Jackie van Beek

Director

Born: January 1, 1976 (50 years old)

Place of birth: Wellington, New Zealand

Biography

Jackie is a New Zealand actress, writer and director best known for The Breaker Upperers, a buddy comedy that she co-wrote, directed and starred in with Madeleine Sami. Her first feature film, The Inland Road, premiered in competition at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival. She played Jackie, the desperate familiar, in Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's What We Do in the Shadows and now directs on two of the film's spin-offs: Wellington Paranormal and the Shadows FX series.

Filmography (12)

• What We Do in the Shadows (2014, ★ 7.6)
• Taskmaster NZ (2020, ★ 7.9)
• What We Do in the Shadows (2019, ★ 8)
• Audrey (2024, ★ 6.1)
• Eagle vs Shark (2007, ★ 6.5)
• 800 Words (2015, ★ 6.7)
• Wellington Paranormal (2018, ★ 7)
• The Breaker Upperers (2018, ★ 5.2)
• The Office (2024, ★ 5.5)
• Time Bandits (2024, ★ 6.2)
• Nude Tuesday (2022, ★ 4.2)
• The Inland Road (2017, ★ 4.4)