Joel Parkinson
Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who used to compete on the WSL (World Surf League). After twelve years competing at the elite level on the ASP World Championship Tour, a stretch that saw him win eleven elite ASP World Title Events, plus nine additional ASP tour events, and achieve runner-up second place to the ASP World Title four times, Parkinson won the ASP World Championship Tour Surfing Title on 14 December 2012 in Hawaii at the Banzai Pipeline during the ASP World Tours' final event for 2012–the Billabong Pipeline Masters. Parkinson hung on in a back and forth battle with eleven-time ASP World Title holder, Kelly Slater, to get his first World Title, as well as go on to win the Pipeline Masters, only after Slater lost his semi-final heat to Josh Kerr, of Queensland, Australia. Parkinson beat Kerr in the finals of the event, which was his seventh top-five placing for the year, and his first event title win for 2012.
Acting
Movie
Bustin' Down the Door
as Self
2008
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Down the Barrel
as Himself
2007
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The Free Way
2002
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Minds in the Water
as Self
2012
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And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers
as Himself
2019
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Drive Thru Australia Part 2
as Himself
2009
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3 Degrees
as Himself
2003
Movie
Stepping Stones
as Himself
2004
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Stranger Than Fiction
as Himself
2007
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Free as a Dog
2006
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Trilogy
2007
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América do Surf
2005
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Frame Lines
2004
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Crossing the Line
2004
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Fanning the Fire
2002
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Rise Above
2003
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Radio Waves
2003
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A Day in the Life
2004
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Back in Town
as Self
2004
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Chasing Dora
2006
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Inside Outside
2008
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Tropical Punch
2007
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Critically Acclaimed
2006
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Fitty Fitty
2007