Taika Waititi
67 movies · 23 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Aug 16, 1975 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as
- Taika David Cohen
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.
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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.
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Known for
Taika Waititi: movies and TV shows
Acting (54)
- Upcoming FING!
as The Viscount
- Upcoming Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
as Willy Wonka (voice)
- Upcoming Deadpool and Korg React
as Korg
- 2026 Place to Be
as Nelson
- 2026 LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as IG-11 / IG-12 (voice)
- 2026 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
as Gorillavark (voice)
- 2026 Imagine
as Zombie Taika (voice)
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023 Next Goal Wins
as American Samoan Priest
- 2023
- 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
- 2022 Lightyear
as Mo Morrison (voice)
- 2022
- 2021 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Max Kase
- 2021 Free Guy
as Antwan
- 2021
- 2021 The Suicide Squad
as Ratcatcher
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
as Storsh
- 2019
- 2019 Jojo Rabbit
as Adolf
- 2019
- 2019 Avengers: Endgame
as Korg (voice)
- 2019
- 2019 Life of a Cantipanican
as Zog the Alien
- 2018 Shrimp
as Bartender
- 2017 Thor: Ragnarok
as Korg (voice)
- 2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
as Minister
- 2014 What We Do in the Shadows
as Viago
- 2014 Behind the Lid - Vellington Sign
as Viago
- 2014 Vampire's Guide to Vellington
as Viago
- 2013
- 2013 The Captain
as The Captain
- 2011 Green Lantern
as Tom Kalmaku
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Boy
as Alamein
- 2007
- 2007 Eagle vs Shark
as Gordon
- 2005 Futile Attraction
as Waiter
- 2005 Falling Leaves
as Bodil de Resny
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004 Toy Boy
as Jack Hammer
- 2002 Tongan Ninja
as Graham (voice)
- 2002 A Place To Stand
as Vietnam Soldier
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001 Snakeskin
as Nelson
- 2001 A New Way Home
as Max
- 1999 Scarfies
as Alex
- 1989
Behind the camera (55)
- Upcoming Klara and the Sun
Producer, Director, Screenplay
- Upcoming Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Executive Producer
- Upcoming Tower of Terror
Director
- Upcoming James
Director
- Upcoming Ways of Loving
Executive Producer
- Upcoming Untitled Judge Dredd Film
Director
- Upcoming Untitled Taika Waititi Star Wars Film
Director, Screenplay
- Upcoming Barn 8
Director, Producer
- Upcoming Taika Waiti Flash Gordon Movie
Writer, Director
- Upcoming
- 2026 A Bit of Light
Executive Producer
- 2026 The Wrong Girls
Thanks
- 2026 Jail Time Records
Executive Producer
- 2025 A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever
Director
- 2024
- 2024 The Boy & the Octopus
Director
- 2024 We Were Dangerous
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2024 The Mountain
Executive Producer
- 2023 Frybread Face and Me
Executive Producer
- 2023 Next Goal Wins
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2023 Red, White & Brass
Executive Producer
- 2023 A Good Person
Thanks
- 2022 Thor: Love and Thunder
Writer, Director
- 2022
- 2021 Night Raiders
Executive Producer
- 2021
- 2020 Baby Done
Executive Producer
- 2019
- 2019 Jojo Rabbit
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2019
- 2018 Your Name Isn't English
Executive Producer
- 2018
- 2018 The Breaker Upperers
Executive Producer
- 2018 Team Darryl
Writer, Director
- 2017 Thor: Ragnarok
Director
- 2017 Team Thor: Part 2
Writer, Director
- 2016 Moana
Thanks
- 2016 Team Thor
Writer, Director, Producer
- 2016 Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2014 What We Do in the Shadows
Writer, Director, Producer
- 2013 Blazed
Director
- 2013 The Captain
Writer
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010 42 One Dream Rush
Director
- 2010 Boy
Writer, Director
- 2007
- 2007 Eagle vs Shark
Director, Screenplay, Story, Casting
- 2005 Falling Leaves
Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2005 What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- 2004 Tama Tū
Director, Writer
- 2004 Heinous Crime
Director, Writer, Camera Operator
- 2004 Two Cars, One Night
Director, Writer
Talk shows and appearances (26)
- 2024 Conan O'Brien Must Go
1 episode
- 2023 Tour De Rugby
6 episodes
- 2022
- 2021 That's My Jam
1 episode
- 2021 Drag Race Down Under
1 episode
- 2020 Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
7 episodes
- 2020 Reunited Apart
1 episode
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show
1 episode
- 2019
- 2019 The Masked Singer
6 episodes
- 2018
- 2018 All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
6 episodes
- 2018
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2013 The Last Leg
1 episode
- 2004
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
3 episodes
- 1996 The Daily Show
2 episodes
- 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode