Taika Waititi
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday16 August 1975 (51 years old)
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Known credits115
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…
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
2027 · Willy Wonka (voice)
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
2027 · Executive Producer
FING!
2027 · The Viscount
Klara and the Sun
2026 · Producer
Klara and the Sun
2026 · Director
Klara and the Sun
2026 · Screenplay
A Bit of Light
2026 · Executive Producer
Place to Be
2026 · Nelson
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2026 · IG-11 / IG-12 (voice)
The Wrong Girls
2026 · Thanks
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026 · Gorillavark (voice)
Jail Time Records
2026 · Executive Producer
Imagine
2026 · Zombie Taika (voice)
A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever
2025 · Director
Interior Chinatown
2024 · Executive Producer
Interior Chinatown
2024 · Director
The Boy & the Octopus
2024 · Director
It's Florida, Man.
2024 · Doctor Orlando
We Were Dangerous
2024 · Executive Producer
Time Bandits
2024 · Supreme Being
Time Bandits
2024 · Executive Producer
Time Bandits
2024 · Writer
Time Bandits
2024 · Director
Time Bandits
2024 · Creator
Conan O'Brien Must Go
2024 · Self
The Mountain
2024 · Executive Producer
Frybread Face and Me
2023 · Executive Producer
Next Goal Wins
2023 · American Samoan Priest
Next Goal Wins
2023 · Director
Next Goal Wins
2023 · Screenplay
Next Goal Wins
2023 · Producer
Tour De Rugby
2023 · Self
Red, White & Brass
2023 · Executive Producer
A Good Person
2023 · Thanks
History of the World: Part II
2023 · Sigmund Freud
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Self - Writer / Director / Korg
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Korg / Old Kronan God (voice)
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Writer
Thor: Love and Thunder
2022 · Director
Lightyear
2022 · Mo Morrison (voice)
Our Flag Means Death
2022 · Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard
Our Flag Means Death
2022 · Director
Our Flag Means Death
2022 · Executive Producer
That's My Jam
2021 · Self - Guest
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 · Max Kase
Night Raiders
2021 · Executive Producer
Free Guy
2021 · Antwan
What If...?
2021 · Korg (voice)
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