Taika Waititi
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born August 16, 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and comedian. He is the recipient of an Academy Award, BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, and has been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film. Waititi's 2004 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. He 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 (2019–present). The series has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. His most recent directing credits include the superhero film Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and the black comedy film Jojo Rabbit (2019), the latter of which he also wrote and starred in as an "imaginary Hitler". Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won for Best Adapted Screenplay. Furthermore, Waititi earned a Grammy Award for producing the film's soundtrack. In addition to directing an episode of the television series The Mandalorian (2019–present), he also voices the character IG-11, for which he garnered a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
(Max Kase)
Lightyear
(Mo Morrison (voice))
Scarfies
(Alex)
Green Lantern
(Tom Kalmaku)
The Suicide Squad
(Ratcatcher)
Boy
(Alamein)
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
(Self (archive footage))
Next Goal Wins
(American Samoan Priest)
Toy Boy
(Jack Hammer)
The Captain
(The Captain)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Viago)
Heinous Crime
Thor: Love and Thunder
(Korg / Old Kronan God (voice))
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
(Self - Writer / Director / Korg)
Eagle vs Shark
(Gordon)
Tongan Ninja
(Graham (voice))
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
(Minister)
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
(Self)
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
(Viago)
Snakeskin
(Nelson)
Futile Attraction
(Waiter)
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
(Self / Frodo Baggins)
Thor: Ragnarok
(Korg (voice))
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
(Storsh)
Jojo Rabbit
(Adolf)
Shrimp
(Bartender)
Free Guy
(Antwan Hovachelik)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
(Self)
A New Way Home
(Max)
Avengers: Endgame
(Korg (voice))
Save Ralph
(Ralph (voice))
Life of a Cantipanican
(Zog the Alien)
Rick and Morty
(Glootie (voice))
Our Flag Means Death
(Edward Teach / Blackbeard)
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
(Self - Special Guest)
The Mandalorian
(IG-12 (voice))
The Mandalorian
(IG-12 / IG-11 (voice))
What If...?
(Korg (voice))
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
That's My Jam
(Self - Guest)
The Strip
(Mostin)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(Westley)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
(Self - Narrator (voice))
What We Do in the Shadows
(Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg)
Year of the Rabbit
(Musician)
MTV Europe Music Awards
(Self - Host)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
The Mandalorian
(IG-11 (voice))
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Daily Show
(Self)
Flight of the Conchords
(Gypsy Kings Fan)
Reunited Apart
(Self)
Radiradirah
(Various)
History of the World: Part II
(Sigmund Freud)
Time Bandits
(Supreme Being)
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
(Self - Director & Voice of IG-11)
The Simpsons
(Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice))
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
Lie Detector
(Self)
Team Thor
(Director)
Team Thor
(Writer)
Eagle vs Shark
(Director)
Eagle vs Shark
(Screenplay)
Blazed
(Director)
Boy
(Director)
Boy
(Writer)
Baby Done
(Executive Producer)
Two Cars, One Night
(Director)
Two Cars, One Night
(Writer)
Frybread Face and Me
(Executive Producer)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Director)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Writer)
Thor: Love and Thunder
(Writer)
Heinous Crime
(Director)
Heinous Crime
(Writer)
Team Thor
(Producer)
Team Darryl
(Writer)
Your Name Isn't English
(Executive Producer)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Producer)
Eagle vs Shark
(Story)
Tower of Terror
(Director)
The Incal
(Director)
The Incal
(Script)
Night Raiders
(Executive Producer)
Akira
(Director)
Akira
(Writer)
Thor: Ragnarok
(Director)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
(Director)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
(Screenplay)
We Were Dangerous
(Executive Producer)
The Mountain
(Executive Producer)
Team Thor: Part 2
(Writer)
Tama Tū
(Director)
Tama Tū
(Writer)
Klara and the Sun
(Producer)
Heinous Crime
(Camera Operator)
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
(Director)
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
(Writer)
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
(Executive Producer)
The Captain
(Writer)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
(Producer)
Eagle vs Shark
(Casting)
Red, White & Brass
(Executive Producer)
Klara and the Sun
(Director)
The Breaker Upperers
(Executive Producer)
Team Darryl
(Director)
42 One Dream Rush
(Director)
Moana
(Thanks)
Jojo Rabbit
(Director)
Jojo Rabbit
(Screenplay)
Jojo Rabbit
(Producer)
James
(Director)
Next Goal Wins
(Director)
Next Goal Wins
(Screenplay)
Thor: Love and Thunder
(Director)
Next Goal Wins
(Producer)
Team Thor: Part 2
(Director)
We're Wolves
(Writer)
The Boy & the Octopus
(Director)
Flight of the Conchords
(Director)
Super City
(Director)
Wellington Paranormal
(Executive Producer)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Executive Producer)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Director)
Reservation Dogs
(Executive Producer)
Our Flag Means Death
(Director)
Our Flag Means Death
(Executive Producer)
The Mandalorian
(Director)
Reservation Dogs
(Writer)
What We Do in the Shadows
(Original Film Writer)
Flight of the Conchords
(Writer)
Time Bandits
(Executive Producer)
Time Bandits
(Writer)
Time Bandits
(Director)
Interior Chinatown
(Executive Producer)
Interior Chinatown
(Director)
Reservation Dogs
(Creator)
Wellington Paranormal
(Creator)
Time Bandits
(Creator)