Taika David Cohen ONZM popularly known as Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor, and comedian.
While a student at Victoria University, Waititi was part of the five-member comedy ensemble “So You’re a Man”, which toured New Zealand and Australia with some success. He was half of the comedy duo The Humourbeasts alongside Jemaine Clement, which received New Zealand’s highest comedy accolade, the Billy T Award, in 1999.
Waititi’s 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.
He is a recipient of an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award, and has received two nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards.
His feature films Boy (2010) and Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) have each been the top-grossing New Zealand film.
Waititi co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the horror-comedy film What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Jemaine Clement, which was adapted into a television series of the same name in 2019.
His most recent 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). Jojo Rabbit received six Academy Award nominations and won Best Adapted Screenplay.
Taika Waititi Children: Who Are Matewa Kiritapu And Te Hinekāhu?
Taika Waititi was married to New Zealand film producer Chelsea Winstanley and together they share two children; Matewa Kiritapu and Te Hinekāhu.
Matewa Kiritapu
Matewa Kiritapu is the youngest child of Taika Waititi and Chelsea Winstanley.
She was born on August 11, 2015, in New Zealand.
Matewa Kiritapu is a child actress. She portrayed Asgardian Kid in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Matewa Kiritapu is 6 years old as of 2021.
Te Hinekāhu
Te Hinekāhu is the first of two children.
She was born on June 6, 2012, in New Zealand to Taika Waititi and Chelsea Winstanley.
Te Hinekāhu is also a child actress. She starred as Asgardian Kid in Thor: Love and Thunder.
Te Hinekāhu is 10 years old.