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 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
2026
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender as Gorillavark (voice)
- Klara and the Sun ... (Producer)
- Fing! as The Viscount
- Imagine as Zombie Taika (voice)
- Jail Time Records ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever ... (Director)
2024
- Time Bandits as Supreme Being
- Interior Chinatown ... (Executive Producer)
- It's Florida, Man. as Doctor Orlando
- Conan O'Brien Must Go as Self
- The Mountain ... (Executive Producer)
- The Boy & the Octopus ... (Director)
- We Were Dangerous ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- History of the World: Part II as Sigmund Freud
- Next Goal Wins as American Samoan Priest
- Frybread Face and Me ... (Executive Producer)
- Tour De Rugby as Self
- Red, White & Brass ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Thor: Love and Thunder as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
- Our Flag Means Death as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
- Lightyear as Mo Morrison (voice)
- 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
- Night Raiders ... (Executive Producer)
- Deadpool and Korg React as Korg
2020
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride as Westley
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian as Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
- Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss as Storsh
- Baby Done ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- The Mandalorian as IG-12 (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Avengers: Endgame as Korg (voice)
- What We Do in the Shadows as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
- 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
- Team Darryl ... (Writer)
- All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Breaker Upperers ... (Executive Producer)
- Shrimp as Bartender
- Your Name Isn't English ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- Thor: Ragnarok as Korg (voice)
- Team Thor: Part 2 ... (Writer)
2016
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople as Minister
- Moana ... (Thanks)
- Team Thor ... (Writer)
- Poi E: The Story of Our Song as Self
- Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema 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
2013
- Rick and Morty as Glootie (voice)
- The Last Leg as Self
- Aroha Bridge ... (Thanks)
- The Captain as The Captain
- Blazed ... (Director)
2011
- Green Lantern as Tom Kalmaku
- Super City ... (Director)
2010
- Boy as Alamein
- 42 One Dream Rush
- Radiradirah as Various
2007
- Flight of the Conchords as Gypsy Kings Fan
- Eagle vs Shark as Gordon
2005
- What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires as Viago
- Futile Attraction as Waiter
- Falling Leaves as Bodil de Resny
2004
- Tama Tū ... (Director)
- Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!! as Self / Frodo Baggins
- Two Cars, One Night ... (Writer)
- Toy Boy as Jack Hammer
- Heinous Crime
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2002
- The Strip as Mostin
- Tongan Ninja as Graham (voice)
- A Place To Stand as Vietnam Soldier
- Life on Ben as Gloob (voice)
2001
- Snakeskin as Nelson
- A New Way Home as Max
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