Taika Waititi
Birthday
1975/08/16 (49 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Wellington, New Zealand
Also know as
Taika David Cohen, 타이카 와이티티, Тайка Вайтіті, טאיקה וואיטיטי, טאיקה דייוויד כהן, تایکا وایتیتی
Biography
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...Read more
Acting
(2021) The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
as Max Kase
(2022) Lightyear
as Mo Morrison (voice)
(1999) Scarfies
as Alex
(2011) Green Lantern
as Tom Kalmaku
(2021) The Suicide Squad
as Ratcatcher
(2010) Boy
as Alamein
(2019) Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
as Self (archive footage)
(2023) Next Goal Wins
as American Samoan Priest
(2004) Toy Boy
as Jack Hammer
(2013) The Captain
as The Captain
(2014) What We Do in the Shadows
as Viago
(2004) Heinous Crime
as ---
(2022) Thor: Love and Thunder
as Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
(2022) Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
as Self - Writer / Director / Korg
(2007) Eagle vs Shark
as Gordon
(2002) Tongan Ninja
as Graham (voice)
(2016) Hunt for the Wilderpeople
as Minister
(2016) Poi E: The Story of Our Song
as Self
(2001) Snakeskin
as Nelson
(2005) What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
as Viago
(2004) Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
as Self / Frodo Baggins
(2005) Futile Attraction
as Waiter
(2017) Thor: Ragnarok
as Korg (voice)
(2020) Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss
as Storsh
(2019) Jojo Rabbit
as Adolf
(2018) Shrimp
as Bartender
(2021) Free Guy
as Antwan Hovachelik
(2019) Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
as Self
(2001) A New Way Home
as Max
(2019) Avengers: Endgame
as Korg (voice)
(2019) Life of a Cantipanican
as Zog the Alien
(2005) Falling Leaves
as Bodil de Resny
Meet the Josh
as Himself
(2002) A Place To Stand
as Vietnam Soldier
Place To Be
as ---
(2013) Rick and Morty
as Glootie (voice)
(2022) Our Flag Means Death
as Edward Teach / Blackbeard
(2021) RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
as Self - Special Guest
(2019) The Mandalorian
as IG-12 (voice)
(2019) The Mandalorian
as IG-12 / IG-11 (voice)
(2021) What If...?
as Korg (voice)
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(2021) That's My Jam
as Self - Guest
(2002) The Strip
as Mostin
(2020) Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Westley
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
(2015) The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2018) All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2019) What We Do in the Shadows
as Viago Von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg
(2019) Year of the Rabbit
as Musician
(1994) MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Host
(2019) The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
(2019) The Mandalorian
as IG-11 (voice)
(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1996) The Daily Show
as Self
(2007) Flight of the Conchords
as Gypsy Kings Fan
(2020) Reunited Apart
as Self
(2010) Radiradirah
as Various
(2023) History of the World: Part II
as Sigmund Freud
(2024) Time Bandits
as Supreme Being
(2020) Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
as ---
(2020) Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Self - Director & Voice of IG-11
(1989) The Simpsons
as Taika Waititi / Daerius D'Avignon (voice)
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(2018) Lie Detector
as Self
(2013) The Last Leg
as Self