Jemaine Atea Mahana Clement (born January 10, 1974) is a New Zealand-born actor, musician, comedian, singer, director and writer. He is of European and Māori (Ngāti Kahungunu) ancestry.
Along with Bret McKenzie, he comprises the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, with both a BBC radio series and an American television series.
Outside of Flight of the Conchords, he has also worked in many feature films and television series as both an actor and voice actor.
Filmography:
Film- Tongan Ninja (2002) as Action Fighter
- Eagle Vs Shark (2007) as Jarrod
- Despicable Me (2010) as Jerry (voice)
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) as Kieran Volland
- Rio (2011) as Nigel (voice)
- Rio 2 (2014)
- Men in Black 3 (2012) as Boris the Animal
- What We Do in the Shadows (2014) as Vladislav (also directed, wrote, and co-produced)
- Muppets Most Wanted (2014) as Prison King
- The BFG (2016) as The Fleshlumpeater (voice) (also motion capture)
- Moana (2016) as Tamatoa (voice)
- The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) as Sauron (voice)
- An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn (2018) as Colin Keith Threadener
- The Festival (2018) as Robin Simpson
- I Used To Go Here (2020) as David Kirkpatrick
- DC League of Super-Pets (2022) as Aquaman
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) as Dr. Ian Garvin
- Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
Television
- Flight of the Conchords (2007-2009) (also co-created, wrote, and executive produced)
- Rick and Morty (2015) as Fart (voice)
- Regular Show (2016) as Ziggy (voice)
- Milo Murphy's Law (2016-2019) as Orton Mahlson/Dr. Zone (voice)
- Legion (2017) (2017-2019) as Oliver Anthony Bird
- We Bare Bears (2018) as Courtney (voice)
- Wellington Paranormal (2018-present) as Mobot (voice) (also co-creator, director, writer and executive producer)
- What We Do in the Shadows (2019) (2019-present) as Vladislav (also co-creator, director, writer and executive producer)
- Steven Universe: Future (2020) as Kerry Moonbeam (voice)
- Tig 'n Seek (2020) as This Guy (voice)
- Koala Man (2023) as Principal Bazwell /The Kookaburra/Christopher "Pissy Crissy" (voice)
Tropes
- Homage: He's a fan of David Bowie. He's emulated him for an episode of Flight of the Conchords, for the song "Goodbye Moonmen" in Rick and Morty, for the character Ziggy in an episode of Regular Show, for the song "Shiny" in Moana, and for the song "Mister Universe" in Steven Universe: Future.
- Production Posse: Aside from Bret McKenzie, Jemaine has also frequently worked alongside fellow New Zealand creators Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi.
