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."

Movies & TV Shows

1. Thrashin' (1986) — Rodney Mullen
2. Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off (2022) — Self
3. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012) — Self
4. John from Cincinnati (2007) — Skateboarder
5. Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine (2017) — Self (archive footage)
6. Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story (2020) — Self
7. Motivation 2: The Chris Cole Story (2015) — Self
8. Powell Peralta: The Search for Animal Chin (1987) — Self
9. Hot Splash (1988) — Self
10. Opinion: To Each His Own (2001)
11. Public Domain (1988) — Self
12. The Bones Brigade Video Show (1984) — Self
13. Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour (2004) — Self
14. Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song (1997)
15. The Man Who Souled the World (2007) — Self
16. Almost Skateboards: Round Three (2004) — Himself
17. Future Primitive (1985) — Self
18. Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song: Round 2 (1999)
19. Flipside Video Fanzine Number Two (1983)
20. Canvas: The Skateboarding Documentary (1998) — Himself
21. D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually (2008)
22. Psycho Skate (1988) — Self
23. 15 years of enjoi (2015) — Himself
24. Thrasher - Skate and Destroy (1996)
25. Virtual Reality (1993) — Self
26. Questionable (1992) — Self
27. Second Hand Smoke (1994) — Self
28. The Revolution (1997) — Self
29. Radical Moves (1986)
30. Inside Project 8: The Video Game (2006) — Self
31. Rubbish Heap (1989)
32. DAEWON (2019) — Self
33. Rodney Mullen: From the Ground Up (2002)
34. Transworld - Show Me The Way (2004)
35. The Making of Animal Chin (2005)
36. Empire Skate (2025) — Self