Taika Waititi
Directing • Born 1975-08-16
Biography
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019. The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His directing credits include the superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), as well as the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the last of which he also wrote and starred in as an imaginary version of Adolf Hitler. Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay. Waititi also earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In television, Waititi co-created and produced the comedy-drama series Reservation Dogs and directed, produced, and starred in the comedy Our Flag Means Death. In addition to directing an episode of The Mandalorian series, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taika Waititi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
81 credits
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Movie • 2021
Max Kase
Lightyear
Movie • 2022
Mo Morrison (voice)
Scarfies
Movie • 1999
Alex
Green Lantern
Movie • 2011
Tom Kalmaku
The Suicide Squad
Movie • 2021
Ratcatcher
Boy
Movie • 2010
Alamein
Next Goal Wins
Movie • 2023
American Samoan Priest
Toy Boy
Movie • 2004
Jack Hammer
The Captain
Movie • 2013
The Captain
What We Do in the Shadows
Movie • 2014
Viago
Heinous Crime
Movie • 2004
Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie • 2022
Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Movie • 2022
Self - Writer / Director / Korg
Eagle vs Shark
Movie • 2007
Gordon
Tongan Ninja
Movie • 2002
Graham (voice)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Movie • 2016
Minister
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Movie • 2016
Self
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Movie • 2005
Viago
Snakeskin
Movie • 2001
Nelson
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Movie • 2004
Self / Frodo Baggins
Futile Attraction
Movie • 2005
Waiter
Thor: Ragnarok
Movie • 2017
Korg (voice)
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Movie • 2020
Storsh
Jojo Rabbit
Movie • 2019
Adolf
Shrimp
Movie • 2018
Bartender
Free Guy
Movie • 2021
Antwan
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Movie • 2019
Self
A New Way Home
Movie • 2001
Max
Avengers: Endgame
Movie • 2019
Korg (voice)
Life of a Cantipanican
Movie • 2019
Zog the Alien
Falling Leaves
Movie • 2005
Bodil de Resny
Meet the Josh
Movie
Self
A Place To Stand
Movie • 2002
Vietnam Soldier
Place To Be
Movie
Nelson
Fing!
Movie • 2026
The Viscount
42 One Dream Rush
Movie • 2010
Save Ralph
Movie • 2021
Ralph (voice)
Deadpool and Korg React
Movie • 2021
Korg
The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender
Movie • 2026
(voice)
Imagine
Movie • 2026
Zombie Taika (voice)
2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated
Movie • 2026
Self - Presenter
2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Documentary
Movie • 2026
Self - Presenter
2026 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Live Action
Movie • 2026
Self - Presenter
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
Movie • 2016
Self
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Glootie (voice)
Our Flag Means Death
TV • 2022
Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
Drag Race Down Under
TV • 2021
Self - Special Guest
The Mandalorian
TV • 2019
IG-12 (voice)
The Mandalorian
TV • 2019
IG-12 / IG-11 (voice)
What If...?
TV • 2021
Korg (voice)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
That's My Jam
TV • 2021
Self - Guest
The Strip
TV • 2002
Mostin
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV • 2020
Westley
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
TV • 2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
TV • 2019
Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
Year of the Rabbit
TV • 2019
Musician
MTV Europe Music Awards
TV • 1994
Self - Host
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
The Mandalorian
TV • 2019
IG-11 (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Flight of the Conchords
TV • 2007
Gypsy Kings Fan
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Radiradirah
TV • 2010
Various
History of the World: Part II
TV • 2023
Sigmund Freud
Time Bandits
TV • 2024
Supreme Being
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
TV • 2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
TV • 2020
Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
The Last Leg
TV • 2013
Self
Vidéo Club
TV • 2018
Self
Conan O'Brien Must Go
TV • 2024
Self
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self - Lucky Duck
It's Florida, Man.
TV • 2024
Tour De Rugby
TV • 2023
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest