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Taika Waititi
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 16, 1975 (50 years)
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.
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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.
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Taika Waititi Filmography
| 2024 | Time Bandits (TV Series) · as Supreme Being |
| 2023 | Next Goal Wins · as American Samoan Priest |
| 2023 | History of the World, Part II (TV Series) · as Sigmund Freud |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice) |
| 2022 | Lightyear · as Mo Morrison (voice) |
| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death (TV Series) · as Edward Teach A.k.a. Blackbeard |
| 2021 | The Electrical Life of Louis Wain · as Max Kase |
| 2021 | Free Guy · as Antwan |
| 2021 | What If…? (TV Series) · as Korg (voice) |
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad · as Ratcatcher |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | Save Ralph · as Ralph (voice) |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Director |
| 2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride (TV Series) · as Westley |
| 2020 | James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian (TV Series) · as Ig-11 (voice) |
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit · as Adolf |
| 2019 | Year of the Rabbit (TV Series) · as Musician |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame · as Korg (voice) |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) · as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg |
| 2019 | Life of a Cantipanican · as Zog The Alien |
| 2018 | Shrimp · as Bartender |
| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss · as Storsh |
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok · as Korg (voice) |
| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople · as Minister |
| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows · as Viago |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty (TV Series) · as Glootie (voice) |
| 2013 | The Captain · as The Captain |
| 2013 | Coffee Town · as Cosmetology Instructor |
| 2011 | Green Lantern · as Tom Kalmaku |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Radiradirah (TV Series) · as Various |
| 2010 | Boy · as Alamein |
| 2008 | The Jaquie Brown Diaries (TV Series) · as Friendly Gypsy |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark · as Gordon |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords (TV Series) · as Gypsy Kings Fan |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Futile Attraction · as Waiter |
| 2003 | Freaky (TV Series) · as Cleaner (cleaner Story) |
| 2002 | Tongan Ninja · as Graham (voice) |
| 2002 | Revelations - The Initial Journey (TV Series) · as Ali |
| 2002 | Turangawaewae · as Vietnam Soldier |
| 2002 | The Strip (2002) (TV Series) · as Mostin |
| 2001 | Snakeskin · as Nelson |
| 1999 | Scarfies · as Alex |
| 1999 | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'avignon (voice) |
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | Interior Chinatown (TV Series) |
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| 2024 | Time Bandits (TV Series) |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death (TV Series) |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian (TV Series) |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | |
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| 2016 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2012 | The Inbetweeners (US) (TV Series) |
| 2011 | Super City (TV Series) |
| 2010 | |
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| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords (TV Series) |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2003 |
| 2024 | Time Bandits (TV Series) |
| 2023 | Next Goal Wins · as Screenplay |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Reservation Dogs (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Jojo Rabbit · as Screenplay |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) · as Original Film Writer |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Hunt for the Wilderpeople · as Screenplay |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | |
| 2010 | Radiradirah (TV Series) · as Contributing Writer |
| 2010 | |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark · as Screenplay |
| 2007 | Flight of the Conchords (TV Series) |
| 2005 | |
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| 2003 |
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | Interior Chinatown (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Time Bandits (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | We Were Dangerous · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The Mountain · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Frybread Face and Me · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Red, White & Brass · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Our Flag Means Death (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Night Raiders · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Reservation Dogs (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Wellington Paranormal (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The Breaker Upperers · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2012 | The Inbetweeners (US) (TV Series) · as Consulting Producer |
| 2005 | What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Conan O'Brien Must Go (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Stan Lee · as Self |
| 2022 | Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder · as Self - Writer / Director / Korg |
| 2022 | 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | That's My Jam (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Drag Race Down Under (TV Series) · as Self - Special Guest |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (TV Series) · as Self - Director & Voice Of Ig-11 |
| 2020 | Reunited Apart (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Oscars · as Self - Presenter & Winner |
| 2020 | The Oscars Red Carpet Show · as Self |
| 2020 | 2020 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2020 | The 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2020 | 2020 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2019 | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Lucky Duck |
| 2018 | Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen · as Self |
| 2018 | All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Thor: Finding Korg · as Self |
| 2018 | Lie Detector (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The Project (NZ) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Poi E: The Story of a Song · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | The Last Leg (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Eagle vs Shark: Director's Intro · as Self |
| 2008 | Eagle vs Shark: Cast & Crew Interviews · as Self - Writer |
| 2008 | Eagle vs Shark: The Mouse Wheel · as Self - Writer |
| 2008 | Eagle vs Shark: Audio Set-Up · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! · as Self / Frodo Baggins |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The Making of 'Snakeskin' · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Good News Week (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | MTV Europe Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | Wellington Paranormal (TV Series) · as Created By |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark · as Casting |