Taika Waititi
Directing
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
Directing35
movieKlara and the Sun
2026
Director
tvInterior Chinatown
2024
Director
movieThe Boy & the Octopus
2024
Director
tvTime Bandits
2024
Director
movieNext Goal Wins
2023
Director
movieThor: Love and Thunder
2022
Director
tvOur Flag Means Death
2022
Director
tvThe Mandalorian
2019
Director
movieJojo Rabbit
2019
Director
tvWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
Director
movieTeam Darryl
2018
Director
movieThor: Ragnarok
2017
Director
movieTeam Thor: Part 2
2017
Director
movieTeam Thor
2016
Director
movieBlazed
2013
Director
tvSuper City
2011
Director
movie42 One Dream Rush
2010
Director
movieBoy
2010
Director
tvFlight of the Conchords
2007
Director
movieEagle vs Shark
2007
Director
movieFalling Leaves
2005
Director
movieTama Tū
2004
Director
movieHeinous Crime
2004
Director
movieTwo Cars, One Night
2004
Director
James
Director
movieUntitled Judge Dredd Film
Director
Barn 8
Director
Acting79
movieAvatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
Gorillavark (voice)
movieImagine
2026
Zombie Taika (voice)
movieFing!
2026
The Viscount
tvIt's Florida, Man.
2024
Doctor Orlando
tvTime Bandits
2024
Supreme Being
movieNext Goal Wins
2023
American Samoan Priest
tvHistory of the World: Part II
2023
Sigmund Freud
movieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022
Self - Writer / Director / Korg
movieThor: Love and Thunder
2022
Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
movieLightyear
2022
Mo Morrison (voice)
tvOur Flag Means Death
2022
Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
tvThat's My Jam
2021
Self - Guest
movieFree Guy
2021
Antwan
tvWhat If...?
2021
Korg (voice)
movieThe Suicide Squad
2021
Ratcatcher
tvDrag Race Down Under
2021
Self - Special Guest
Save Ralph
2021
Ralph (voice)
tvDisney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
tvThe Mandalorian
2019
IG-12 (voice) / IG-12 / IG-11 (voice) / IG-11 (voice)
movieJojo Rabbit
2019
Adolf
tvYear of the Rabbit
2019
Musician
movieAvengers: Endgame
2019
Korg (voice)
tvWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
movieLife of a Cantipanican
2019
Zog the Alien
tvThe Masked Singer
2019
Self - Lucky Duck
movieShrimp
2018
Bartender
tvVidéo Club
2018
Self
tvAll or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
2018
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieThor: Ragnarok
2017
Korg (voice)
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Self - Guest
tvRick and Morty
2013
Glootie (voice)
movieThe Captain
2013
The Captain
movieGreen Lantern
2011
Tom Kalmaku
tvRadiradirah
2010
Various
movieBoy
2010
Alamein
tvFlight of the Conchords
2007
Gypsy Kings Fan
movieEagle vs Shark
2007
Gordon
movieFalling Leaves
2005
Bodil de Resny
movieFrodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
2004
Self / Frodo Baggins
movieToy Boy
2004
Jack Hammer
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
movieTongan Ninja
2002
Graham (voice)
A Place To Stand
2002
Vietnam Soldier
tvLife on Ben
2002
Gloob (voice)
tvThe Strip
2002
Mostin
movieSnakeskin
2001
Nelson
tvMTV Europe Music Awards
1994
Self - Host
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieCharlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka (voice)
Production29
movieKlara and the Sun
2026
Producer
movieJail Time Records
2026
Executive Producer
tvInterior Chinatown
2024
Executive Producer
movieWe Were Dangerous
2024
Executive Producer
tvTime Bandits
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe Mountain
2024
Executive Producer
movieFrybread Face and Me
2023
Executive Producer
movieNext Goal Wins
2023
Producer
movieRed, White & Brass
2023
Executive Producer
tvOur Flag Means Death
2022
Executive Producer
movieNight Raiders
2021
Executive Producer
tvReservation Dogs
2021
Executive Producer
movieBaby Done
2020
Executive Producer
movieJojo Rabbit
2019
Producer
tvWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
Executive Producer
movieYour Name Isn't English
2018
Executive Producer
tvWellington Paranormal
2018
Executive Producer
movieThe Breaker Upperers
2018
Executive Producer
movieTeam Thor
2016
Producer
movieEagle vs Shark
2007
Casting
movieFalling Leaves
2005
Producer
movieWhat We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
2005
Executive Producer
movieWays of Loving
Executive Producer
Barn 8
Producer
movieCharlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Executive Producer
We're Wolves
Producer
Very Young Frankenstein
Executive Producer
Writing24
movieKlara and the Sun
2026
Screenplay
tvTime Bandits
2024
Writer
movieNext Goal Wins
2023
Screenplay
tvReservation Dogs
2021
Writer
movieJojo Rabbit
2019
Screenplay
tvWhat We Do in the Shadows
2019
Original Film Writer
movieTeam Darryl
2018
Writer
movieTeam Thor
2016
Writer
movieHunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
Screenplay
movieThe Captain
2013
Writer
movieBoy
2010
Writer
movieEagle vs Shark
2007
Screenplay, Story
movieFalling Leaves
2005
Writer
movieTama Tū
2004
Writer
movieHeinous Crime
2004
Writer
Creator3
Crew3
Camera2
movieFalling Leaves
2005
Director of Photography
movieHeinous Crime
2004
Camera Operator
Editing1
movieFalling Leaves
2005
Editor