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Taika Waititi

Directing

Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi is a director born on August 16, 1975 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is known for Thor: Ragnarok, The Mandalorian and Jojo Rabbit. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
August 16, 1975
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. 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.

Filmography

  1. 2026LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorianas IG-11 / IG-12 (voice)
  2. 2026Avatar Aang: The Last Airbenderas Gorillavark (voice)
  3. 2025A Holiday Short: Best Christmas EverDirector
  4. 2024Interior ChinatownExecutive producer · Director
  5. 2024The Boy & the OctopusDirector
  6. 2024It's Florida, Man.as Doctor Orlando · 1 episode
  7. 2024We Were DangerousExecutive producer
  8. 2024Time Banditsas Supreme Being · 6 episodes · Executive producer · Writer · Director · Creator
  9. 2024Conan O'Brien Must Goas Self · 1 episode
  10. 2023Frybread Face and MeExecutive producer
  11. 2023Next Goal Winsas American Samoan Priest · Director · Screenplay · Producer
  12. 2023Red, White & BrassExecutive producer
  13. 2023History of the World: Part IIas Sigmund Freud · 1 episode
  14. 2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunderas Self - Writer / Director / Korg
  15. 2022Thor: Love and Thunderas Korg / Old Kronan God (voice) · Writer · Director
  16. 2022Lightyearas Mo Morrison (voice)
  17. 2022Our Flag Means Deathas Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard · 18 episodes · Director · Executive producer
  18. 2021That's My Jamas Self - Guest · 1 episode
  19. 2021The Electrical Life of Louis Wainas Max Kase
  20. 2021Night RaidersExecutive producer
  21. 2021Free Guyas Antwan
  22. 2021What If...?as Korg (voice) · 4 episodes
  23. 2021Reservation DogsExecutive producer · Writer · Creator
  24. 2021The Suicide Squadas Ratcatcher
  25. 2021Drag Race Down Underas Self - Special Guest · 1 episode
  26. 2020Baby DoneExecutive producer
  27. 2020Home Movie: The Princess Brideas Westley · 1 episode
  28. 2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorianas Self - Director & Voice of IG-11 · 7 episodes
  29. 2020Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Blissas Storsh
  30. 2019The Mandalorianas IG-12 (voice) · 4 episodes · Director
  31. 2019Jojo Rabbitas Adolf · Director · Screenplay · Producer
  32. 2019Year of the Rabbitas Musician · 1 episode
  33. 2019Avengers: Endgameas Korg (voice)
  34. 2019What We Do in the Shadowsas Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg · 3 episodes · Executive producer · Director
  35. 2019The Masked Singeras Self - Lucky Duck · 6 episodes
  36. 2018Shrimpas Bartender
  37. 2018Wellington ParanormalExecutive producer · Creator
  38. 2018All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacksas Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
  39. 2018The Breaker UpperersExecutive producer
  40. 2018Team DarrylWriter · Director
  41. 2017Thor: Ragnarokas Korg (voice) · Director
  42. 2017Team Thor: Part 2Writer · Director
  43. 2016Team ThorWriter · Director · Producer
  44. 2016Hunt for the Wilderpeopleas Minister · Screenplay · Director · Producer
  45. 2014What We Do in the Shadowsas Viago · Director · Writer · Producer
  46. 2013Rick and Mortyas Glootie (voice) · 1 episode
  47. 2013The Captainas The Captain · Writer
  48. 2012The InbetweenersDirector
  49. 2011Green Lanternas Tom Kalmaku
  50. 2010Boyas Alamein · Writer · Director
  51. 2007Flight of the Conchordsas Gypsy Kings Fan · 1 episode · Director · Writer
  52. 2007Eagle vs Sharkas Gordon · Director · Screenplay · Story
  53. 2005What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampiresas Viago · Director · Writer · Executive producer
  54. 2004Tama TūDirector · Writer
  55. 2004Two Cars, One NightWriter · Director
  56. 2002Tongan Ninjaas Graham (voice)
  57. 2001Snakeskinas Nelson
  58. 1999Scarfiesas Alex
  59. 1989The Simpsonsas Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice) · 1 episode
  60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode