Actor Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

1974 (50 лет)
Jemaine Clement, born on January 10, 1974, in Masterton, New Zealand, is a versatile actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He gained fame as part of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords with Bret McKenzie, creating a successful BBC and HBO series that earned six Primetime Emmy nominations. Clement has appeared in films like Eagle vs Shark (2007), Men in Black 3 (2012), and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and has voiced characters in Despicable Me (2010), Rio (2011), and Moana (2016).

In 2014, he co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in What We Do in the Shadows, later adapting it into an FX series. Clement, of Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu) descent, grew up in a working-class family and was heavily influenced by his mother and grandmother. He studied drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington, where he met Taika Waititi and Bret McKenzie, leading to his career in comedy.

Clement married theatre actress Miranda Manasiadis in 2008, and they have a son named Sophocles Iraia. The family lives in Wellington.