Taika Waititi
Taika David Cohen ONZM (born 16 August 1975), known professionally as Taika Waititi(/ˈtaɪkə ˈwaɪtɪti/ TY-kə WY-tee-tee), is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He is known for directing quirky comedy films and has expanded his career as a voice actor and producer on numerous projects. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award. 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 New Zealand film. 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 Mandalorian series, he voiced the character IG-11, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.
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Known for
The Simpsons
Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
Rick and Morty
Glootie (voice)
What We Do in the Shadows
Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
What If...?
Korg (voice)
The Mandalorian
IG-12 (voice)
The Mandalorian
IG-12 / IG-11 (voice)
The Mandalorian
IG-11 (voice)
Our Flag Means Death
Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley
Flight of the Conchords
Gypsy Kings Fan
Time Bandits
Supreme Being
MTV Europe Music Awards
Self - Host
History of the World: Part II
Sigmund Freud
The Oscars
Self
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
Self - Special Guest
Avengers: Endgame
Korg (voice)
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
Year of the Rabbit
Musician
The Suicide Squad
Ratcatcher
Thor: Ragnarok
Korg (voice)
Thor: Love and Thunder
Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
Conan O'Brien Must Go
Self
Free Guy
Antwan
Radiradirah
Various
Green Lantern
Tom Kalmaku
Lightyear
Mo Morrison (voice)
Jojo Rabbit
Adolf
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
Vidéo Club
Self
All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Strip
Mostin
That's My Jam
Self - Guest
What We Do in the Shadows
Viago
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Minister
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Max Kase
Next Goal Wins
American Samoan Priest
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
Self - Writer / Director / Korg
Boy
Alamein
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self (archive footage)
Eagle vs Shark
Gordon
The Daily Show
Self
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
Storsh
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Tongan Ninja
Graham (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Shrimp
Bartender
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Scarfies
Alex
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Self / Frodo Baggins
Save Ralph
Ralph (voice)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Self
Deadpool's Maximum Reactions: Deadpool and Korg
Korg
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
42 One Dream Rush
Snakeskin
Nelson
Futile Attraction
Waiter
Fing!
The Viscount
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Viago
Place To Be
Nelson
Meet the Josh
Himself
The Captain
The Captain
Toy Boy
Jack Hammer
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
A New Way Home
Max
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Heinous Crime
Life of a Cantipanican
Zog the Alien
Falling Leaves
Bodil de Resny
A Place To Stand
Vietnam Soldier
The Last Leg
Self
Reunited Apart
Self
Lie Detector
Self