Taika Waititi
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
Rick and Morty
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
All Movies (40)
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender2026 · as Gorillavark (voice)
- Imagine2026 · as Zombie Taika (voice)
- Fing!2026 · as The Viscount
- Next Goal Wins2023 · as American Samoan Priest
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder2022 · as Self - Writer / Director / Korg
- Thor: Love and Thunder2022 · as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
- Lightyear2022 · as Mo Morrison (voice)
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain2021 · as Max Kase
- Free Guy2021 · as Antwan
- The Suicide Squad2021 · as Ratcatcher
- Deadpool and Korg React2021 · as Korg
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss2020 · as Storsh
- Jojo Rabbit2019 · as Adolf
- Avengers: Endgame2019 · as Korg (voice)
- Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen2019 · as Self
- Life of a Cantipanican2019 · as Zog the Alien
- Shrimp2018 · as Bartender
- Thor: Ragnarok2017 · as Korg (voice)
- Poi E: The Story of Our Song2016 · as Self
- Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema2016 · as Self
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople2016 · as Minister
- What We Do in the Shadows2014 · as Viago
- The Captain2013 · as The Captain
- Green Lantern2011 · as Tom Kalmaku
- 42 One Dream Rush2010
- Boy2010 · as Alamein
- Eagle vs Shark2007 · as Gordon
- Futile Attraction2005 · as Waiter
- Falling Leaves2005 · as Bodil de Resny
- What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires2005 · as Viago
- Heinous Crime2004
- Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!2004 · as Self / Frodo Baggins
- Toy Boy2004 · as Jack Hammer
- Tongan Ninja2002 · as Graham (voice)
- A Place To Stand2002 · as Vietnam Soldier
- Snakeskin2001 · as Nelson
- A New Way Home2001 · as Max
- Scarfies1999 · as Alex
- Place to Be— · as Nelson
- Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory— · as Willy Wonka (voice)
All TV Shows (38)
- It's Florida, Man.2024 · as Doctor Orlando
- Time Bandits2024 · as Supreme Being
- Conan O'Brien Must Go2024 · as Self
- Tour De Rugby2023 · as Self
- History of the World: Part II2023 · as Sigmund Freud
- Our Flag Means Death2022 · as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
- That's My Jam2021 · as Self - Guest
- What If...?2021 · as Korg (voice)
- Drag Race Down Under2021 · as Self - Special Guest
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride2020 · as Westley
- Russo Bros. Pizza Film School2020
- Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian2020 · as Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
- Reunited Apart2020 · as Self
- The Mandalorian2019 · as IG-12 (voice)
- The Mandalorian2019 · as IG-12 / IG-11 (voice)
- The Mandalorian2019 · as IG-11 (voice)
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Year of the Rabbit2019 · as Musician
- What We Do in the Shadows2019 · as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
- The Masked Singer2019 · as Self - Lucky Duck
- Vidéo Club2018 · as Self
- All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks2018 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
- Rick and Morty2013 · as Glootie (voice)
- The Last Leg2013 · as Self
- Radiradirah2010 · as Various
- Flight of the Conchords2007 · as Gypsy Kings Fan
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- Life on Ben2002 · as Gloob (voice)
- The Strip2002 · as Mostin
- The Daily Show1996 · as Self
- MTV Europe Music Awards1994 · as Self - Host
- The Simpsons1989 · as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
- The Oscars1953 · as Self