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Taika David Cohen, ONZM, 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 Boy, Thomas Kalmaku in the 2011 superhero film Green Lantern (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.[1] 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 Adolf Hitler. He also directed the 2023 film Next Goal Wins.

He is set to direct Tower of Terror[2], 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)
Jojo Rabbit Director; Writer; Producer; Actor (Adolf Hitler)
The Mandalorian Director; Actor (IG-11)
2021 Free Guy Actor (Antwan)
2022 Lightyear Actor (Mo Morrison)
Thor: Love and Thunder Director; Writer; Actor (Korg)
2023 Next Goal Wins Director; Writer; Producer; Actor (American Samoan priest)
TBA Tower of Terror Director
Untitled Star Wars film Director; Writer

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