Acting credits
5
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Lee Tamahori
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 24Series: 3Crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 7256
IMDb ID: nm0848414
Known for: Directing
Born: June 17, 1950
Died: November 7, 2025
Age: 75
Place of birth: Wellington, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2024
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q449104
Also known as
Warren Lee Tamahori
Other jobs
Director (14)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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lee Tamahori.
Director
The Convert
2024 • Movie
Director
Mahana
2016 • Movie
as Self
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
2016 • Movie
as Self
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
2014 • Movie
Director
The Devil's Double
2011 • Movie
Thanks
While She Was Out
2008 • Movie
Director
Next
2007 • Movie
Director
xXx: State of the Union
2005 • Movie
as Self
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002 • Movie
Director
Die Another Day
2002 • Movie
Director
Along Came a Spider
2001 • Movie
Director
The Edge
1997 • Movie
Director
Mulholland Falls
1996 • Movie
as Self
At Sundance
1995 • Movie
Director
Once Were Warriors
1994 • Movie
Director
Thunderbox
1989 • Movie
First Assistant Director
The Quiet Earth
1985 • Movie
First Assistant Director
Among the Cinders
1984 • Movie
First Assistant Director
Utu
1984 • Movie
First Assistant Director
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 • Movie
as Self
Making Utu
1983 • Movie
Boom Operator
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981 • Movie
Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union
1981 • Movie
Boom Operator
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
1980 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lee Tamahori.
