Cast & creator
Jackie van Beek
Best known for What We Do in the Shadows, Time Bandits, Wellington Paranormal
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.
16
film credits
16
television credits
16
2001–2026 · acting roles
6.0
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (32)
Showing 32 of 32 credits
What We Do in the Shadows
Director
2019
Time Bandits
Director
2024
Wellington Paranormal
Director
2018
Taskmaster NZ
Self
2020
800 Words
Gloria
2015
What We Do in the Shadows
Jackie
2014
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
Self
2023
The Office
Executive Producer
2024The Office
Director
2024The Office
Creator
2024
Educators
Robyn Duffy
2019Educators
Writer
2019Educators
Creator
2019
Anika Moa Unleashed
Self
2018
New Zealand Spy
Ruth
2026
Eagle vs Shark
Burger Staff
2007
Funny Girls
Pauline
2015
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
Ann
2026
The Breaker Upperers
Jen
2018The Breaker Upperers
Director
2018The Breaker Upperers
Writer
2018
Nude Tuesday
Laura
2022Nude Tuesday
Screenplay
2022
Coverband
Stacey
2014
Audrey
Ronnie Lipsick
2024
Hope
Director
Love Mussel
Fiona Mathieson
2001
Zombucha!
2025
The Inland Road
Writer
2017The Inland Road
Director
2017In Safe Hands
Director
2012In Safe Hands
Writer
2012