Directing · Wellington, New Zealand · Born August 16, 1975
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.
MovieAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
as Gorillavark (voice)
MovieImagine
2026
as Zombie Taika (voice)
MovieFing!
2026
as The Viscount
TVIt's Florida, Man.
2024
as Doctor Orlando
TVTime Bandits
2024
as Supreme Being
TVConan O'Brien Must Go
2024
as Self
MovieNext Goal Wins
2023
as American Samoan Priest
TVTour De Rugby
2023
as Self
TVHistory of the World: Part II
2023
as Sigmund Freud
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Self - Writer / Director / Korg
MovieThor: Love and Thunder
2022
as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
MovieLightyear
2022
as Mo Morrison (voice)
TVOur Flag Means Death
2022
as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
TVThat's My Jam
2021
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021
as Max Kase
MovieFree Guy
2021
as Antwan
TVWhat If...?
2021
as Korg (voice)
MovieThe Suicide Squad
2021
as Ratcatcher
MovieDeadpool and Korg React
2021
as Korg
TVDrag Race Down Under
2021
as Self - Special Guest
TVHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
as Westley
TVRusso Bros. Pizza Film School
2020
TVDisney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
MovieSeven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
2020
as Storsh
TVThe Mandalorian
2019
as IG-12 (voice)
MovieJojo Rabbit
2019
as Adolf
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVYear of the Rabbit
2019
as Musician
MovieAvengers: Endgame
2019
as Korg (voice)
TVWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
MovieMerata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019
as Self
MovieLife of a Cantipanican
2019
as Zog the Alien
TVThe Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Lucky Duck
MovieShrimp
2018
as Bartender
TVVidéo Club
2018
as Self
TVAll or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
2018
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThor: Ragnarok
2017
as Korg (voice)
MoviePoi E: The Story of Our Song
2016
as Self
MovieHautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
2016
as Self
MovieHunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
as Minister
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
MovieWhat We Do in the Shadows
2014
as Viago
MovieBehind the Lid - Vellington Sign
2014
as Viago
MovieVampire's Guide to Vellington
2014
as Viago
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
TVRick and Morty
2013
as Glootie (voice)
MovieThe Captain
2013
as The Captain
TVThe Last Leg
2013
as Self
MovieGreen Lantern
2011
as Tom Kalmaku
Movie42 One Dream Rush
2010
TVRadiradirah
2010
as Various
MovieBoy
2010
as Alamein
TVFlight of the Conchords
2007
as Gypsy Kings Fan
MovieEagle vs Shark
2007
as Gordon
MovieFutile Attraction
2005
as Waiter
MovieFalling Leaves
2005
as Bodil de Resny
MovieWhat We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2005
as Viago
MovieHeinous Crime
2004
MovieFrodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004
as Self / Frodo Baggins
MovieToy Boy
2004
as Jack Hammer
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieTongan Ninja
2002
as Graham (voice)
A Place To Stand
2002
as Vietnam Soldier
TVLife on Ben
2002
as Gloob (voice)
TVThe Strip
2002
as Mostin
MovieSnakeskin
2001
as Nelson
MovieA New Way Home
2001
as Max
MovieScarfies
1999
as Alex
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVMTV Europe Music Awards
1994
as Self - Host
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Place to Be
as Nelson
MovieCharlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
as Willy Wonka (voice)
Save Ralph
as Ralph
