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.

Joel Parkinson is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Minds in the Water (2012), Glenn & Mick's Celebrity Intervention (2026), Momentum: Under the Influence (2001), Trilogy (2007), Bustin' Down the Door (2008), Drive Thru Australia Part 2 (2009), A Day in the Life (2004), A Bowlful of Chile (2007). The recorded credits span 2001 to 2026, including 24 movies and 1 TV show.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.