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 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Simpsons
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Rick and Morty
2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Avengers: Endgame
2019
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026
The Mandalorian
2019
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Simpsons
as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice) · 1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Rick and Morty
as Glootie (voice) · 2013
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
Avengers: Endgame
as Korg (voice) · 2019
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
as Gorillavark (voice) · 2026
The Mandalorian
as IG-12 (voice) · 2019
The Mandalorian
as IG-12 / IG-11 (voice) · 2019
The Mandalorian
as IG-11 (voice) · 2019
What If...?
as Korg (voice) · 2021
What We Do in the Shadows
as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg · 2019
The Masked Singer
as Self - Lucky Duck · 2019
The Last Leg
as Self · 2013
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self · 2015
Thor: Ragnarok
as Korg (voice) · 2017
The Suicide Squad
as Ratcatcher · 2021
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Thor: Love and Thunder
as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice) · 2022
History of the World: Part II
as Sigmund Freud · 2023
Flight of the Conchords
as Gypsy Kings Fan · 2007
Free Guy
as Antwan · 2021
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Host · 1994
Green Lantern
as Tom Kalmaku · 2011
Our Flag Means Death
as Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard · 2022
Jojo Rabbit
as Adolf · 2019
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as IG-11 / IG-12 (voice) · 2026
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Self - Director & Voice of IG-11 · 2020
It's Florida, Man.
as Doctor Orlando · 2024
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Westley · 2020
Time Bandits
as Supreme Being · 2024
Lightyear
as Mo Morrison (voice) · 2022
Next Goal Wins
as American Samoan Priest · 2023
That's My Jam
as Self - Guest · 2021
Reunited Apart
as Self · 2020
Drag Race Down Under
as Self - Special Guest · 2021
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
as Minister · 2016
What We Do in the Shadows
as Viago · 2014
Conan O'Brien Must Go
as Self · 2024
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Max Kase · 2021
Year of the Rabbit
as Musician · 2019
The Strip
as Mostin · 2002
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - Writer / Director / Korg · 2022
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
· 2020
Eagle vs Shark
as Gordon · 2007
Boy
as Alamein · 2010
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
as Willy Wonka (voice) · 2027
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
as Self · 2019
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
as Storsh · 2020
All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 2018
Scarfies
as Alex · 1999
Life on Ben
as Gloob (voice) · 2002
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as Self / Frodo Baggins · 2004
42 One Dream Rush
· 2010
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
as Self · 2016
Shrimp
as Bartender · 2018
Radiradirah
as Various · 2010
FING!
as The Viscount · 2027
Deadpool and Korg React
as Korg
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
as Viago · 2005
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
as Self · 2016
A New Way Home
as Max · 2001
Getting in Touch with your Inner Thor
as Self · 2018
Imagine
as Zombie Taika (voice) · 2026
Place to Be
as Nelson · 2026
Life of a Cantipanican
as Zog the Alien · 2019
Heinous Crime
· 2004
Futile Attraction
as Waiter · 2005
Tongan Ninja
as Graham (voice) · 2002
Vampire's Guide to Vellington
as Viago · 2014
Behind the Lid - Vellington Sign
as Viago · 2014
Tour De Rugby
as Self · 2023
Falling Leaves
as Bodil de Resny · 2005
Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero
as Self · 2018
Snakeskin
as Nelson · 2001
The Captain
as The Captain · 2013
A Place To Stand
as Vietnam Soldier · 2002
Toy Boy
as Jack Hammer · 2004