Lee Tamahori

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Tamahori, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed

1. Die Another Day (2002) — Director
2. The Sopranos (1999) — Director
3. Next (2007) — Director
4. Along Came a Spider (2001) — Director
5. xXx: State of the Union (2005) — Director
6. The Edge (1997) — Director
7. Billions (2016) — Director
8. The Devil's Double (2011) — Director
9. Once Were Warriors (1994) — Director
10. Mulholland Falls (1996) — Director
11. The Convert (2024) — Director
12. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) — Director
13. Mahana (2016) — Director
14. Thunderbox (1989) — Director

Also appeared in

1. At Sundance (1995) — Self
2. Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now? (2014) — Self
3. Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002) — Self
4. Shaken and Stirred on Ice (2002) — Self
5. The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London (2006)
6. Making Utu (1983) — Self
7. Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema (2016) — Self