Taika Waititi
Known for Directing · 76 credits
- Born
- 1975-08-16 (age 50)
- Place of birth
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Also known as
- Taika David Cohen · 타이카 와이티티 · Тайка Вайтіті · טאיקה וואיטיטי · טאיקה דייוויד כהן · تایکا وایتیتی
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (36)
The Simpsons
1989
as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Glootie (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
The Mandalorian
2019
as IG-12 (voice) / IG-12 / IG-11 (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
What If...?
2021
as Korg (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
The Last Leg
2013
as Self
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Lucky Duck
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
MTV Europe Music Awards
1994
as Self - Host
Flight of the Conchords
2007
as Gypsy Kings Fan
History of the World: Part II
2023
as Sigmund Freud
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Westley
Our Flag Means Death
2022
as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
Time Bandits
2024
as Supreme Being
That's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
It's Florida, Man.
2024
as Doctor Orlando
Drag Race Down Under
2021
as Self - Special Guest
Conan O'Brien Must Go
2024
as Self
Year of the Rabbit
2019
as Musician
Vidéo Club
2018
as Self
The Strip
2002
as Mostin
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
2020
Radiradirah
2010
as Various
All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Tour De Rugby
2023
as Self
Life on Ben
2002
as Gloob (voice)
Movies (40)
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
as Gorillavark (voice)
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Korg (voice)
Thor: Ragnarok
2017
as Korg (voice)
The Suicide Squad
2021
as Ratcatcher
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
Free Guy
2021
as Antwan
Lightyear
2022
as Mo Morrison (voice)
Jojo Rabbit
2019
as Adolf
Green Lantern
2011
as Tom Kalmaku
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
as Minister
What We Do in the Shadows
2014
as Viago
Next Goal Wins
2023
as American Samoan Priest
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Max Kase
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
2020
as Storsh
Boy
2010
as Alamein
Fing!
2026
as The Viscount
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - Writer / Director / Korg
Eagle vs Shark
2007
as Gordon
42 One Dream Rush
2010
Snakeskin
2001
as Nelson
Scarfies
1999
as Alex
Imagine
2026
as Zombie Taika (voice)
Shrimp
2018
as Bartender
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004
as Self / Frodo Baggins
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019
as Self
Place to Be
as Nelson
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2005
as Viago
Tongan Ninja
2002
as Graham (voice)
Futile Attraction
2005
as Waiter
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
2016
as Self
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
2016
as Self
Life of a Cantipanican
2019
as Zog the Alien
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
as Willy Wonka (voice)
Deadpool and Korg React
2021
as Korg
Toy Boy
2004
as Jack Hammer
The Captain
2013
as The Captain
Heinous Crime
2004
A Place To Stand
2002
as Vietnam Soldier
Falling Leaves
2005
as Bodil de Resny
A New Way Home
2001
as Max
About Taika Waititi
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 fund… With 76 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Taika Waititi has appeared in 40 films and 36 TV shows.
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