Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974 in Masterton, New Zealand) is an actor, comedian, musician and filmmaker of Maori (Ngati Kahungunu) and Pakeha descent. He is best known as one half of the Grammy-winning comedy duo Flight of the Conchords alongside Bret McKenzie - a partnership that produced two HBO/BBC television series, six Emmy nominations and a Billboard 200 top-3 album. Beyond the Conchords, he co-wrote and co-directed the 2014 mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows with Taika Waititi, which later became a long-running FX series, and has appeared in films ranging from Men in Black 3 to Avatar: The Way of Water and A Minecraft Movie (2025).
Flight of the Conchords ended an eight-year touring hiatus with three sold-out shows at the Santa Barbara Bowl and the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival.
Flight of the Conchords played multiple nights at Meow Nui in Wellington, New Zealand, in April 2026.
Clement was announced to star alongside Nicola Walker in Alice and Steve, a new Disney+ comedy series from the makers of Baby Reindeer, expected to film in London.
Clement appeared in A Minecraft Movie (2025), adding to a long list of major film credits.
