Person · Actor and director · Active since 1999
Taika Waititi
b. 1975, Wellington
New Zealander actor and director, born in Wellington. Won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Directed nine films on this site, including Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Jojo Rabbit (2019). Among the 70 actors and directors Taika Waititi shares films with on this site, the most frequent are Idris Elba (3 films), Sam Neill (3) and Jemaine Clement (3).
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.
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Partners by shared films
Who Taika Waititi made films with
Directors
One film together
Cast
- 3Idris Elba actorThor: Ragnarok, The Suicide Squad, Thor: Love and Thunder
- 3Sam Neill actorHunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love and Thunder
- 2Matt Damon actorThor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love and Thunder
- 2Chris Hemsworth actorThor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love and Thunder
- 2Benedict Cumberbatch actorThor: Ragnarok, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
One film together
- Thor: Ragnarok 2017Cate Blanchett, Anthony Hopkins, Stan Lee, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban
- Jojo Rabbit 2019Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen
- Thor: Love and Thunder 2022Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Russell Crowe, Vin Diesel, Christian Bale, Melissa McCarthy, Dave Bautista
- Next Goal Wins 2023Michael Fassbender, Elisabeth Moss, Kaitlyn Dever, Will Arnett, Luke Hemsworth
- Klara and the Sun 2026Amy Adams, Jenna Ortega, Steve Buscemi, Natasha Lyonne
Co-stars
One film together
- Snakeskin 2001Melanie Lynskey
- Green Lantern 2011Michael Clarke Duncan, Blake Lively, Geoffrey Rush, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett, Mark Strong, Clancy Brown, Peter Sarsgaard, Temuera Morrison
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss 2018Dana Gould, Rhea Seehorn
- Free Guy 2021Channing Tatum, Joe Keery, Jodie Comer
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021Olivia Colman, Nick Cave, Claire Foy, Toby Jones, Andrea Riseborough
- The Suicide Squad 2021John Cena, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Michael Rooker, Joel Kinnaman, Daniela Melchior, Jai Courtney, Pete Davidson
- FING!Mia Wasikowska, David Walliams
Other regulars
- 4Tom Eaglesedited 4 of 16 films
Films in this guide
Best known
- Thor: Ragnarok 2017director
- Thor: Love and Thunder 2022director, screenwriter
- Jojo Rabbit 2019director, actor, screenwriter, producer
- The Suicide Squad 2021actor, as Ratcatcher I
- Green Lantern 2011actor
- Free Guy 2021actor
2000s
- Snakeskin (2001)actor
- What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires (2005)director
- Eagle vs Shark (2007)director, actor, screenwriter
2010s
- Green Lantern (2011)actor
- What We Do in the Shadows (2014)director, actor, as Viago, screenwriter, producer
- Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)director, actor, as Minister, screenwriter
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)director
- Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018)actor, as Storsh
- Jojo Rabbit (2019)director, actor, screenwriter, producer
2020s
- Free Guy (2021)actor
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021)actor, as Max Kase
- The Suicide Squad (2021)actor, as Ratcatcher I
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)director, screenwriter
- Next Goal Wins (2023)director, actor, as American-Samoan priest, screenwriter, producer
- Klara and the Sun (2026)director, screenwriter, producer
Undated
- FING!actor