
Brian Sumner
Acting
Biography
Brian Sumner was born in the UK. He is best known as a pro skater with connections to the Tony Hawk Gigantic Skatepark Tour, Birdhouse and the Baker gang and various skate brands. Sumner is also known as a Christian leader and evangelist who has served as a Deacon at the Sanctuary Church and helped start Christian youth skateboard ministries 'the Uprising' and 'SkateBible'.
Known For

Desperate to improve their social status, four best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against the popular clique in their school.
Sleepover

Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.
Grind

Hardflip follows the story of Caleb (Randy Wayne) a young skater whose ill mother (Rosanna Arquette) and absent father (John Schneider) leave him reaching for the only hope he has...becoming a sponsored skater. After his mother falls ill, Caleb finds a stack of old love letters. He sets out to find the father he never knew and inadvertently begins a journey he never could have expected. This story explores what happens when we let go of our anger and pain and forgive those who have hurt us most.
Hardflip

Join Tony Hawk and his company of high-flyin' (and high-falutin') skateboard maestros as they take you through some skating tips and tricks that will leave you open-mouthed in amazement! Highlights include Burnquist launching a 7-foot "Ollie" and Bam leaping for a sixth-floor balcony. Say what you want about the evolution of the sport, but these guys really get air.
Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour 2001

From the makers of Adio Footwear, One Step Beyond is a stunning visual and action masterpiece. Directed by Josh Stewart (Static), the video features the entire Adio team in their best video parts yet! Smooth, stylish skateboarding, incredible technicality and some of the gnarliest stunts ever performed are combined with amazing graphic effects (by Jose Gomez Andre Stringer) to bring you one of the most original skateboard videos ever made!
Adio - One Step Beyond

Imagine Michael Jordan and a bunch of his teammates dropping by your local basketball court and asking if they can play a little three-on-three. For skateboarders, that's pretty much what happened during Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour: Tony and several of his best friends showed up unannounced at skateparks throughout the west and sessioned alongside whoever happened to be there.
Tony Hawk's Secret Skatepark Tour

More than a decade after the release of the revolutionary skateboarding film The End, Birdhouse comes full circle with a monumental release of cinematic majesty titled The Beginning.
The Beginning

Filmed on his triumphant 2002 tour, TONY HAWK'S GIGANTIC SKATEPARK TOUR 2002 follows Tony and his guests Bam Margera, Mike Vallely, Eric Koston, Dave Mirra, Bob Burnquist, and Shaun White as they amaze audiences at sold-out skate parks nationwide. Also included is a look at what the tour bus is really like, lost bets between the athletes, and more.
Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour 2002

Tony Hawk and Jason Ellis get plenty of air time in this harrowing tour disc. For aspiring skateboarding pros (and groupies), Hawk's tour provides a stoked view of life from the road, along with a snapshot of how skateboarding's popularity has soared. The rest of the skaters rate some cool footage, and the "off days" adventures, when the crew isn't skating, often border on the hilarious.
Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour 2000

The End is a 1998 Tony Hawk skateboarding film from Birdhouse Skateboards. It was made under the direction of Jamie Mosberg, who also produced and edited it. The original movie was released in 1998, but the movie was re-released in 2001.
The End
The Uprising is a reality television show centering around the lives and ministry of Jay Haizlip, Brian Sumner, and Christian Hosoi. Together and with the help of many others, they use their collective backgrounds as professional skateboarders as they comb skate parks, backyard pools, and other hangouts in an effort to spread the Gospel of Christ. Committed to affecting the world around them, the trio shares their faith and hope with friends, drug addicts, and even police. Through their ministry and the show as well, cultural and religious boundaries are breached with an unconventional but truly biblical approach to ministry on a person to person level.
The Uprising

Seminal skate culture magazine 'Big Brother' return with the latest installment of their video series. This tape introduces Steve-O doing a number of stunts, the return of Johnny Knoxville and his bad sausage, and more skating than ever before. Also featured are returning mascots of the series Jason "Wee Man" Acuna and Johnny Lee Countee.
Big Brother: Boob

Baker 2g was released in 2000 featuring the entire Baker Skateboards team.
Baker 2G

J Strickland's Baker Bootleg video starred Jim Greco, Ali Boulala, Andrew Reynolds, Lil Eric, Heath Kirchart, PR Matt, Dustin Dollin, Ali Cairns, Brian Sumner, Jeff Lenoce, Warner Ave Mob, Elissa Steamer, Willy Santos, Atiba, Coung, Tung, Marcelle, Brad Hayes, Tony Hawk, Sammy Baptista, Primo, Brian Emmers, Dylan Gardner and more.
Baker - Bootleg

Armed with hardcore biblical teachings, stirring testimony, and street-level insight, skateboarding legends Brian Sumner and Christian Hosoi speak in a language that can't be faked - and work tirelessly to share a message that can't be ignored.
Foolishness

Three stories of success and second chances from a vocalist, Ebola doctor and pro-skateboarder while Billy Graham shares about what you need most.
Second Chance

The legendary Tony Hawk teaches the basics of skateboarding to skaters of all ages. Also featuring Kris Markovich and Brian Sumner.