James Duncan O'Brien (born June 9, 1983) is a professional surfer from the North Shore, Hawaii.
Jamie grew up near one of the most notorious waves on the planet, with a home in front of the Banzai Pipeline, on the surfing Mecca of Oahu’s North Shore.
His success continued with 1st place at Hansen's Pipeline Pro in 2003, 1st place in the 2004 Fosters Expression Trestles and the Rip Curl Pipeline Masters at 21 years of age,[2] 1st in the 2009 Rip Curl Invitational, and 1st in the inaugural Volcom Pipe Pro back in 2010.
[8] He is the star of the video series "Who is JOB," which ended with the final episode[11] posted on Oct 18, 2019, for a total of 9 seasons on YouTube.
[8] In 2016 Jamie O'Brien assisted in the rescue of a bodyboarder who had wiped out and was drowning, by paddling out with a foam board to help Guilherme Tamega who was trying to bring the victim to shore.