Taika Waititi

Age: 50

born August 16, 1975

male8,014 suggestions0 votes

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taika Waititi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Thor: Ragnarok

Jojo Rabbit

What We Do in the Shadows

Top Casting Suggestions

Taika Waititi has been suggested to play 8,014 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.

Taika Waititi

Percy

Which Characters would you like to see actors play in live Action or Animated?

Percy

Taika Waititi

Percy

A Better View For Gordon

Percy

Taika Waititi

Directors

People That Should Join The VGCM

Directors

Taika Waititi

Director

The Wizard of Oz (2019)

Director

Taika Waititi

Meowth

Pokemon

Meowth

Taika Waititi

Director

Star Wars: Windu Returns (Disney+ Original Series)

Director

Taika Waititi

Men

Celebrities I Like/Love

Men

Taika Waititi

Worst Director

The Worst of the MCU

Worst Director

Taika Waititi

Captain Jack Sparrow (2010s)

Pirates of the Caribbean in different decades

Captain Jack Sparrow (2010s)

Taika Waititi

Korg

Deadpool 3

Korg

Taika Waititi

The Riddler

Batman: The Long Halloween

The Riddler

Taika Waititi

Minion

Megamind (Live Action)

Minion

Taika Waititi

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

Racial Faceclaims

Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander

Taika Waititi

Mr. DNA

Jurassic Park (2023)

Mr. DNA

Taika Waititi

Randy Marsh

South Park (2023 Live Action Series)

Randy Marsh

Taika Waititi

Korg

Deadpool 3 (MegaCast)

Korg

Taika Waititi

2010s

What Actors Could've Played Captain Jack Sparrow in Various Decades?

2010s

Taika Waititi

Glyph

Mass Effect Trilogy

Glyph

Taika Waititi

Fizz

Helluva boss:live action

Fizz

Taika Waititi

Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander

Face Claims Sorted by Ethnicity

Southeast Asian / Pacific Islander

Taika Waititi

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice (Horror Movie)

Beetlejuice

Taika Waititi

Director

MCU's Howard the Duck (2024)

Director

Taika Waititi

Director

The Backrooms (Horror Movie)

Director

Taika Waititi

Directors Already In

What Should Come In The Future Of The New Tooniverse?

Directors Already In

Showing 409–432 of 5,082 suggestions

Taika Waititi

Known for

Related Talent

Top Casting Suggestions