Acting credits
4
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Lee Tamahori
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
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Movies: 24Series: 3Crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 7256
IMDb ID: nm0848414
Known for: Directing
Born: April 22, 1950
Died: November 7, 2025
Age: 75
Place of birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2026
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q449104
Other jobs
Director (15)First Assistant Director (4)Boom Operator (2)Additional Sound Re-Recordist (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Warren Lee Tamahori (June 17, 1950 – November 7, 2025) was a New Zealand film director. His feature directorial debut, Once Were Warriors (1994), was a widespread critical and commercial success, and is considered one of the greatest New Zealand films ever made. He also directed the James Bond film, Die Another Day.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lee Tamahori.
Jul 3
Emperor
Director
2026 Movie
6.1
The Convert
Director
2024 Movie
6.6
Mahana
Director
2016 Movie
7.1
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
as Self
2014 Movie
6.7
The Devil's Double
Director
2011 Movie
5.6
While She Was Out
Thanks
2008 Movie
6.1
Next
Director
2007 Movie
5.1
xXx: State of the Union
Director
2005 Movie
6.5
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
as Self
2002 Movie
6.0
Die Another Day
Director
2002 Movie
6.3
Along Came a Spider
Director
2001 Movie
6.8
The Edge
Director
1997 Movie
6.0
Mulholland Falls
Director
1996 Movie
5.5
At Sundance
as Self
1995 Movie
7.4
Once Were Warriors
Director
1994 Movie
Thunderbox
Director
1989 Movie
6.6
The Quiet Earth
First Assistant Director
1985 Movie
5.8
Among the Cinders
First Assistant Director
1984 Movie
7.0
Utu
First Assistant Director
1984 Movie
7.3
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
First Assistant Director
1983 Movie
Making Utu
as Self
1983 Movie
5.8
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Boom Operator
1981 Movie
Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
1981 Movie
6.5
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Boom Operator
1980 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lee Tamahori.
