Taika Waititi

Taika David Cohen, , known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Alamein in the 2010 comedy-drama film , Thomas Kalmaku in the 2011 superhero film (alongside Ryan Reynolds), and Korg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
For Disney, he directed the post-credits in Doctor Strange, and directed Thor: Ragnarok, in which he also played Korg and provided motion capture for Surtur and Hulk. He also reprised his role as Korg in Avengers: Endgame, What If...?, and Thor: Love and Thunder, the latter film in which he also directed. Additionally, he directed episodes of The Mandalorian, in which he also voiced IG-11, and voiced Mo Morrison in Disney/Pixar's 2022 film Lightyear. For Miramax Films, he directed the 2007 film Eagle vs Shark, which marked his directorial debut. For 20th Century Studios, he portrayed Antwan in Free Guy and directed, wrote, and produced Jojo Rabbit, in which he also played . He also directed the 2023 film Next Goal Wins and the Interior Chinatown episode "Generic Asian Man".
He is set to direct Tower of Terror, Flash Gordon, as well as a currently untitled Star Wars film.
==Filmography==
Feature films and television
Year	Film / TV series 	Role
2007	Eagle vs Shark 	Director; Writer
2016	Doctor Strange 	Director; mid-credits scene
2017	Thor: Ragnarok 	Director; Actor (Korg)
2019	Avengers: Endgame 	Actor (Korg)
2019	Jojo Rabbit 	Director; Writer; Producer; Actor (Adolf Hitler)
2019	The Mandalorian 	Director; Actor (IG-11)
2021	Free Guy 	Actor (Antwan)
2022	Lightyear 	Actor (Mo Morrison)
2022	Thor: Love and Thunder 	Director; Writer; Actor (Korg)
2023	Next Goal Wins 	Director; Writer; Producer; Actor (American Samoan priest)
2024	Interior Chinatown 	Director
TBA 	Tower of Terror 	Director
TBA 	Untitled Star Wars film	Director; Writer
==Roles==
Korg profile.jpg|Korg(Marvel Cinematic Universe)
IG-88.jpg|IG-11(The Mandalorian)
Taika Hitler.jpg|(Jojo Rabbit)
Taika Waititi Free Guy.jpg|Antwan(Free Guy)
Profile - Morrison.jpg|Mo Morrison(Lightyear)
American Samoan Priest - Next Goal Wins.jpg|American Samoan Priest(Next Goal Wins)
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