Highest rated as cast or director
Taika Waititi's 5 titles from the 2010s have a median Balasaur Score of 80, led by Hunt for the Wilderpeople (82) and Thor: Ragnarok (80), against 63 for those from the 2020s.
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.
Directed 31
2020s
- 2026
Feel It Forever
Director
- 2025
A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever
Director
- 2024
The Boy & the Octopus
Director
- 2023
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
The Inbetweeners
Director
- 2011
Super City
Director
- 2010
42 One Dream Rush
Director
2000s
- 2007
Eagle vs Shark
Director
- 2005
Falling Leaves
Director
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Director
- 2004
Tama Tū
Director
Heinous Crime
Director
Two Cars, One Night
Director
No release date
Untitled Judge Dredd Film
Director
Acted in 52
2020s
- 2027
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka (voice)
FING!
The Viscount
- 2026
Place to Be
Nelson
Imagine
Zombie Taika (voice)
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
Russo Bros. Pizza Film School
TV
2010s
- 2019
Year of the Rabbit
Musician · 1 episode
Life of a Cantipanican
Zog the Alien
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2014
Behind the Lid - Vellington Sign
Viago
Vampire's Guide to Vellington
Viago
- 2013
The Captain
The Captain
- 2011
- 2010
42 One Dream Rush
Movie
Radiradirah
Various · 8 episodes
2000s
- 2007
Eagle vs Shark
Gordon
- 2005
Futile Attraction
Waiter
Falling Leaves
Bodil de Resny
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Viago
- 2004
Heinous Crime
Movie
Toy Boy
Jack Hammer
- 2002
Tongan Ninja
Graham (voice)
Life on Ben
Gloob (voice) · 10 episodes
The Strip
Mostin · 20 episodes
- 2001
Snakeskin
Nelson
A New Way Home
Max
1990s
- 1999
Produced 28
2020s
- 2027
Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory
Executive Producer
- 2026
A Bit of Light
Executive Producer
Jail Time Records
Executive Producer
- 2024
We Were Dangerous
Executive Producer
The Mountain
Executive Producer
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Your Name Isn't English
Executive Producer
- 2016
- 2014
- 2012
The Inbetweeners
Consulting Producer
2000s
- 2007
Eagle vs Shark
Casting
- 2005
Falling Leaves
Producer
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Executive Producer
No release date
Ways of Loving
Executive Producer
Wrote 21
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
The Captain
Writer
- 2010
2000s
- 2007
Eagle vs Shark
Screenplay, Story
- 2005
Falling Leaves
Writer
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Writer
- 2004
Tama Tū
Writer
Heinous Crime
Writer
Two Cars, One Night
Writer
Created 3
2020s
- 2024
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
Camera 2
2000s
- 2005
Falling Leaves
Director of Photography
- 2004
Heinous Crime
Camera Operator
Edited 1
2000s
- 2005
Falling Leaves
Editor
Appearances26
2020s
- 2026
The Great British Bake Off: Second Helpings
Self · 1 episode
- 2024
- 2023
Tour De Rugby
Self · 6 episodes
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Self
- 2018
Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero
Self
All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks
Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes
- 2016
Poi E: The Story of Our Song
Self
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
Self
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
2000s
- 2004
Frodo Is Great... Who Is That?!!
Self / Frodo Baggins
- 2003
1990s
- 1996
- 1994
1950s
- 1953
Thanked in the credits4
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
2010s
- 2016
- 2013
