---
name: "Jemaine Clement"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jemaine-clement"
fi1m_id: "jemaine-clement"
imdb_id: "nm1318596"
tmdb_id: 55936
wikidata_id: "Q439315"
roles: ["Actor","Writer","Producer"]
born: "10 January 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 19
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 18
updated: "2026-10-22T02:17:12.468341+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."
---

# Jemaine Clement

## Identity

Jemaine Clement

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jemaine-clement
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jemaine-clement
- **IMDb ID:** nm1318596
- **TMDB ID:** 55936
- **Wikidata ID:** Q439315
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemaine_Clement, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439315, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318596/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55936

Actor and writer. Born 10 January 1974 in Wellington, New Zealand.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 10 January 1974, Wellington, New Zealand
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 19: 18 acting, 1 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Dwayne Johnson](https://film.one/person/dwayne-johnson.md), [Iain Morris](https://film.one/person/iain-morris.md), [Jared Bush](https://film.one/person/jared-bush.md), [Taika Waititi](https://film.one/person/taika-waititi.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 18 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 70 (10), 2020s 63 (8)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 18 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 10 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 2 of 12 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 13, Adventure 11, Family 10, Animation 8, Fantasy 6, Science Fiction 4
- **Screen time:** 28 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $9,607m across 13 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jemaine_Clement, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q439315, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1318596/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55936

## Coming up

- *Avatar 4* (2029-12-19), as Dr. Ian Garvin
- *Avatar 5* (2031-12-17), as Dr. Ian Garvin

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Moana*](https://film.one/film/moana.md) (82), [*Alice and Steve*](https://film.one/tv/alice-and-steve.md) (72), [*Rio*](https://film.one/film/rio.md) (70), [*Avatar: The Way of Water*](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md) (68), [*The BFG*](https://film.one/film/the-bfg.md) (64), [*Rio 2*](https://film.one/film/rio-2.md) (50)
- **Apple TV:** [*Despicable Me*](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md) (74), [*Time Bandits*](https://film.one/tv/time-bandits-2024.md) (62)
- **HBO Max:** [*Flight of the Conchords*](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md) (84)
- **Paramount+:** [*Men in Black 3*](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md) (63)

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

## Fi1m on Jemaine Clement

> Jemaine Clement's deadpan works because he can make an unkind remark sound as though it belongs to a particular friendship. We value the warmth he keeps beneath the irritation, though busy plotting can leave him underused.

In *Alice and Steve* (2026), Jemaine Clement talks to Nicola Walker with the impatience of someone who no longer needs to explain himself. Their characters know each other well enough to be careless, then choose to be cruel. We winced at those exchanges because the actors make the old affection believable. Clement keeps Steve recognisable as the friend worth having, even when there is ample reason to be angry with him.

The musical partnership with Bret McKenzie led to *Flight of the Conchords* (2007–2009), where Clement's understated delivery sat alongside the duo's parody songs. Small changes of expression let him suggest more than the flat delivery initially gives away. His work with Taika Waititi on *What We Do in the Shadows* (2014), which they co-wrote and co-directed, found another use for that manner. He also played Vladislav, bringing his acting into a comedy about the everyday absurdities of supernatural lives.

Alongside those collaborations, his film work includes Boris the Animal in *Men in Black 3* (2012) and the voice of Tamatoa in *Moana* (2016). Voice acting became a substantial part of his work from around 2010, often through eccentric or villainous animated characters. Those parts offer opportunities beyond the quiet exchanges with which he is associated, and we would hesitate to treat deadpan as the limit of what he can do.

Tom Kingsley's direction in *Alice and Steve* serves Clement and Walker best when each grievance feels personal, and Goodhart's sharper lines sound addressed to a friend rather than delivered to an audience. The writing gives more attention to Alice's rage, leaving Clement underused at times. As the revenge accumulates, some of the antics crowd out the pleasure of watching these two work. It is a limitation worth taking seriously: the series has found a convincing friendship and keeps interrupting it with more business. Try it for Clement and Walker, and allow for a few unnecessary detours. — Fi1m

## Biography

Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement is a New Zealand actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker. He was born on 10 January 1974 in Masterton and studied drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington.

With Bret McKenzie he formed the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, releasing albums and creating the BBC and HBO series of the same name (2007–2009), for which he received six Primetime Emmy nominations. In 2014 he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in the film What We Do in the Shadows with Taika Waititi; the project was later adapted into an FX television series.

Clement has appeared in films including Eagle vs Shark (2007), Men in Black 3 (2012) and Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). His voice work includes roles in Despicable Me (2010), Rio (2011), Moana (2016) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017). He played Steve in the series Alice and Steve (2026) and voiced Daryl and Bruce in A Minecraft Movie (2025).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, minecraft.wiki, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (19)

### Performed in (18) — the average rests on these

- *Alice and Steve* (2026), Fi1m 72, as Steve — [page](https://film.one/tv/alice-and-steve.md)
- *Moana* (2026), Fi1m 50, as Tamatoa (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md)
- *Wildwood* (2026), Fi1m 85, as Roger Swindon (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/wildwood.md)
- *A Minecraft Movie* (2025), Fi1m 52, as Daryl / Bruce (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-minecraft-movie.md)
- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), Fi1m 58, as Dr. Garvin — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *Moana 2* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Tamatoa (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2.md)
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), Fi1m 68, as Dr. Ian Garvin — [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *Legion* (2017), Fi1m 77, as Oliver Bird — [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Sauron (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *Moana* (2016), Fi1m 82, as Tamatoa (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md)
- *The BFG* (2016), Fi1m 64, as Fleshlumpeater — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bfg.md)
- *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), Fi1m 66, as Prison King — [page](https://film.one/film/muppets-most-wanted.md)
- *Rio 2* (2014), Fi1m 50, as Nigel (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/rio-2.md)
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), Fi1m 78, as Fart (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Men in Black 3* (2012), Fi1m 63, as Boris The Animal — [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md)
- *Rio* (2011), Fi1m 70, as Nigel (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/rio.md)
- *Despicable Me* (2010), Fi1m 74, as Jerry (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md)
- *Flight of the Conchords* (2007), Fi1m 84, as Jemaine Clement — [page](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Time Bandits* (2024), Fi1m 62, as Pure Evil — [page](https://film.one/tv/time-bandits-2024.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

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

- *Avatar 5* (2031), as Dr. Ian Garvin
- *Avatar 4* (2029), as Dr. Ian Garvin
- *Wildwood* (2026), as Roger Swindon (voice) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/wildwood.md)
- *Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!* (2026), as Lou (voice)
- *I, Object* (2026), as Pop (voice)
- *Moana* (2026), as Tamatoa (voice) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2026.md)
- *Rogue Trooper* (2026), as (voice)
- *Alice and Steve* (2026), series, as Steve — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/alice-and-steve.md)
- *Avatar: Fire and Ash* (2025), as Dr. Garvin — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-fire-and-ash.md)
- *M3GAN 2.0* (2025), as Alton Appleton
- *A Minecraft Movie* (2025), as Daryl / Bruce (voice) — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/a-minecraft-movie.md)
- *Moana 2* (2024), as Tamatoa (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/moana-2.md)
- *Plum* (2024), series, as Oliver
- *It's Florida, Man.* (2024), series, as Cat (voice)
- *Harold and the Purple Crayon* (2024), as Gary
- *Time Bandits* (2024), series, as Pure Evil · Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/time-bandits-2024.md)
- *Thelma the Unicorn* (2024), as Vic Diamond (voice)
- *The Moon Is Upside Down* (2024), as MacIntosh
- *Avatar: The Way of Water* (2022), as Dr. Ian Garvin — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/avatar-the-way-of-water.md)
- *DC League of Super-Pets* (2022), as Arthur Curry / Aquaman (voice)
- *Nude Tuesday* (2022), as Bjorg Rassmussen
- *Don't Make Me Go* (2022), as Dale Angelo
- *Kiri and Lou ⁠— Grow* (2022), as Lou
- *Kiri and Lou ⁠— Hide and Seek* (2022), as Lou
- *Human Resources* (2022), series, as Simon Sex (voice)
- *I Used to Go Here* (2020), as David Kirkpatrick
- *Steven Universe Future* (2019), series, as Kerry Moonbeam (voice)
- *Patrick* (2019), as Dustin
- *Year of the Rabbit* (2019), series, as Queen's Emissary
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2019), series, as Vladislav the Poker · Writer, Executive Producer, Director, Original Film Writer, Teleplay, Creator
- *Kiri and Lou* (2019), series, as Lou
- *Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies* (2019), as Jerry the Minion (voice)
- *Flight of the Conchords: Live in London* (2018), Writer, Producer
- *The Festival* (2018), as Robin
- *Wellington Paranormal* (2018), series, as Mobot (voice) · Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
- *An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn* (2018), as Colin Keith Threadener
- *The Breaker Upperers* (2018), as Tinder Date
- *Big Mouth* (2017), series, as Simon Sex (voice)
- *Brad's Status* (2017), as Billy Wearslter
- *Humor Me* (2017), as Nate Kroll
- *The Lego Batman Movie* (2017), as Sauron (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-batman-movie.md)
- *Legion* (2017), series, as Oliver Bird — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/legion.md)
- *Grow Joe* (2017), as Joe
- *Moana* (2016), as Tamatoa (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/moana.md)
- *Divorce* (2016), series, as Julian Renaut
- *Wrecked* (2016), series, as Luther
- *The BFG* (2016), as Fleshlumpeater — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bfg.md)
- *Don Verdean* (2015), as Boaz
- *We Bare Bears* (2015), series, as Courtney (voice)
- *People, Places, Things* (2015), as Will Henry
- *Another Period* (2015), series, as Father Black Donahue
- *What We Do in the Shadows* (2014), as Vladislav · Director, Writer, Co-Producer
- *Behind the Lid - Vellington Sign* (2014), as Vladislav
- *Vampire's Guide to Vellington* (2014), as Vladislav
- *TripTank* (2014), series, as Sir Ian / Judge Bluetail (voice)
- *Muppets Most Wanted* (2014), as Prison King — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/muppets-most-wanted.md)
- *Rio 2* (2014), as Nigel (voice) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/rio-2.md)
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Fart (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *Rhys Darby: This Way to Spaceship* (2012), as Spaceship (voice)
- *Men in Black 3* (2012), as Boris The Animal — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/men-in-black-3.md)
- *Rio* (2011), as Nigel (voice) · Musician, Songs — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rio.md)
- *Regular Show* (2010), series, as Ziggy (voice)
- *Predicament* (2010), as Spook
- *Dinner for Schmucks* (2010), as Kieran Vollard
- *Despicable Me* (2010), as Jerry (voice) — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me.md)
- *Diagnosis: Death* (2010), as Garfield Olyphant
- *Gentlemen Broncos* (2009), as Ronald Chevalier
- *Just For Laughs: Over The Edge* (2009), as Jemaine Clemaine
- *The Drinky Crow Show* (2008), series, as Alien (voice)
- *Flight of the Conchords* (2007), series, as Jemaine Clement · Writer, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Original Music Composer, Creator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/flight-of-the-conchords.md)
- *Eagle vs Shark* (2007), as Jarrod
- *Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!* (2007), series, as Eric's Tennis Double
- *Flight of the Conchords: A Texan Odyssey* (2006), Writer, Producer
- *Futile Attraction* (2005), as Editor/Darcy
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Magunga (voice)
- *What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires* (2005), as Vulvus · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Tongan Ninja* (2002), as Action Fighter (Marvin) · Writer
- *Life on Ben* (2002), series, as Gordon (voice)
- *Fizz* (1999), as Chased Man
- *The Enid Blyton Adventure Series* (1996), series, as MIS Guard
- *Ash: Ashley Thorndyke - Work in Progress* (1995), as Eli
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Ethan Ballantyne (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Gallery

- ![Jemaine Clement](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-4568b4234c67.jpg) Jemaine Clement — Office of the Governor-General of New Zealand, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Jemaine_Clemente_2024_%28further_crop%29.jpg/1280px-Jemaine_Clemente_2024_%28further_crop%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jemaine Clement at the album preview party for the Troy Kingi album Black Sea, Golden Ladder, on 14 May 2021 at Government House, Wellington, as a part of Kingi](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-65e68b2255a3.jpg) Jemaine Clement at the album preview party for the Troy Kingi album Black Sea, Golden Ladder, on 14 May 2021 at Government House, Wellington, as a part of Kingi — Government House (New Zealand)  https://gg.govt.nz/copyright-and-licensing, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Black_Sea%2C_Golden_Ladder_album_preview_party_DM1_3180-2.jpg/1280px-Black_Sea%2C_Golden_Ladder_album_preview_party_DM1_3180-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jemaine Clement at the album preview party for the Troy Kingi album Black Sea, Golden Ladder, on 14 May 2021 at Government House, Wellington, as a part of Kingi](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-e746ae5254c8.jpg) Jemaine Clement at the album preview party for the Troy Kingi album Black Sea, Golden Ladder, on 14 May 2021 at Government House, Wellington, as a part of Kingi — Government House (New Zealand)  https://gg.govt.nz/copyright-and-licensing, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Black_Sea%2C_Golden_Ladder_album_preview_party_DM1_3180-2_-_Jemaine_Clement.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kristie Macosko, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Claire van Kampen, Lucy Dahl, Penelope Wilton, R (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-854bc3e61e65.jpg) Kristie Macosko, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Claire van Kampen, Lucy Dahl, Penelope Wilton, R (2016) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Cannes_161_%2828039130601%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_161_%2828039130601%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jemaine Clement](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-8bcfdd72fd22.jpg) Jemaine Clement — Image via TMDB
- ![Jemaine Clement](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-fd50c85d60bd.jpg) Jemaine Clement — Image via TMDB
- ![Kristie Macosko, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Claire van Kampen, Lucy Dahl, Penelope Wilton, R (2016)](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-f63e07831315.jpg) Kristie Macosko, Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Ruby Barnhill, Mark Rylance, Claire van Kampen, Lucy Dahl, Penelope Wilton, R (2016) — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Cannes_162_%2828014176852%29.jpg/1280px-Cannes_162_%2828014176852%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![ConchordsSoho250218-8 (2018)](https://film.one/media/person/8624/gallery-fa4eba63cdc2.jpg) ConchordsSoho250218-8 (2018) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flight_Of_The_Conchords_-_Soho_Theatre_-_Sunday_25th_February_2018_ConchordsSoho250218-8_%2839861151994%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Flight_Of_The_Conchords_-_Soho_Theatre_-_Sunday_25th_February_2018_ConchordsSoho250218-8_%2839861151994%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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