
2004
Film
Public Domain
Self
1988
Film
The Bones Brigade Video Show
Self
1984
Film
Rubbish Heap
1989
Film
Hot Splash
Self
1988
Film
Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Self
2022
Film
Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
Self
2012
Film
Canvas: The Skateboarding Documentary
Himself
1998
Film
The Man Who Souled the World
Self
2007
Film
Radical Moves
1986
Film
Powell Peralta: The Search for Animal Chin
Self
1987
Film
Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song
1997
Film
Motivation 2: The Chris Cole Story
Self
2015
Film
The Revolution
Self
1997
Film
Psycho Skate
Self
1988
Film
Second Hand Smoke
Self
1994
Filmography
2025FilmEmpire Skateas Self2022FilmTony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Offas Self2020FilmPretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Storyas Self2019FilmDAEWONas Self2017FilmDumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazineas Self (archive footage)2015Film15 years of enjoias Himself2015FilmMotivation 2: The Chris Cole Storyas Self2012FilmBones Brigade: An Autobiographyas Self2008FilmD.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually2007FilmThe Man Who Souled the Worldas Self2007TVJohn from Cincinnatias Skateboarder2006FilmInside Project 8: The Video Gameas Self2005FilmThe Making of Animal Chin2004FilmTony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Touras Self2004FilmAlmost Skateboards: Round Threeas Himself2004FilmTransworld - Show Me The Way2002FilmRodney Mullen: From the Ground Up2001FilmOpinion: To Each His Own1999FilmRodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song: Round 21998FilmCanvas: The Skateboarding Documentaryas Himself1997FilmThe Revolutionas Self1997FilmRodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song1996FilmThrasher - Skate and Destroy1994FilmSecond Hand Smokeas Self1993FilmVirtual Realityas Self1992FilmQuestionableas Self1989FilmRubbish Heap1988FilmHot Splashas Self1988FilmPsycho Skateas Self1988FilmPublic Domainas Self1987FilmPowell Peralta: The Search for Animal Chinas Self1986FilmThrashin'as Rodney Mullen1986FilmRadical Moves1985FilmFuture Primitiveas Self1984FilmThe Bones Brigade Video Showas Self1983FilmFlipside Video Fanzine Number Two