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Taika Waititi

Director, Actor [Te-Whānau-ā-Apanui]

The Mountain

2024, Executive Producer - Film

We Were Dangerous

2024, Executive Producer - Film

Tour de Rugby

2023, Presenter - Web

Next Goal Wins

2023, Director, Writer, Producer - Film

Red, White and Brass

2023, Executive Producer - Film

Thor: Love and Thunder

2022, Director, Writer, As: Korg - Film

Lightyear

2022, As: Mo Morrison - Film

Our Flag Means Death

2022 - 2023, Director, Executive Producer, As: Blackbeard - Television

Free Guy

2021, As: Antoine - Film

Reservation Dogs

2021, Creator, Writer, Executive Producer - Television

Save Ralph

2021, As: Voice of Ralph - Short Film

Night Raiders

2021, Executive Producer - Film

James and the Giant Peach with Taika and Friends

2020, Presenter - Web

Baby Done

2020, Executive Producer - Film

The Mandalorian

2019 - 2020, Director, As: IG-11 - Television

Jojo Rabbit

2019, Director, Writer, Producer, As: Adolf Hitler - Film

What We Do in the Shadows (American TV series)

2019 - ongoing, Creator, Director, Writer, Interviewer - Television

Wellington Paranormal

2018 - 2022, Creator, Executive Producer - Television

All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks

2018, Narrator - Television

The Breaker Upperers

2018, Executive Producer - Film

Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss

2018, As: Storsh - Film

Wellington Paranormal - Excerpts

2018, Creator, Executive Producer - Television

Thor: Ragnarok

2017, Director, Animator - Film

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016, Director, Writer, Producer - Film

All Talk with Anika Moa

2017, Subject - Television

Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema

2016, Subject - Television

Poi E: The Story of Our Song

2016, Subject, Subject - Film

Cure Kids - Team Ball Player Thing

2015, Director, As: Taika Waititi - Web

Brown Eye - First Episode

2015, Writer, Executive Producer, Sports Presenter - Television

Team Player Ball Thing

2015, Director - Music video

What We Do in the Shadows

2014, Co-Director, Writer, Producer, As: Viago - Film

The Captain

2013, The Man - Film

Blazed - Drug Driving in Aotearoa

2013, Director - Commercial

Cadbury - Simply the Best

2012, Director - Television

The Inbetweeners (American TV series)

2012, Director - Television

NBC Brotherhood of Man

2011, Director - Television

Super City - First Episode

2011, Director - Television

Super City

2011 - 2013, Director - Television

Boy

2010, Director, Writer, As: Alamein - Film

Radiradirah - First Episode

2010, Contributing Writer, As: The Alien, Commander Hemi T Cook, various roles - Television

The Jaquie Brown Odyssey - Brownward Spiral (Episode Seven)

2009, As: Friendly Gypsy - Television

40 Years

2009, Director, As: Man in tracksuit - Music video

The Strength of Water

2009, Script Consultant - Film

A Perfect Love

2008, Director, Writer, As: Kerry Post - Short Film

Arab Samurai

2007, Director, Writer, As: Arab Samurai - Short Film

Shanks' Pony

2007, Director - Music video

Bright Grey

2007, Director, As: Man in DeLorean - Music video

Eagle vs Shark

2007, Director, Writer, Casting, As: Gordon (Jarrod's brother) - Film

Flight of the Conchords

2007 - 2009, Director, Writer - Television

Slade in Full

2006, Director, Writer, As: Slade - Short Film

What We Do in the Shadows (short film)

2006, Co-Director, Writer, As: Count Viago - Short Film

Falling Leaves

2005, Director, Producer, Writer, Cinematographer, Composer, As: Vodel, Dad - Short Film

The Living Room - Series Two, Episode Ten

2004, Presenter - Television

Toy Boy

2004, As: Jack Hammer - Short Film

Heinous Crime

2004, Co-Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Editor, As: Various roles - Short Film

Tama Tū

2004, Director, Writer - Short Film

The Living Room - Series Two (excerpts)

2004 - 2005, Subject - Television

Freaky

2003 - 2005, As: The Cleaner - Television

Life on Ben

2003, As: Gloob - Television

Life On Ben - Series One Compilation

2003, As: Gloob - Television

Turangawaewae / A Place to Stand

2003, As: Vietnam Soldier - Short Film

Two Cars, One Night

2003, Director, Writer - Short Film

The Living Room - Series One (Flight of the Conchords)

2002, As: Larry Pritchard - Television

John & Pogo

2002, Director, Writer - Short Film

The Strip

2002 - 2003, As: Mostin - Television

The Strip - Series One: Two Episodes

2002, As: Mostin (episode 12) - Television

Tongan Ninja

2002, As: Voice of Graham the Henchman - Film

Snakeskin

2001, As: Nelson - Film

Scarfies

1999, As: Alex - Film