---
name: "Ariel Kleiman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ariel-kleiman"
fi1m_id: "ariel-kleiman"
imdb_id: "nm3510385"
tmdb_id: 1389816
wikidata_id: "Q21062537"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "22 April 1985"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T19:23:11.218756+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ariel Kleiman

## Identity

Ariel Kleiman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ariel-kleiman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ariel-kleiman
- **IMDb ID:** nm3510385
- **TMDB ID:** 1389816
- **Wikidata ID:** Q21062537
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Kleiman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21062537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3510385/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1389816

Director. Born 22 April 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 22 April 1985, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- **Active:** 2013–present
- **Also known as:** أرييل كليمان
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (1), 2020s 81 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 79 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Mystery 2, Action & Adventure 1, Crime 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Kleiman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21062537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3510385/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1389816

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Andor*](https://film.one/tv/andor.md) (86), [*Top of the Lake*](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md) (82)
- **Apple TV:** [*Yellowjackets*](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Ariel Kleiman is an Australian director and filmmaker. He was born on 22 April 1985 in Melbourne, Victoria, and graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2010 with a degree in film and television. He is based in London.

Kleiman is known for his debut feature film *Partisan* (2015), which he also wrote, as well as earlier short films including *Young Love* (2009) and *Deeper Than Yesterday* (2010). His television directing credits include episodes of *Top of the Lake* (2017), *Yellowjackets* (2022), *The Resort* (2022) and six episodes of the second season of *Andor* (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Yellowjackets* (2021), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Andor* (2022), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *The Resort* (2022), series, Director
- *Yellowjackets* (2021), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *Truth Be Told* (2019), series, Director
- *The First* (2018), series, Director
- *Homebodies* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Partisan* (2015), Director, Writer
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)
- *Deeper Than Yesterday* (2010), Director
- *Young Love* (2009), Director
- *The Spot*, series, Executive Producer

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