Taika Waititi

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Characters played by Taika Waititi

Korg (voice) — Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Rock-like alien and Thor's new friend.

Gorillavark (voice) — Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)

Voice actor providing vocal performance for creature

IG-11 — The Mandalorian (2019)

Bounty hunter droid reprogrammed as protector

Korg (voice) — Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

Kronan rock alien and gladiator who joins Thor's revolution on Sakaar.

Ratcatcher — The Suicide Squad (2021)

Rat-controlling criminal

Korg / Old Kronan God (voice) — Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Rock-like alien gladiator, loyal companion to Thor, provides comic relief.

Antwan — Free Guy (2021)

The ruthless CEO of Soonami Studios who plans to replace Free City with Free City 2, which would terminate all existing NPCs. Threatened by Guy's viral popularity, he orders a memory-resetting server reboot and fires technical staff. In a desperate move, he physically smashes the game's server racks with an axe, only to ultimately accept Millie's legal and financial deal, believing it favors him.

Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard — Our Flag Means Death (2022)

A notorious pirate captain who crosses paths with Bonnet and his crew. He develops a romantic relationship with Bonnet amidst the comedy and chaos of their shared adventures.

Adolf — Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Jojo's imaginary, buffoonish alter-ego representing his internalized Nazi indoctrination. He constantly encourages Jojo's fanaticism, scolds his growing empathy, and is ultimately discarded when Jojo fully embraces humanity over ideology.

Mo Morrison — Lightyear (2022)

A young and inexperienced recruit assigned to the T'Kani Prime colony's defense forces. Despite his initial naivety, he proves valuable during the mission to sabotage Zurg's mothership. His competence and bravery lead Buzz to recruit him as a founding member of the reactivated Space Ranger Corps.

Viago — What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

17th-century dandy and one of the four central vampire housemates. Originally came to New Zealand in the 1940s searching for his true love, Katherine. He uses the internet to locate her decades later, reconnects with his former servant Philip, and successfully hypnotizes police during a welfare check. Ultimately rekindles his romance with Katherine and turns her into a vampire.

Alex — Scarfies (1999)

One of the five students who move into a seemingly abandoned flat with the power still on. He is part of the group that inadvertently finds a large marijuana crop in the basement, sells the entire harvest for $50,000 even though it is worth far more, and after Kevin, the owner of the crop, appears, helps lock him in the basement out of fear for their lives.

Career Overview

Taika Waititi has 162 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently MCU with 3 titles. Signature works include Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: Love and Thunder, Jojo Rabbit. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Directing
Gender
male
Known Credits
162
Birth Date
1975-08-16 00:00:00
Birth Place
Wellington, New Zealand

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q2388576), public domain (CC0).