Taika Waititi
Born: 1975-08-16 in Wellington, New Zealand
Known For: Directing
Biography
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi (/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtiti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and six Emmy Awards. 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 film entirely funded and produced within New Zealand. 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 series The Mandalorian, 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
2026
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender as Gorillavark (voice)
- Klara and the Sun ... (Producer)
- The Wrong Girls ... (Thanks)
- Fing! as The Viscount
- Jail Time Records ... (Executive Producer)
- Imagine as Zombie Taika (voice)
2025
- A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever ... (Director)
2024
- Interior Chinatown ... (Executive Producer)
- Time Bandits as Supreme Being
- It's Florida, Man. as Doctor Orlando
- Conan O'Brien Must Go as Self
- The Mountain ... (Executive Producer)
- We Were Dangerous ... (Executive Producer)
- The Boy & the Octopus ... (Director)
2023
- History of the World: Part II as Sigmund Freud
- Next Goal Wins as American Samoan Priest
- Tour De Rugby as Self
- Frybread Face and Me ... (Executive Producer)
- Red, White & Brass ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Thor: Love and Thunder as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
- Lightyear as Mo Morrison (voice)
- Our Flag Means Death as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder as Self - Writer / Director / Korg
2021
- What If...? as Korg (voice)
- The Suicide Squad as Ratcatcher
- Free Guy as Antwan
- Reservation Dogs ... (Executive Producer)
- Drag Race Down Under as Self - Special Guest
- That's My Jam as Self - Guest
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as Max Kase
- Save Ralph as Ralph (voice)
- Night Raiders ... (Executive Producer)
- Deadpool and Korg React as Korg
2020
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Baby Done ... (Executive Producer)
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss as Storsh
- Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Mandalorian as IG-12 (voice)
- What We Do in the Shadows as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
- Avengers: Endgame as Korg (voice)
- The Masked Singer as Self - Lucky Duck
- Jojo Rabbit as Adolf
- Year of the Rabbit as Musician
- Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen as Self
- Life of a Cantipanican as Zog the Alien
2018
- Wellington Paranormal ... (Executive Producer)
- Vidéo Club as Self
- The Breaker Upperers ... (Executive Producer)
- Shrimp as Bartender
- All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Team Darryl ... (Writer)
- Your Name Isn't English ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Thor: Ragnarok as Korg (voice)
- Team Thor: Part 2 ... (Writer)
2016
- Moana ... (Thanks)
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople as Minister
- Team Thor ... (Writer)
- Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema as Self
- Poi E: The Story of Our Song as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- What We Do in the Shadows as Viago
- Vampire's Guide to Vellington as Viago
- Behind the Lid - Vellington Sign as Viago
2013
- Rick and Morty as Glootie (voice)
- The Last Leg as Self
- Aroha Bridge ... (Thanks)
- Blazed ... (Director)
- The Captain as The Captain
2011
- Green Lantern as Tom Kalmaku
- Super City ... (Director)
2010
- Boy as Alamein
- Radiradirah as Various
- 42 One Dream Rush
2007
- Flight of the Conchords as Gypsy Kings Fan
- Eagle vs Shark as Gordon
2005
- Futile Attraction as Waiter
- Falling Leaves as Bodil de Resny
- What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires as Viago
2004
- Heinous Crime
- Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! as Self / Frodo Baggins
- Tama Tū ... (Director)
- Two Cars, One Night ... (Writer)
- Toy Boy as Jack Hammer
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2002
- The Strip as Mostin
- Life on Ben as Gloob (voice)
- Tongan Ninja as Graham (voice)
- A Place To Stand as Vietnam Soldier
2001
- A New Way Home as Max
- Snakeskin as Nelson
1999
- Scarfies as Alex
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1994
- MTV Europe Music Awards as Self - Host
1989
- The Simpsons as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
1953
- The Oscars as Self