Jemaine Clement

Director / Writer

Birthdate – January 10, 1974 (50 Years Old)

Birthplace – Masterton, New Zealand

Jemaine Clement was born and raised in Masterton, New Zealand, the oldest of three brothers. His mother is Maori. Clement was educated at Makoura College in Masterton, NZ. He went on to study drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington. Whilst there he met Taika Waititi, and they formed comedy troupes So You’re a Man and The Humourbeasts. The Humourbeasts proved popular in New Zealand, touring extensively.Clement also met Bret McKenzie at Victoria University, and they formed musical-comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Flight of the Conchords went on to have considerable international success including tours, radio shows and TV spots, culminating in the well-received series Flight of the Conchords (2007). Clement was nominated for an Emmy for his performance in the show.Film roles followed, including playing Jarrod in Taika Waititi’s Eagle vs Shark (2007), Chevalier in Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Kieran in Dinner for Schmucks (2010) and Boris The Animal in the hit sequel Men in Black 3 (2012).

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Videos

Filmography

An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

Colin Keith Threadener (2018)

Men in Black 3

Boris The Animal (2012)

Rio 2

Nigel (2014)

The BFG

Fleshlumpeater (2016)

DC League of Super-Pets

Aquaman (2022)

Avatar: The Way of Water

Dr. Garvin (2022)

The Lego Batman Movie

Sauron (2017)

Humor Me

Nate (2018)

Brad’s Status

Billy Wearslter (2022)

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Gary (2024)

A Minecraft Movie

(2025)

M3GAN 2.0

(2025)

A Minecraft Movie

(2025)

A Minecraft Movie

(2025)

Moana 2

Tamatoa (2024)

A Minecraft Movie

(2025)

A Minecraft Movie

(2025)

A Minecraft Movie

(2025)