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Taika Waititi

Los Angeles, CA, USA (primary base; also works in New Zealand and Australia)

28 ProductionsUpdated May 22, 2026

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About

Taika Waititi (born Taika David Cohen, 16 August 1975) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, and Grammy-winning New Zealand filmmaker, writer, actor, and comedian of Māori and Jewish heritage. He is best known for directing Jojo Rabbit (for which he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay), Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, and Boy. In television, he co-created FX's Reservation Dogs, starred in and produced Max's Our Flag Means Death, co-created Apple TV+'s Time Bandits, and directed the pilot of Hulu's Interior Chinatown. His upcoming projects include the Sony Pictures film Klara and the Sun, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams, and an attachment to direct a Judge Dredd feature.

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Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
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Manage-ment / Gail Cowan Management (GCM)

Known For

Jojo Rabbit (2019)Thor: Ragnarok (2017)What We Do in the Shadows (2014)Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)Boy (2010)Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)Reservation Dogs (2021)Our Flag Means Death (2022)The Mandalorian (2019)What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series) (2019)Time Bandits (TV Series) (2024)Interior Chinatown (2024)Next Goal Wins (2023)Eagle vs Shark (2007)Two Cars, One Night (2003)

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