Brian Sumner

Brian Sumner is a British skateboarder, Christian pastor and travelling evangelist, originally from Liverpool, England, who lives in Huntington Beach, California. He became known in the United Kingdom for winning contests with his stair and handrail skating, and after finishing school and six months of art college in Liverpool he moved to the United States at sixteen to pursue a skateboarding career. He turned professional at nineteen and has skated for companies including Birdhouse, Airwalk, Adio, Independent, TSA, Volcom, Analog and Rocket Wheels. He made his United States debut in the skate video The End, appeared in One Step Beyond by Adio and in several 411 videos and Baker videos, and spent many summers on Tony Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour.