Jackie van Beek
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.
Acting
Movie
What We Do in the Shadows
as Jackie
2014
Movie
Eagle vs Shark
as Burger Staff
2007
Movie
The Breaker Upperers
as Jen
2018
TV
800 Words
as Gloria
2015
Movie
Nude Tuesday
as Laura
2022
TV
Taskmaster NZ
as Self
2020
Movie
Audrey
as Ronnie Lipsick
2024
TV
Coverband
as Stacey
2014
Movie
Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant
as Ann
2026
Movie
Love Mussel
as Fiona Mathieson
2001
TV
Educators
as Robyn Duffy
2019
TV
Funny Girls
as Pauline
2015
TV
Anika Moa Unleashed
as Self
2018
Movie
Zombucha!
2025
Crew
TV
What We Do in the Shadows
Director
2019
Movie
The Breaker Upperers
Director
2018
TV
Time Bandits
Director
2024
TV
Wellington Paranormal
Director
2018
TV
The Office
Executive Producer
2024
Movie
Nude Tuesday
Screenplay
2022
Movie
The Inland Road
Director
2017
TV
Educators
Writer
2019
Movie
In Safe Hands
Director
2012
Movie
Hope
Director