Jemaine Clement

New Zealand actor and musician

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Born: 1974-01-10

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Acting · Wellington, New Zealand

Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords and created a comedy TV series titled Flight of the Conchords for both the BBC and HBO, for which he received six Primetime Emmy nominations. He has had featured parts in films such as…

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Avatar 5 — Dr. Ian Garvin2031
Avatar 4 — Dr. Ian Garvin2029
I, Object — (voice)2026
Wildwood — Owl Rex (voice)2026
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! — Lou2026
Alice and Steve — Steve2026
A Minecraft Movie — Daryl / Bruce (voice)2025
M3GAN 2.0 — Alton Appleton2025
Avatar: Fire and Ash — Dr. Garvin2025
The Moon Is Upside Down — MacIntosh2024

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Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. He has released several albums with Bret McKenzie as the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, and created the comedy television series of the same name for both the BBC and HBO, for which he received six Primetime Emmy nominations.

He has had featured parts in films including Eagle vs Shark (2007), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Men in Black 3 (2012), People Places Things (2015), Humor Me (2017), The Festival (2018), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024) and A Minecraft Movie (2025). He has also done voice work for Despicable Me (2010), Rio (2011) and Rio 2 (2014), Moana (2016), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), Thelma the Unicorn (2024) and Wildwood (2026). In 2014, he made his directorial debut with What We Do in the Shadows, which he also co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in with Taika Waititi, and later adapted into a show for the FX television series What We Do in the Shadows.