Acting
Ross Williams
Big, powerful, easygoing regular footer From Haleiwa, Hawaii. Williams was born (1973) in Toledo, Ohio, the son of a pipe welder, and began surfing not long after moving with his family to Hawaii at age six and won the boy's division of the 1988 United States Championship. A nine-year world circuit career saw Williams finish as high as 15th (in 1995, 1997, and 1999), before dropping off the Top 44…
Known For
No Destination · 1998No Destination
1998
Movie
The journey is more important than the goal. Five friends on a surfing odyssey that will change your perspective on modern surfing. Starring Taylor Knox, Chris Malloy, Pat O'Connell, Kelly Slater, and Ross Williams. Interviews by Nick Carrol. A 1998 film by Don King and Jeff Hornbaker.
Momentum II · 1993Momentum II
1993
Movie
After Momentum I... the next logical step? MOMENTUM II. More polish. More production. More ripping. But the formula remains the same. Sick sections from the next generation of rising talents. Kelly Slater. Rob Machado. Shane Dorian. Taylor Knox. Kalani Robb. Benji Weatherly. And more. No one could have predicted the success of the first Momentum. And Taylor's immediate response -- even before it's success -- was to keep doing what he was doing: documenting a new generation of rising talent.
The September Sessions · 2002The September Sessions
★ 8.52002
MovieDocumentary
Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, and others take a trip to the coast of Sumatra, where they find themselves surfing beautiful waves, and lose the urgency they have come to live with being professionals. September Sessions documents this trip with interviews and 16mm footage of life on a once in a lifetime surftrip.
Focus · 1994Focus
1994
Movie
Poor Specimen Productions presents a Taylor Steele film featuring Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Ross Williams, Taylor Knox, Donovan Frankenreiter, Justin Postin, Sunny Garcia and introducing Tim Curran!
The Show · 1997The Show
1997
Movie
Greg Browning as a lost space traveler, Chris Malloy as a cowboy, Shane Dorian and Taylor Knox as street thugs, Rob Machado as the Godfather? Sounds more like a night at the local multiplex than one of the greatest surf films of all time.
Momentum · 1992Momentum
1992
Movie
MOMENTUM marks the beginning of a new era in surfing. Featuring some of the first sections of New School surfers Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, Ross Williams, Benji Weatherly, Kalani Robb and more, Taylor Steele's 1991 breakout VHS release changed the way surf movies were made for the next decade and became the namesake for The Momentum Generation of surfers. In 2007, Momentum was listed as #3 on Surfing Magazine's "Greatest Surf Movies of All Time."
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove · 1996Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove
1996
Movie
A balance of wind, tide and consistent, deep ocean swells are the factors that control the destiny of the Billabong Super Challenge. Eight of the world's best surfers discover big, clean, gnarly barrels, in a contest without compromise. Starring Mark Occhilupo, Luke Egan, Ross Williams, Kalani Robb, Martin Potter, Rob Machado, Paul Patterson, and Shane Dorian. Music from Submarine, Yothu Yindi, Tumbleweed, Storytime, and The Celibate Rifles.
Lost Jewel of the Atlantic · 2006Lost Jewel of the Atlantic
2006
Movie
Combining exciting big-wave surfing footage with emotional testimony from some of surfing's greatest names, Lost Jewel of the Atlantic documents one of the world's most significant surf discoveries in decades, Jardim do Mar, Madeira.
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